Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Bhutan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.8% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
be 69.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 12.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 11.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 82.1% more children
In Russia, 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 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.9% less likely to be literate
In Russia, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2018. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 89.2% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% 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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