Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 13.5% more money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 77.2% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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 41.9% more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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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