Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 80.0% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 49.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
be 54.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 10.8% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.4% less likely to be literate
In Lebanon, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 45.0% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 4.1 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% 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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