Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Brunei, you would:
Economy
make 12.8% more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $77,900 as of 2023, while in Massachusetts, the GDP per capita is $87,892 as of 2024.
be 10.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Massachusetts, that number is 4.7% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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