Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 56.9% less money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $4,700 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 67.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.5% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.
have 22.6% more children
In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kyrgyzstan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kyrgyzstan: At a glance
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