Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 80.1% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 3.9 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 43.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
be 13.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
make 65.0% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $33,100 as of 2022, while in Bhutan, the GDP per capita is $11,600 as of 2021.
Life
have 10.9% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bhutan, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.7% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 39.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 2.1 times more on education
Turkey spends 3.4% 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
How big is Bhutan compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.