Quality of life comparison

be 34.7% less likely to be obese

In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

live 4.2 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

make 27.9% more money

France has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2022, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $58,700 as of 2022.

be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed

In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.

have 45.0% more children

In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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.

be 14.0% more likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 20.0% less on education

France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 80.3% less on healthcare

France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 96.7% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.