Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 2.5 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
be 65.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 88.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.2% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
have 40.2% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Bhutan, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bhutan, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.8% more on education
Kenya spends 4.8% 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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