Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% 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 Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 69.2% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
Life
have 82.1% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.0% less likely to be literate
In Poland, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 34.6% more on education
Poland spends 5.2% 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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