Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 74.7% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 11.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 89.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
be 32.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 37.8% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% 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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