Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
be 56.0% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.3 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 47.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
make 73.6% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 35.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 38.5% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.1 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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