Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 16.2% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 10.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.8% less likely to be literate
In Maldives, the literacy rate is 97.7% as of 2016. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.0% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 68.3% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% 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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