Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 82.0% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.7 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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
make 22.1% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
be 21.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 46.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.9% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 94.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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 31.1% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. 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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