Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 51.2% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
live 4.8 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 58.7% more money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 8.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 65.9% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 73.2% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.2% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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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