Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 58.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
make 71.6% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 34.9% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 31.9% less likely to be literate
In Aruba, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 44.3% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.5% more on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. 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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