Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 76.6% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 72.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 49.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 63.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.2% less likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 37.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bhutan, on the other hand, 27.0 children do as of 2022.
have 13.9% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 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 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 13.1% more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bhutan spends 6.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
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