Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 37.6% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 43.6% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 28.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 39.0% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 59.3% less on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 18.9% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
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