Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 34.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guam, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
make 42.8% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
Life
have 15.0% more children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 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 Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.0% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.