Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.8% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 31.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greenland, that number is 9.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 16.8% 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 Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
have 14.6% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 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 Greenland, about 70.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 273.8 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
How big is Greenland compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.