Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 35.9% less likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.1% less money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% less likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.2% less on education
Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Bhutan? See an in-depth size comparison.