Quality of life comparison

live 10.9 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 17.5% less likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 31.2 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.

be 69.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.

be 76.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.2% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Brunei, it is 97.6% as of 2021.

be 77.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 32.5% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 44.2% less on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 91.6% less coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.