Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 56.6% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 56.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.1% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.9% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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
How big is Brunei compared to Libya? See an in-depth size comparison.