Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 55.9% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 28.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 23.2% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 49.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 74.7% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 69.2% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 28.4% less coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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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