Quality of life comparison

live 4.1 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 49.3% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 20.2 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $58,700 as of 2022.

be 67.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.

be 13.0% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Brunei, it is 97.6% as of 2021.

be 33.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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.

be 46.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

have 27.2% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 12.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 13.7% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

see 16.6% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.