Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 55.2% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 29.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.7 years less
In Peru, 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 29.3% less spent on your healthcare
Peru spends $956 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 67.2% fewer doctors per person
Peru has 16.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 15.5% less access to essential health services
Peru scores 71 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Peru has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 51.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 25.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 53.6% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $9,684 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
be 30.7% less likely to be literate
In Peru, the literacy rate is 93.7% as of 2024. In Bhutan, it is 64.9% as of 2022.
be 24.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 11.0 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.
have 20.4% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bhutan, about 91.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 34.2% more on education
Peru spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bhutan spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 71.3% less likely to be murdered
Peru has a homicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
live with 70.8% less strain on fresh water
Peru withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 75.0% less home broadband
Peru has 11.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Peru, air pollution causes 26.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bhutan, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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