Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 65.6% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 38.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Trinidad and Tobago, 20.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 50.9% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $28,500 as of 2023, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $14,000 as of 2022.
be 34.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bhutan, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
Life
have 45.7% more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.4% less likely to be literate
In Trinidad and Tobago, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 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 39.7% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bhutan, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 70.7% more on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% 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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