Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Oman instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 17.8% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 37.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oman, that number is 30.5% of people as of 2024.
be 70.2% less likely to die by suicide
Brunei has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Oman, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 23.8% less spent on your healthcare
Brunei spends $1,896 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Oman spends $1,444 as of 2023.
have 10.3% less access to essential health services
Brunei scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Oman scores 70 as of 2021.
Economy
be 38.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oman, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 38.1% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Oman, the GDP per capita is $19,947 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.9% 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 Oman, 13.0 women do as of 2023.
have 25.9% more children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Oman, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.5% more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Oman, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 13.0 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Oman, that number is 2,092 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Brunei, road accidents kill 3.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Oman, they kill 11.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 47.8% less home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Oman has 11.1 as of 2024.
live with 33.6 times more strain on fresh water
Brunei withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Oman withdraws 117% as of 2022.
use 23.2% less electricity
Brunei uses 10,674 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Oman uses 8,203 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 5.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brunei, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Oman, it causes 104.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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