Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 63.8% more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 79.3% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
be 46.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 32.9% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.8% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.