Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 40.8% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 71.8% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 51.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 75.8% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.8% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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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