Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 99.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Botswana, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2020.
live 6.7 years less
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Botswana, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Botswana, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.8% more money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Botswana, the GDP per capita is $16,000 as of 2020.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Botswana, that number is 20.0% as of 2013.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Botswana, however, that number is 19.3% as of 2009.
Life
be 21.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Botswana, 144.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.9% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Botswana, it is 88.5% as of 2015.
have 27.2% more children
In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Botswana, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.5% more likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Botswana, about 64.0% do as of 2020.
be 41.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Botswana, 59% of the population do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 69.4% more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Botswana, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Botswana: At a glance
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