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Belgium vs Bhutan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 792K in Bhutan (ranked 163/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 14,726 sq mi for Bhutan (ranked 136th vs. 132nd).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Bhutan
Population
11909960
801123
Population rank 83/197 163/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$3.02B
2023
GDP rank 23/197 169/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$3,839
2023
GDP per capita rank 17/197 132/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$16,254
2023
Government debt
$694B
2024
$3.49B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
102.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$4,432
2023
Government debt per person rank 5/185 87/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$6,460
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
14,726 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Belgium and Bhutan: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Bhutan economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Bhutan
Year GDP
Belgium Bhutan
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 $61,812,113
1971 $29,821,661,870 $66,289,450
1972 $37,209,418,019 $70,139,867
1973 $47,743,801,490 $78,900,289
1974 $56,033,077,879 $92,901,784
1975 $65,678,189,097 $86,820,762
1976 $71,113,882,968 $88,461,263
1977 $82,839,905,459 $97,884,434
1978 $101,246,526,194 $94,086,228
1979 $116,315,456,797 $105,377,995
1980 $126,829,314,388 $128,669,201
1981 $104,730,018,470 $139,174,178
1982 $92,095,926,188 $141,439,317
1983 $87,184,239,053 $156,704,290
1984 $83,349,530,159 $160,423,494
1985 $86,268,264,148 $163,288,815
1986 $120,018,787,249 $191,218,115
1987 $149,394,404,106 $242,742,766
1988 $162,299,103,675 $272,298,067
1989 $164,221,056,511 $264,798,626
1990 $205,331,747,948 $287,765,007
1991 $210,510,999,409 $240,294,286
1992 $234,781,652,447 $240,233,531
1993 $224,721,795,709 $225,973,693
1994 $244,884,129,491 $258,954,708
1995 $288,025,588,396 $290,490,984
1996 $279,201,433,225 $303,408,346
1997 $252,708,051,421 $352,229,077
1998 $258,528,339,631 $363,458,381
1999 $258,245,733,221 $399,311,200
2000 $236,792,460,312 $460,733,418
2001 $236,746,141,604 $496,110,226
2002 $258,383,599,375 $559,345,264
2003 $318,082,528,507 $651,935,430
2004 $369,214,712,443 $735,348,490
2005 $385,714,762,230 $860,391,000
2006 $408,259,840,869 $942,879,879
2007 $470,922,156,309 $1,255,767,964
2008 $517,328,087,920 $1,317,517,835
2009 $485,014,525,992 $1,331,343,798
2010 $481,556,503,720 $1,708,880,730
2011 $527,196,649,049 $1,977,728,659
2012 $498,414,364,945 $1,973,387,228
2013 $524,097,026,599 $1,943,696,952
2014 $537,987,419,164 $2,089,079,571
2015 $461,044,767,545 $2,187,815,803
2016 $474,271,566,740 $2,357,504,761
2017 $500,908,767,352 $2,591,358,009
2018 $542,638,913,428 $2,583,335,722
2019 $536,726,344,405 $2,735,683,570
2020 $529,694,473,502 $2,457,604,334
2021 $598,522,422,242 $2,768,802,960
2022 $593,614,574,326 $2,898,227,744
2023 $644,655,275,112 $3,019,253,885
2024 $664,564,181,487 -

Belgium and Bhutan economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Bhutan
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Bhutan
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 $200.3
1971 $3,083 $207.7
1972 $3,832 $212.4
1973 $4,901 $230.9
1974 $5,734 $262.8
1975 $6,701 $237.4
1976 $7,243 $233.7
1977 $8,427 $249.9
1978 $10,290 $232.2
1979 $11,811 $251.4
1980 $12,864 $296.9
1981 $10,623 $311
1982 $9,344 $306
1983 $8,846 $328
1984 $8,457 $326
1985 $8,751 $321
1986 $12,170 $365
1987 $15,136 $449
1988 $16,391 $489
1989 $16,525 $462
1990 $20,600 $488
1991 $21,042 $401
1992 $23,373 $416
1993 $22,284 $407
1994 $24,209 $467
1995 $28,414 $530
1996 $27,490 $553
1997 $24,821 $630
1998 $25,338 $638
1999 $25,253 $685
2000 $23,099 $772
2001 $23,015 $812
2002 $25,006 $896
2003 $30,655 $1,022
2004 $35,429 $1,130
2005 $36,810 $1,300
2006 $38,705 $1,406
2007 $44,319 $1,850
2008 $48,303 $1,920
2009 $44,923 $1,918
2010 $44,197 $2,436
2011 $47,761 $2,788
2012 $44,874 $2,751
2013 $46,965 $2,680
2014 $47,996 $2,849
2015 $40,894 $2,954
2016 $41,855 $3,152
2017 $44,035 $3,435
2018 $47,487 $3,400
2019 $46,717 $3,577
2020 $45,906 $3,192
2021 $51,658 $3,571
2022 $50,822 $3,711
2023 $54,690 $3,839
2024 $55,955 -

