Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 35.0% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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 4.7 times more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 18.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 27.2% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 31.9% more likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.7% less on healthcare
Albania spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 12.8% more on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 55.5% less coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
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