Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
Health
be 61.4% less likely to be obese
In Uzbekistan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.0 years less
In Uzbekistan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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
make 55.7% more money
Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2020, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $10,900 as of 2020.
be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Uzbekistan, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bhutan, that number is 3.2% as of 2017.
be 41.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Uzbekistan, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bhutan, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uzbekistan, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bhutan, 183.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.4% less likely to be literate
In Uzbekistan, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2019. In Bhutan, it is 66.6% as of 2017.
be 42.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Uzbekistan, approximately 19.0 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 35.7% less on healthcare
Uzbekistan spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bhutan, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 35.3% more on education
Uzbekistan spends 5.1% 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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