Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 41.0% more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 16.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
have 59.2% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 62.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Thailand spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 46.7% more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 95.0% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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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