Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 52.4% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
live 8.6 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 80.4% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 91.6% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 22.1% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 34.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 83.3% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
have 89.8% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bhutan, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bhutan, on the other hand, 13.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.3% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 73.1% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bhutan spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 67.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bhutan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 93.1% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 93.5% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 60.2% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bhutan, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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