Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 73.4% less likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bhutan, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 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 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2021. In Bhutan, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
be 7.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.6% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bhutan, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 59.4% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. 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 Ukraine, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bhutan, 60.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.1% less likely to be literate
In Ukraine, the literacy rate is 100.0% as of 2021. In Bhutan, it is 70.9% as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 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
Ukraine 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 29.6% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.4% 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
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