Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 82.0% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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
make 11.2% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 83.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 47.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.2% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.2% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 94.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 29.4% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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