Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 19.7% more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 40.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 8.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 43.1% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 57.5% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Brunei has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2013. In Aruba, that number is 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2014.
Infrastructure
find 17.4% less home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 74.6% less CO2
Brunei emits 20.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2014). How we calculate this
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