Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Brunei, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.8% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brunei, that number is 37.0% of people as of 2024.
have 15.7% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Brunei has 18.9 as of 2021.
be 13.4% more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brunei, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 38.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brunei, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 73.3% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $32,235 as of 2025.
Life
have 21.2% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brunei, 36.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 47.9% less on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.8% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.
Safety
be 44.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brunei, they kill 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.8% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brunei withdraws 3% as of 2022.
use 2.9 times more electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Brunei uses 10,674 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 48.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brunei, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.8 times more CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brunei emits 20.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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