Belgium vs. Bhutan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Bhutan
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Bhutan
1950 66.3 35.3
1951 66.7 35.3
1952 68 35.4
1953 68.4 35.4
1954 68.6 35.4
1955 68.5 35.5
1956 68.8 35.6
1957 69.2 35.7
1958 69.9 35.9
1959 70.3 36.1
1960 69.6 36.4
1961 70.5 36.7
1962 70.2 37
1963 70 37.4
1964 70.7 37.8
1965 70.6 38.3
1966 70.6 38.8
1967 70.9 39.4
1968 70.6 40
1969 70.7 40.6
1970 70.9 41.2
1971 71.1 41.8
1972 71.4 42.5
1973 71.6 43.1
1974 72 43.8
1975 72 44.5
1976 72.1 45.2
1977 72.8 46
1978 72.7 46.7
1979 73.2 47.4
1980 73.2 48.2
1981 73.7 49
1982 73.9 49.8
1983 73.9 50.6
1984 74.4 51.3
1985 74.5 52
1986 74.7 52.8
1987 75.3 53.6
1988 75.6 54.4
1989 75.6 55.1
1990 76.1 55.8
1991 76.2 56.5
1992 76.4 57.2
1993 76.4 57.9
1994 76.7 58.4
1995 76.8 59.3
1996 77.2 60
1997 77.4 60.6
1998 77.5 61.3
1999 77.6 62
2000 77.8 61.8
2001 78.1 63.3
2002 78.2 64
2003 78.3 64.7
2004 79 65.3
2005 79.1 65.9
2006 79.4 66.5
2007 79.5 67.2
2008 79.6 67.7
2009 79.8 68.2
2010 80 68.8
2011 80.4 69.3
2012 80.3 69.8
2013 80.5 70.2
2014 81.1 70.5
2015 80.9 70.8
2016 81.3 71.1
2017 81.4 71.4
2018 81.5 71.7
2019 81.8 72
2020 80.8 72.3
2021 81.7 72.4
2022 81.2 72.8
2023 82.1 73
2024 82.3 73.3
2025 82.4 73.5

Belgium and Bhutan population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Bhutan
Year Population
Belgium Bhutan
1960 9,153,489 224,084
1961 9,183,948 230,602
1962 9,220,578 237,636
1963 9,289,770 245,156
1964 9,378,113 252,987
1965 9,463,667 261,200
1966 9,527,807 269,820
1967 9,580,991 278,852
1968 9,618,756 288,311
1969 9,646,032 298,214
1970 9,655,549 308,528
1971 9,673,162 319,211
1972 9,711,115 330,264
1973 9,741,720 341,705
1974 9,772,419 353,538
1975 9,800,700 365,791
1976 9,818,227 378,490
1977 9,830,358 391,639
1978 9,839,534 405,243
1979 9,848,382 419,200
1980 9,859,242 433,404
1981 9,858,982 447,836
1982 9,856,303 462,485
1983 9,855,520 477,460
1984 9,855,372 492,784
1985 9,858,308 508,392
1986 9,861,823 524,324
1987 9,870,234 540,557
1988 9,901,664 556,986
1989 9,937,697 573,586
1990 9,967,379 589,287
1991 10,004,486 599,784
1992 10,045,158 577,774
1993 10,084,475 554,673
1994 10,115,603 554,497
1995 10,136,811 547,989
1996 10,156,637 548,784
1997 10,181,245 558,697
1998 10,203,008 569,435
1999 10,226,419 582,579
2000 10,251,250 596,863
2001 10,286,570 610,794
2002 10,332,785 624,409
2003 10,376,133 637,663
2004 10,421,137 650,544
2005 10,478,617 661,865
2006 10,547,958 670,799
2007 10,625,700 678,641
2008 10,709,973 686,351
2009 10,796,493 693,988
2010 10,895,586 701,632
2011 11,038,264 709,377
2012 11,106,932 717,279
2013 11,159,407 725,273
2014 11,209,057 733,139
2015 11,274,196 740,618
2016 11,331,422 747,866
2017 11,375,158 754,335
2018 11,427,054 759,759
2019 11,488,980 764,824
2020 11,538,604 770,006
2021 11,586,195 775,442
2022 11,680,210 780,914
2023 11,787,423 786,385
2024 11,876,844 791,524

