Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Monaco instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Monaco, that number is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024.
see 5.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Brunei spends $1,896 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Monaco spends $9,797 as of 2023.
have 4.6 times more doctors per person
Brunei has 18.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Monaco has 86.1 as of 2020.
have 10.3% more access to essential health services
Brunei scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Monaco scores 86 as of 2021.
Economy
make 8.9 times more money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $288,002 as of 2024.
Life
be 86.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Monaco, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.4% 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 Monaco, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 28.3% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.9% more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Monaco has 55.7 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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