Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 77.9% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 10.9 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 52.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
make 72.2% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 63.8% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.5% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 37.9% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.1% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 46.8% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. 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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