Fertility rates in Belgium and Bhutan

Fertility rate
Belgium

Bhutan
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Bhutan
1960 2.54 6.7
1961 2.63 6.7
1962 2.59 6.69
1963 2.68 6.69
1964 2.71 6.68
1965 2.61 6.68
1966 2.52 6.67
1967 2.41 6.67
1968 2.31 6.66
1969 2.27 6.66
1970 2.25 6.65
1971 2.21 6.64
1972 2.09 6.64
1973 1.95 6.63
1974 1.83 6.62
1975 1.74 6.62
1976 1.73 6.62
1977 1.71 6.61
1978 1.69 6.58
1979 1.69 6.55
1980 1.68 6.51
1981 1.66 6.46
1982 1.61 6.4
1983 1.57 6.34
1984 1.54 6.26
1985 1.51 6.18
1986 1.54 6.1
1987 1.54 6
1988 1.57 5.88
1989 1.58 5.76
1990 1.62 5.6
1991 1.66 5.45
1992 1.65 5.27
1993 1.61 5.07
1994 1.56 4.87
1995 1.56 4.62
1996 1.59 4.37
1997 1.6 4.09
1998 1.6 3.85
1999 1.62 3.61
2000 1.67 3.38
2001 1.67 3.19
2002 1.65 3.01
2003 1.67 2.87
2004 1.72 2.78
2005 1.76 2.73
2006 1.8 2.66
2007 1.82 2.59
2008 1.85 2.48
2009 1.84 2.36
2010 1.86 2.25
2011 1.81 2.15
2012 1.8 2.07
2013 1.76 2
2014 1.74 1.92
2015 1.7 1.84
2016 1.68 1.74
2017 1.65 1.62
2018 1.62 1.52
2019 1.6 1.45
2020 1.55 1.5
2021 1.6 1.49
2022 1.53 1.48
2023 1.47 1.46

Belgium and Bhutan demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Bhutan
Year Median age, years
Belgium Bhutan
1960 34.9 18.8
1961 34.9 18.9
1962 34.9 18.9
1963 34.9 19
1964 34.8 19.1
1965 34.8 19.1
1966 34.7 19.2
1967 34.7 19.3
1968 34.7 19.3
1969 34.6 19.3
1970 34.5 19.3
1971 34.4 19.3
1972 34.3 19.3
1973 34.3 19.2
1974 34.3 19.2
1975 34.2 19.1
1976 34.1 19.1
1977 34.1 19
1978 34.1 19
1979 34.1 18.9
1980 34.2 18.9
1981 34.3 18.8
1982 34.5 18.7
1983 34.8 18.7
1984 35 18.6
1985 35.2 18.6
1986 35.4 18.5
1987 35.6 18.5
1988 35.9 18.5
1989 36.1 18.5
1990 36.3 18.6
1991 36.5 18.6
1992 36.7 18.6
1993 37 18.7
1994 37.2 18.8
1995 37.5 18.9
1996 37.8 19.1
1997 38.1 19.3
1998 38.3 19.5
1999 38.6 19.8
2000 38.9 20
2001 39.2 20.4
2002 39.4 20.8
2003 39.7 21.3
2004 40 21.8
2005 40.2 22.2
2006 40.4 22.6
2007 40.6 22.9
2008 40.7 23.3
2009 40.8 23.7
2010 40.8 24
2011 40.9 24.4
2012 41.1 24.7
2013 41.2 25.1
2014 41.3 25.6
2015 41.4 26
2016 41.4 26.4
2017 41.6 26.9
2018 41.7 27.5
2019 41.8 28
2020 41.9 28.6
2021 42 29.2
2022 42.2 29.8
2023 42.4 30.4
2024 42.7 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Bhutan
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$2.94B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
5.85%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
6,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-2.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
3.28%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
52.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
29.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
69
2025
57.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
22.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.6%
2022
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$941M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$110M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
29,799
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
10.7%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
33.7%
2014

Energy

Belgium Bhutan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
360 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
1.99 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
2.53 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
82.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
100%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
100%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belgium Bhutan
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-277
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
45%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
2.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
16.2
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
67
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
64.9%
2022
English speaking
59%
2023
75%
2025
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
88.4%
2023

Health

Belgium Bhutan
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$154.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$53.4
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
15%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.55
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
47
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
23.1
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
12.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
0.18 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Bhutan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
18,605 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
10,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
7,584 mi
2017

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