Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Zimbabwe, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.3 times more money
Zimbabwe has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2023, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $77,900 as of 2023.
be 39.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Zimbabwe, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 87.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zimbabwe, approximately 357.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.
be 63.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Zimbabwe, approximately 28.5 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 45.1% fewer children
In Zimbabwe, there are approximately 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 99.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zimbabwe, approximately 50% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Zimbabwe, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.
be 29.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zimbabwe, approximately 77% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Brunei, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% less on healthcare
Zimbabwe spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 22.2% more on education
Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
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