Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Arizona instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Arizona, that number is 76 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $14,000 as of 2022, while in Arizona, the GDP per capita is $58,628 as of 2024.
be 29.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
