Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 41.2% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
live 9.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 83.2% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 85.4% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 29.4% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
be 12.1% more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 92.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
be 23.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bhutan, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
have 32.6% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 51.5% more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bhutan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.9% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 90.0% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 65.2% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 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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