Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 39.0% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 31.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 49.0% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.9% more likely to have internet access
In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 65.1% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.0% more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 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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