Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Bhutan, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $14,000 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $39,800 as of 2023.
be 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Bhutan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
be 11.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bhutan, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Russia, however, that number is 11.0% as of 2021.
Life
be 76.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bhutan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.6% more likely to be literate
In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 70.9% as of 2021. In Russia, it is 99.7% as of 2018.
be 76.3% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
have 45.1% fewer children
In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.1% less on education
Bhutan spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 72.7% more on healthcare
Bhutan spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Russia: At a glance
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