Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 22.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 58.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 17.6% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bhutan, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% 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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