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Australia vs Bhutan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 792K in Bhutan (ranked 163/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 14,726 sq mi for Bhutan (ranked 6th vs. 132nd).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Bhutan
Population
27677455
801123
Population rank 55/197 163/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$3.02B
2023
GDP rank 13/197 169/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$3,839
2023
GDP per capita rank 14/197 132/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$16,254
2023
Government debt
$873B
2024
$3.49B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
102.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$4,432
2023
Government debt per person rank 22/185 87/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$6,460
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
14,726 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Australia and Bhutan: Comparison Charts

Australia and Bhutan economies compared

GDP
Australia

Bhutan
Year GDP
Australia Bhutan
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 $61,812,113
1971 $45,217,767,235 $66,289,450
1972 $52,042,056,075 $70,139,867
1973 $63,833,440,102 $78,900,289
1974 $88,965,364,775 $92,901,784
1975 $97,304,383,449 $86,820,762
1976 $105,060,616,985 $88,461,263
1977 $110,352,144,987 $97,884,434
1978 $118,492,761,338 $94,086,228
1979 $134,900,602,067 $105,377,995
1980 $149,987,743,733 $128,669,201
1981 $176,895,390,688 $139,174,178
1982 $194,041,708,044 $141,439,317
1983 $177,267,290,706 $156,704,290
1984 $193,525,337,526 $160,423,494
1985 $180,643,265,927 $163,288,815
1986 $182,481,113,598 $191,218,115
1987 $189,495,764,955 $242,742,766
1988 $236,161,314,544 $272,298,067
1989 $299,875,906,679 $264,798,626
1990 $311,426,665,220 $287,765,007
1991 $325,975,319,456 $240,294,286
1992 $325,525,379,567 $240,233,531
1993 $312,133,923,553 $225,973,693
1994 $322,806,641,301 $258,954,708
1995 $368,166,023,166 $290,490,984
1996 $401,341,880,621 $303,408,346
1997 $435,642,611,297 $352,229,077
1998 $399,674,421,759 $363,458,381
1999 $389,652,212,057 $399,311,200
2000 $416,167,815,093 $460,733,418
2001 $379,629,301,675 $496,110,226
2002 $395,788,696,012 $559,345,264
2003 $467,739,079,790 $651,935,430
2004 $614,659,980,083 $735,348,490
2005 $695,692,898,677 $860,391,000
2006 $748,417,562,770 $942,879,879
2007 $855,007,458,585 $1,255,767,964
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $1,317,517,835
2009 $928,762,122,698 $1,331,343,798
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $1,708,880,730
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $1,977,728,659
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $1,973,387,228
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $1,943,696,952
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $2,089,079,571
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $2,187,815,803
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $2,357,504,761
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $2,591,358,009
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $2,583,335,722
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $2,735,683,570
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $2,457,604,334
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $2,768,802,960
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $2,898,227,744
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $3,019,253,885
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 -

Australia and Bhutan economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Bhutan
Year GDP per capita
Australia Bhutan
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 $200.3
1971 $3,495 $207.7
1972 $3,949 $212.4
1973 $4,771 $230.9
1974 $6,483 $262.8
1975 $7,004 $237.4
1976 $7,487 $233.7
1977 $7,776 $249.9
1978 $8,253 $232.2
1979 $9,295 $251.4
1980 $10,209 $296.9
1981 $11,854 $311
1982 $12,779 $306
1983 $11,516 $328
1984 $12,422 $326
1985 $11,442 $321
1986 $11,392 $365
1987 $11,651 $449
1988 $14,285 $489
1989 $17,834 $462
1990 $18,249 $488
1991 $18,860 $401
1992 $18,624 $416
1993 $17,700 $407
1994 $18,130 $467
1995 $20,448 $530
1996 $22,022 $553
1997 $23,647 $630
1998 $21,479 $638
1999 $20,713 $685
2000 $21,870 $772
2001 $19,696 $812
2002 $20,302 $896
2003 $23,718 $1,022
2004 $30,837 $1,130
2005 $34,480 $1,300
2006 $36,596 $1,406
2007 $41,052 $1,850
2008 $49,701 $1,920
2009 $42,817 $1,918
2010 $52,145 $2,436
2011 $62,606 $2,788
2012 $68,073 $2,751
2013 $68,191 $2,680
2014 $62,544 $2,849
2015 $56,739 $2,954
2016 $49,888 $3,152
2017 $53,902 $3,435
2018 $57,196 $3,400
2019 $54,973 $3,577
2020 $51,792 $3,192
2021 $60,608 $3,571
2022 $64,997 $3,711
2023 $64,836 $3,839
2024 $64,407 -

