Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 52.7% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 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 52.1% more money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 91.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Bahrain, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 30.2% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% less on healthcare
Bahrain spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 91.3% more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
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