Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 6.7 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.6 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 27.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brunei, 31.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 35.7% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brunei, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.5% less on healthcare
Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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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