Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Bhutan, you would:

Health

live 5.6 years longer

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.2 times more money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2021, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 83.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

Life

be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.9% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 87.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 46.4% fewer children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.7% more likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 77.3% more on healthcare

Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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