Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes

Bhutan
38.3%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.5%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th

Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 38.3% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 33.8%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 8.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 65.2% 7.2% 58.0% Bhutan
2000s 33.0% 5.6% 27.4% Bhutan
2010s 40.6% 4.6% 36.1% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes, Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bhutan, at 38.3% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 3,585 data points, 1997–2018
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Number of students from a given country studying abroad as a percentage of the total tertiary enrolment in that country.