Bhutan vs South Africa: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Bhutan
5.08
in 2018
South Africa
5.01
in 2025
Bhutan rank
102nd
South Africa rank
103rd
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bhutan
- South Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 5.08 against 5.01 in South Africa, a difference of 0.07.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 157 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita, Bhutan or South Africa?
- Bhutan, at 5.08 against 5.01 in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and South Africa?
- 0.07, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.