Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 45.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
make 32.0% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 64.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brunei, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.7% less 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 57.1% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.0 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Brunei? See an in-depth size comparison.