Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 22.3% less likely to be obese
In Brunei, 37.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
have 18.6% more doctors per person
Brunei has 18.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Turkey has 22.4 as of 2022.
be 11.8% less likely to die by suicide
Brunei has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 61.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 42.3% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $32,235 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
be 58.3% 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 Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
have 17.5% fewer children
In Brunei, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 91.9% more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 44.7 times more coastline
Brunei has a total of 161 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 80.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Brunei, road accidents kill 3.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.6% more home broadband
Brunei has 21.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 13.8 times more strain on fresh water
Brunei withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 65.0% less electricity
Brunei uses 10,674 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 73.4% less CO2
Brunei emits 20.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 95.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Brunei, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 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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