Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
be 68.3% less likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.0% more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 78.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 18.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.0% less likely to be literate
In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 92.5% as of 2015. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 21.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 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.
have 14.3% fewer children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bolivia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 47.8% less on healthcare
Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
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