Quality of life comparison

live 3.9 years longer

In Micronesia, Federated States of, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 69.2% less likely to be obese

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 45.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 17.8 times more money

Micronesia, Federated States of has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2019, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.

be 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 16.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.

be 64.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.

be 52.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 21.9 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.

have 12.2% fewer children

In Micronesia, Federated States of, there are approximately 18.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 22.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

be 27.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Brunei, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 54.6% less on education

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 9.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 80.7% less on healthcare

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 97.4% less coastline

Micronesia, Federated States of has a total of 6,112 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.