Quality of life comparison

live 11.9 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 18.0% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brunei, that number is 14.1% of people as of 2016.

make 6.0 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $58,700 as of 2022.

be 77.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.

be 79.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brunei, 44.0 women do as of 2020.

be 64.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.

have 35.0% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brunei, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 81.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Brunei, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 84.9% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Brunei, about 98.0% do as of 2021.

spend 54.2% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Brunei spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

spend 73.0% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brunei, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 89.8% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.