Australia vs. Bhutan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Bhutan
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Bhutan
1950 69 35.3
1951 68.7 35.3
1952 69.1 35.4
1953 69.7 35.4
1954 69.9 35.4
1955 70.2 35.5
1956 70 35.6
1957 70.3 35.7
1958 70.9 35.9
1959 70.4 36.1
1960 70.9 36.4
1961 71.1 36.7
1962 70.9 37
1963 71 37.4
1964 70.6 37.8
1965 70.8 38.3
1966 70.7 38.8
1967 71 39.4
1968 70.7 40
1969 71.1 40.6
1970 70.7 41.2
1971 71.5 41.8
1972 71.8 42.5
1973 72.1 43.1
1974 71.8 43.8
1975 72.8 44.5
1976 72.8 45.2
1977 73.5 46
1978 73.7 46.7
1979 74.3 47.4
1980 74.6 48.2
1981 74.8 49
1982 74.7 49.8
1983 75.4 50.6
1984 75.5 51.3
1985 75.4 52
1986 76.1 52.8
1987 76.1 53.6
1988 76.3 54.4
1989 76.2 55.1
1990 77 55.8
1991 77.5 56.5
1992 77.5 57.2
1993 78 57.9
1994 77.9 58.4
1995 78.3 59.3
1996 78.3 60
1997 78.6 60.6
1998 79 61.3
1999 79.3 62
2000 79.6 61.8
2001 80 63.3
2002 80.1 64
2003 80.4 64.7
2004 80.7 65.3
2005 81.1 65.9
2006 81.3 66.5
2007 81.2 67.2
2008 81.4 67.7
2009 81.7 68.2
2010 82 68.8
2011 82.1 69.3
2012 82.3 69.8
2013 82.6 70.2
2014 82.5 70.5
2015 82.6 70.8
2016 82.8 71.1
2017 82.7 71.4
2018 83.3 71.7
2019 83.2 72
2020 83.7 72.3
2021 83.6 72.4
2022 82.8 72.8
2023 83.9 73
2024 84.1 73.3
2025 84.2 73.5

Australia and Bhutan population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Bhutan
Year Population
Australia Bhutan
1960 10,276,477 224,084
1961 10,483,000 230,602
1962 10,742,000 237,636
1963 10,950,000 245,156
1964 11,167,000 252,987
1965 11,388,000 261,200
1966 11,651,000 269,820
1967 11,799,000 278,852
1968 12,009,000 288,311
1969 12,263,000 298,214
1970 12,507,000 308,528
1971 12,937,000 319,211
1972 13,177,000 330,264
1973 13,380,000 341,705
1974 13,723,000 353,538
1975 13,893,000 365,791
1976 14,033,000 378,490
1977 14,192,000 391,639
1978 14,358,000 405,243
1979 14,514,000 419,200
1980 14,692,000 433,404
1981 14,923,260 447,836
1982 15,184,247 462,485
1983 15,393,472 477,460
1984 15,579,391 492,784
1985 15,788,312 508,392
1986 16,018,350 524,324
1987 16,263,874 540,557
1988 16,532,164 556,986
1989 16,814,416 573,586
1990 17,065,128 589,287
1991 17,284,036 599,784
1992 17,478,635 577,774
1993 17,634,808 554,673
1994 17,805,468 554,497
1995 18,004,882 547,989
1996 18,224,767 548,784
1997 18,423,037 558,697
1998 18,607,584 569,435
1999 18,812,264 582,579
2000 19,028,802 596,863
2001 19,274,701 610,794
2002 19,495,210 624,409
2003 19,720,737 637,663
2004 19,932,722 650,544
2005 20,176,844 661,865
2006 20,450,966 670,799
2007 20,827,622 678,641
2008 21,249,199 686,351
2009 21,691,653 693,988
2010 22,031,750 701,632
2011 22,340,024 709,377
2012 22,733,465 717,279
2013 23,128,129 725,273
2014 23,475,686 733,139
2015 23,815,995 740,618
2016 24,190,907 747,866
2017 24,592,588 754,335
2018 24,963,258 759,759
2019 25,334,826 764,824
2020 25,649,248 770,006
2021 25,685,412 775,442
2022 26,014,399 780,914
2023 26,652,777 786,385
2024 27,204,809 791,524

