Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Brunei, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Brunei, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.7% more likely to be obese
In Brunei, 14.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Brunei, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.
make 88.7% less money
Brunei has a GDP per capita of $62,200 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.
Life
be 80.4% 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brunei, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% more on education
Brunei spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Uzbekistan spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Brunei spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Uzbekistan: At a glance
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