Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 23.6% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
be 56.7% less likely to die by suicide
Montenegro has a suicide rate of 11.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.6 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 73 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 76.7% less spent on your healthcare
Montenegro spends $2,908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 80.1% fewer doctors per person
Montenegro has 27.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Montenegro scores 72 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
be 76.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 38.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 69.7% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $14,817 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bhutan, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.4% less likely to be literate
In Montenegro, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 64.9% as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 1.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bhutan, on the other hand, 13.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered
Montenegro has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 34.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Montenegro, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bhutan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.0% less home broadband
Montenegro has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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