Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 68.3% less likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 9.5 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 58.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 31.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
make 70.1% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 92.0% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bhutan, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.2% less likely to be literate
In Slovenia, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 17.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.5 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 Slovenia, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bhutan, about 54.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.6% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 40.8% more on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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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