Where is it better to live in Bhutan or in Taiwan?
To answer the question - which country - Bhutan or Taiwan, is more comfortable for living, let’s compare different constituents which make the standard of living:
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Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:
● In Bhutan - 16,1 thousand dollars,
● In Taiwan - 80,6 thousand dollars.
Thus, according to the gross production per one person, Taiwan leaves Bhutan behind by %.
Let’s compare the data about minimum and average labor level pay in both countries.
● The minimum wage in Bhutan set at NG 3,750 (approximately US$ 59);
● The minimum wage in Taiwan set at 27,500 Taiwanese dollars (approximately US$ 890).
The average gross salary (before the taxes and other mandatory fees) is:
● in Bhutan - 25,000 Ngultrum (336 US$);
● in Taiwan - 58,000 Taiwanese Dollars (1840 US$).
Where is the crime rate lower? up↑
To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Bhutanese and Taiwanese, being imprisoned.
Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:
● in Bhutan - 2.46 people;
● in Taiwan - 0.82 people
***As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:
● in Bhutan - 1.12 thousand, or 145 prisoners per 100,000 people;
● in Taiwan - 54.1 thousand, or 219 prisoners per 100,000 people
Overall, they kill more often in Bhutan, one stays behind the bars more often in Taiwan.
Where do people get sick less and live longer? up↑
The life quality is greatly defined by how long the people live. According to the latest data, the life expectancy is:
● in Bhutan - 73.1 years (72 years among men and 74.4 years among women)
● in Taiwan - 79.4 years (76 years among men and 82.7 years among women)
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