Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 67.5% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 84.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2003. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
make 11.4% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 32.6% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 56.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 117.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 91.7% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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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