Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 62.8% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.6% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brunei, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.7% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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