Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Saint Martin, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Brunei, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 28.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brunei, on the other hand, 8.6 children do as of 2024.
have 11.4% fewer children
In Saint Martin, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 98.6% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Brunei, about 96.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 98.1% less likely to be murdered
Saint Martin has a homicide rate of 26.9 per 100,000 people as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2013.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2024), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013). How we calculate this
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