Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 42.9% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.1 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 10.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 61.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 72.7% more likely to have internet access
In Jamaica, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.5% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 63.9% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.2% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
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