Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 79.2% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 10.2 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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
make 74.3% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
be 80.3% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 21.4% more children
In New Zealand, 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 8.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 10.4% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bhutan, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 16.7% more on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% 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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