Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 67.8% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 67.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 59.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
make 72.1% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $39,000 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 91.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.9% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 22.9% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.6% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 60.5% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% 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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