Quality of life comparison

live 22.7 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 69.9% more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 41.9 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2022, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $58,700 as of 2022.

be 76.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Somalia, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.

be 92.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 87.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brunei, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2022.

have 57.8% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 6.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Brunei, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 14.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 94.7% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.