Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 77.1% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 7.5 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 55.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
make 53.2% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 25.0% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.9% less likely to be literate
In Chile, the literacy rate is 96.4% as of 2017. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 38.6% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 27.8% more on education
Chile spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bhutan spends 6.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
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