Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
be 69.5% less likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
make 56.9% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 90.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 18.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.3% less likely to be literate
In Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 41.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 37.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bhutan spends 6.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 28.6% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 2.8% 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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