Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 64.9% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
be 38.3% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.3 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 78.1% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 89.2% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 24.1% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 56.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 69.8% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.0% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bhutan, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.5% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2020. In Bhutan, it is 64.9% as of 2022.
be 71.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bhutan, on the other hand, 13.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 17.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bhutan spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 45.0% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 38.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bhutan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 86.5% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 88.8% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 49.9% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 96.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bhutan, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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