Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Guernsey, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guernsey, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 60.9% less 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 Guernsey, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 27.2% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guernsey, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 96.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guernsey, about 86.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 68.9% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Guernsey, that number is 50 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025). How we calculate this
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Guernsey: At a glance
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