Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
make 28.8% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 45.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Brunei, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 11.9% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.4 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
How big is Saudi Arabia compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.