Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 47.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 76.8% more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 70.3% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 63.2% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 90.1% more home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 40.4% less electricity
Brunei uses 10,674 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 77.3% less CO2
Brunei emits 20.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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