Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of South Africa, you would:
Health
be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.0 years longer
In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 77.4% less likely to be obese
In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 50.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 53.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In South Africa, approximately 119.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.9% less likely to be literate
In South Africa, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2019. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
have 14.1% fewer children
In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.9% less likely to have internet access
In South Africa, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 60.4% less on healthcare
South Africa spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
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