Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 67.8% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 26.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
be 38.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 73.8% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.5% less likely to be literate
In Italy, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 8.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bhutan, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 62.8% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% 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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