Bhutan or Egypt: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Bhutan wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Bhutan 1:0
- Costs and work: Egypt 0:1
- Climate and health: Bhutan 7:0
- Law and institutions: Bhutan 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Bhutan
Indicator
Egypt
Safety and trust
Better: Bhutan (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.20 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
2.5 per 100,000 residents
2020
1.3 per 100,000 residents
2017
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
no data
7%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Egypt (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$19,594
20253% lower
✓$20,204
20253% higher
Climate and health
Better: Bhutan (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓73.3 years
20242% higher
✗71.8 years
20242% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓71.6 years
20243% higher
✗69.7 years
20243% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓75.3 years
20242% higher
✗74.0 years
20242% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓76.8 years
20233% higher
✗74.9 years
20232% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.63%
2024almost equal
97.92%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.28%
2024almost equal
97.76%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓30.1 µg/m³ per year
202330% lower
✗43.1 µg/m³ per year
202343% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Bhutan (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.72 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.69 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓1.47 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.70 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bhutan, Egypt.