Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.3 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 82.3% more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Costa Rica, that number is 25.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.3% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Costa Rica, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 20.2% 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 Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 11.5% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Costa Rica, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Costa Rica spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.