Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 82.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guernsey, that number is 1.2% as of 2016.
make 15.6% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Guernsey, the GDP per capita is $52,500 as of 2014.
Life
be 68.1% 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 Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 39.6% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guernsey, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guernsey, about 84.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.9% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guernsey: At a glance
How big is Guernsey compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.