Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 75.7% less likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 61.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 8.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 60.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
make 70.3% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $36,700 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 72.1% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 5.0 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 Lithuania, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 3.6 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 44.8% less likely to have internet access
In Lithuania, approximately 97.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 76.9% more on education
Lithuania spends 3.9% 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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