Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 54.6% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bhutan, that number is 13.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 61.8% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bhutan spends $677 as of 2023.
have 75.3% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bhutan has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 21.1% less access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bhutan scores 60 as of 2021.
be 82.2% more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 62.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 75.8% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $4,493 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.9% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 12.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bhutan, 47.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.3% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 97.3% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 64.9% as of 2022.
be 71.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 88.7% more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bhutan spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 23.5% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 87.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bhutan, they kill 12.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.1% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bhutan withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 87.5% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bhutan has 2.9 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 62.6% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bhutan emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 46.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 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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