Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
be 67.5% less likely to be obese
In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 49.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 50.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 38.3% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
Life
be 17.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
have 34.2% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have internet access
In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bhutan, about 86.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 94.4% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% 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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