Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Malaysia, 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.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 10.9% more children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 59.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 42.1% less on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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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