Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 2.5 times more money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 30.5% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.3% more likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% 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
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 12.8% more on education
Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 67.2% less coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 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
How big is Brunei compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.