Quality of life comparison

be 30.9% less likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

live 3.8 years less

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 14.8% more money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.

have 46.9% more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 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 Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.

spend 18.5% less on education

Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 78.2% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 64.3% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.