Fertility rates in Australia and Bhutan

Fertility rate
Australia

Bhutan
Year Fertility rate
Australia Bhutan
1960 3.45 6.7
1961 3.54 6.7
1962 3.44 6.69
1963 3.33 6.69
1964 3.15 6.68
1965 2.98 6.68
1966 2.88 6.67
1967 2.85 6.67
1968 2.89 6.66
1969 2.89 6.66
1970 2.86 6.65
1971 2.96 6.64
1972 2.74 6.64
1973 2.49 6.63
1974 2.4 6.62
1975 2.15 6.62
1976 2.06 6.62
1977 2.01 6.61
1978 1.95 6.58
1979 1.91 6.55
1980 1.89 6.51
1981 1.94 6.46
1982 1.93 6.4
1983 1.92 6.34
1984 1.84 6.26
1985 1.92 6.18
1986 1.87 6.1
1987 1.85 6
1988 1.83 5.88
1989 1.84 5.76
1990 1.9 5.6
1991 1.85 5.45
1992 1.89 5.27
1993 1.86 5.07
1994 1.84 4.87
1995 1.82 4.62
1996 1.8 4.37
1997 1.78 4.09
1998 1.76 3.85
1999 1.76 3.61
2000 1.76 3.38
2001 1.74 3.19
2002 1.76 3.01
2003 1.75 2.87
2004 1.77 2.78
2005 1.81 2.73
2006 1.91 2.66
2007 1.96 2.59
2008 1.98 2.48
2009 1.97 2.36
2010 1.93 2.25
2011 1.93 2.15
2012 1.92 2.07
2013 1.86 2
2014 1.83 1.92
2015 1.81 1.84
2016 1.75 1.74
2017 1.74 1.62
2018 1.74 1.52
2019 1.66 1.45
2020 1.58 1.5
2021 1.7 1.49
2022 1.63 1.48
2023 1.5 1.46

Australia and Bhutan demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Bhutan
Year Median age, years
Australia Bhutan
1960 29.5 18.8
1961 29.3 18.9
1962 29.1 18.9
1963 28.8 19
1964 28.6 19.1
1965 28.3 19.1
1966 28.1 19.2
1967 28 19.3
1968 27.9 19.3
1969 27.8 19.3
1970 27.7 19.3
1971 27.7 19.3
1972 27.7 19.3
1973 27.8 19.2
1974 28 19.2
1975 28.1 19.1
1976 28.4 19.1
1977 28.6 19
1978 28.9 19
1979 29.1 18.9
1980 29.4 18.9
1981 29.6 18.8
1982 29.9 18.7
1983 30.2 18.7
1984 30.5 18.6
1985 30.8 18.6
1986 31.1 18.5
1987 31.3 18.5
1988 31.6 18.5
1989 31.8 18.5
1990 32.1 18.6
1991 32.4 18.6
1992 32.7 18.6
1993 33 18.7
1994 33.3 18.8
1995 33.6 18.9
1996 34 19.1
1997 34.3 19.3
1998 34.7 19.5
1999 35.1 19.8
2000 35.4 20
2001 35.6 20.4
2002 35.8 20.8
2003 36.1 21.3
2004 36.3 21.8
2005 36.5 22.2
2006 36.7 22.6
2007 36.8 22.9
2008 36.8 23.3
2009 36.9 23.7
2010 37 24
2011 37.1 24.4
2012 37.2 24.7
2013 37.2 25.1
2014 37.3 25.6
2015 37.3 26
2016 37.3 26.4
2017 37.4 26.9
2018 37.4 27.5
2019 37.6 28
2020 38 28.6
2021 38.3 29.2
2022 38.5 29.8
2023 38.8 30.4
2024 39 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Bhutan
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$2.94B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
5.85%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
6,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-2.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
3.28%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
52.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
29.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
57.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
22.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
3.6%
2022
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
$941M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$110M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
29,799
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
10.7%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
33.7%
2014

Energy

Australia Bhutan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
360 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
1.99 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
2.53 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
82.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
100%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
100%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Australia Bhutan
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-277
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
45%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
2.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
16.2
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
67
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
64.9%
2022
English speaking
92.8%
2023
75%
2025
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
88.4%
2023

Health

Australia Bhutan
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$154.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$53.4
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
15%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
0.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
47
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
23.1
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
12.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
0.18 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Bhutan
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
18,605 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
10,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
7,584 mi
2017

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