Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
be 66.1% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 35.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
make 11.4% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 12.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 56.4% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.0% less likely to be literate
In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2015. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 13.1% more on education
Moldova spends 6.1% 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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