Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 82.3% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 8.3 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 17.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 82.0% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
be 63.0% more likely to be unemployed
In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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 76.6% less on healthcare
United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.8% more on education
United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bhutan spends 7.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bhutan: At a glance
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