Quality of life comparison

live 13.1 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 50.2% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 5.4 times more money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 81.2% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 65.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 59.3% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 10.7% fewer children

In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 36.1% more likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 33.3% less on education

South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 72.1% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.2% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.