Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahrain instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahrain, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahrain, that number is 29.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 47.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahrain, that number is 3.6% as of 2017.
make 34.2% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Bahrain, the GDP per capita is $40,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 54.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahrain, 14.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.2% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahrain, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.7% less on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Bahrain spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 81.8% more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahrain, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahrain: At a glance
How big is Bahrain compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.