Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 70.5% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 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 51.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 43.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 22.7% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $18,100 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
Life
have 24.4% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.9% less likely to be literate
In Albania, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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 34.3% less on healthcare
Albania spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Albania spends 3.1% 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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