Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 24.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 35.4% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 27.0% 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 27.9% less likely to have internet access
In Bhutan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.7% less on healthcare
Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Indonesia: At a glance
How big is Indonesia compared to Bhutan? See an in-depth size comparison.