Brunei Darussalam or Iceland: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Iceland wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Brunei Darussalam 1:0
- Climate and health: Iceland 0:7
- Law and institutions: Iceland 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Brunei Darussalam
Indicator
Iceland
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
0.5 per 100,000 residents
2013
1.3 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
62%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Brunei Darussalam (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$92,430
202511% higher
✗$83,431
202510% lower
Climate and health
Better: Iceland (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗75.5 years
20249% lower
✓82.8 years
202410% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗73.5 years
20249% lower
✓81.2 years
202410% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗77.7 years
20248% lower
✓84.5 years
20249% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗78.6 years
20238% lower
✓85.8 years
20239% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.14%
2024almost equal
✓99.79%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.01%
2024almost equal
✓99.72%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗7.6 µg/m³ per year
202355% higher
✓4.9 µg/m³ per year
202336% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Iceland (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.67 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202558% lower
✓1.61 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025140% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.99 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202546% lower
✓1.82 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202584% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Brunei Darussalam, Iceland.