Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Maryland, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 29.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
make 11.3% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
