Quality of life comparison

live 10.5 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 69.3% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 27.0 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.

be 77.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.

be 66.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.

be 68.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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.

have 19.8% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Brunei, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 64.5% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 78.6% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 85.9% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.