Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
Life
be 64.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 46.2% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.7% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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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