Which has higher life expectancy vs. health spending, Bhutan or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 73.15 years against 72.97 years in Bhutan as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending between Bhutan and Russian Federation?

0.18 years, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Russian Federation?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Russian Federation: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Bhutan

72.97 years

in 2023

Russian Federation

73.15 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

139th

Russian Federation rank

138th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Bhutan
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 73.15 years against 72.97 years in Bhutan, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Bhutan ranks 139th and Russian Federation ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.57 years	61.67 years	26.1 years	Russian Federation
1960s	38.21 years	68.94 years	30.73 years	Russian Federation
1970s	44.23 years	68.38 years	24.15 years	Russian Federation
1980s	51.68 years	68.68 years	17 years	Russian Federation
1990s	58.9 years	66.35 years	7.45 years	Russian Federation
2000s	65.45 years	66.04 years	0.5844 years	Russian Federation
2010s	70.55 years	71.15 years	0.6021 years	Russian Federation
2020s	72.61 years	71.66 years	0.9453 years	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. health spending, Bhutan or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 73.15 years against 72.97 years in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending between Bhutan and Russian Federation?: 0.18 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Russian Federation?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Russian Federation rank globally for life expectancy vs. health spending?: Bhutan ranks 139th and Russian Federation ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.