Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 29.8% more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
have 30.1% more children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 8.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.4% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 96.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 22.0% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 91.3% less home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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Guam: At a glance
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