Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 77.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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
make 76.5% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
be 54.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
Life
have 25.4% more children
In Australia, 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 20.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.4% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bhutan, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% 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
Australia 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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