Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% 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 Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 53.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 71.1% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.1% less likely to be literate
In Spain, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 10.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 58.9% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 52.2% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% 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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