Brunei Darussalam or Switzerland: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Brunei Darussalam
1
indicator ahead
Winner
Switzerland
9
indicators ahead

Switzerland wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 1.

  • Safety and trust: tie 0:0
  • Costs and work: Switzerland 0:1
  • Climate and health: Switzerland 1:6
  • Law and institutions: Switzerland 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
Switzerland

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observation is outdated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
0.6 per 100,000 residents
2023
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
59%
2022

Costs and work

Better: Switzerland (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$92,430
202510% lower
✓$102,513
202511% higher

Climate and health

Better: Switzerland (1 : 6)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗75.5 years
202411% lower
✓84.4 years
202412% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗73.5 years
202411% lower
✓82.7 years
202413% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗77.7 years
202410% lower
✓86.2 years
202411% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗78.6 years
20239% lower
✓86.7 years
202310% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
99.14%
2024almost equal
✓99.66%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
99.01%
2024almost equal
✓99.61%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓7.6 µg/m³ per year
20238% lower
✗8.3 µg/m³ per year
20239% higher

Law and institutions

Better: Switzerland (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.67 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202561% lower
✓1.74 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025160% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.99 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202550% lower
✓1.98 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025100% 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Switzerland.

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