Areas Where United States Is Better Than Bhutan

🇺🇸 United States is ranked better in 10 indicators, while Bhutan is ranked better in 2 indicators.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.94 🇺🇸

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  0.7 🇧🇹

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.8 🇺🇸

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  2.5 🇧🇹

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.39 🇺🇸

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  -0.4 🇧🇹

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  1.01 🇺🇸

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  0.96 🇧🇹

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.83 🇺🇸

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  0.48 🇧🇹

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  0.88 🇺🇸

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  0.2 🇧🇹

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.69 🇺🇸

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  0.59 🇧🇹

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.22 🇺🇸

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  0.57 🇧🇹

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.17 🇺🇸

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  0.28 🇧🇹

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.33 🇺🇸

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  0.67 🇧🇹

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.