Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 39.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 12.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 30.6% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 37.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Indonesia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bhutan spends 6.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 24.1% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.9% 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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