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Bhutan vs Cameroon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 29.1M in Cameroon (ranked 52/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 182,514 sq mi for Cameroon (ranked 132nd vs. 52nd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Cameroon
Population
801123
30491011
Population rank 163/197 51/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$51.3B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 92/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,762
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 159/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$5,591
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$21.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$752
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 152/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,492
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
182,514 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
159.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
64.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Cameroon: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Cameroon economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Cameroon
Year GDP
Bhutan Cameroon
1960 - $614,206,068
1961 - $652,777,608
1962 - $694,247,864
1963 - $718,320,845
1964 - $776,650,177
1965 - $814,083,266
1966 - $851,112,535
1967 - $936,175,260
1968 - $1,046,191,218
1969 - $1,100,551,489
1970 $61,812,113 $1,151,216,993
1971 $66,289,450 $1,236,941,394
1972 $70,139,867 $1,498,251,890
1973 $78,900,289 $1,901,393,361
1974 $92,901,784 $2,157,415,533
1975 $86,820,762 $2,857,037,371
1976 $88,461,263 $2,898,090,002
1977 $97,884,434 $3,394,664,024
1978 $94,086,228 $4,662,852,583
1979 $105,377,995 $5,919,002,983
1980 $128,669,201 $6,674,569,047
1981 $139,174,178 $6,610,938,617
1982 $141,439,317 $6,611,255,964
1983 $156,704,290 $6,870,200,010
1984 $160,423,494 $7,311,938,026
1985 $163,288,815 $8,544,810,498
1986 $191,218,115 $11,857,056,199
1987 $242,742,766 $13,049,659,981
1988 $272,298,067 $12,236,057,362
1989 $264,798,626 $11,012,566,195
1990 $287,765,007 $12,314,482,628
1991 $240,294,286 $11,840,192,296
1992 $240,233,531 $12,071,775,335
1993 $225,973,693 $16,181,814,713
1994 $258,954,708 $8,902,446,252
1995 $290,490,984 $10,864,772,471
1996 $303,408,346 $11,093,538,846
1997 $352,229,077 $10,789,458,433
1998 $363,458,381 $11,298,144,990
1999 $399,311,200 $11,565,826,465
2000 $460,733,418 $10,566,579,295
2001 $496,110,226 $10,953,485,349
2002 $559,345,264 $12,417,251,350
2003 $651,935,430 $15,970,315,035
2004 $735,348,490 $18,826,214,136
2005 $860,391,000 $19,509,852,207
2006 $942,879,879 $20,910,512,975
2007 $1,255,767,964 $23,928,250,433
2008 $1,317,517,835 $27,715,142,033
2009 $1,331,343,798 $27,932,970,317
2010 $1,708,880,730 $27,507,501,821
2011 $1,977,728,659 $30,630,910,495
2012 $1,973,387,228 $30,155,062,329
2013 $1,943,696,952 $33,728,621,180
2014 $2,089,079,571 $36,386,544,706
2015 $2,187,815,803 $32,210,233,020
2016 $2,357,504,761 $33,814,337,044
2017 $2,591,358,009 $36,098,547,033
2018 $2,583,335,722 $39,955,552,190
2019 $2,735,683,570 $39,667,757,528
2020 $2,457,604,334 $40,773,241,177
2021 $2,768,802,960 $45,011,937,347
2022 $2,898,227,744 $44,347,206,073
2023 $3,019,253,885 $49,279,410,983
2024 - $51,326,764,685

Bhutan and Cameroon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Cameroon
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Cameroon
1960 - $119.1
1961 - $124.6
1962 - $130
1963 - $131.6
1964 - $139.2
1965 - $142.7
1966 - $145.8
1967 - $156.6
1968 - $170.8
1969 - $175.2
1970 $200.3 $178.5
1971 $207.7 $186.7
1972 $212.4 $220.1
1973 $230.9 $271.8
1974 $262.8 $299.9
1975 $237.4 $386
1976 $233.7 $381
1977 $249.9 $435
1978 $232.2 $582
1979 $251.4 $718
1980 $296.9 $784
1981 $311 $750
1982 $306 $732
1983 $328 $746
1984 $326 $772
1985 $321 $875
1986 $365 $1,179
1987 $449 $1,258
1988 $489 $1,145
1989 $462 $1,001
1990 $488 $1,087
1991 $401 $1,015
1992 $416 $1,005
1993 $407 $1,310
1994 $467 $701
1995 $530 $832
1996 $553 $827
1997 $630 $783
1998 $638 $799
1999 $685 $796
2000 $772 $709
2001 $812 $715
2002 $896 $790
2003 $1,022 $988
2004 $1,130 $1,133
2005 $1,300 $1,143
2006 $1,406 $1,191
2007 $1,850 $1,326
2008 $1,920 $1,492
2009 $1,918 $1,461
2010 $2,436 $1,399
2011 $2,788 $1,514
2012 $2,751 $1,449
2013 $2,680 $1,576
2014 $2,849 $1,649
2015 $2,954 $1,415
2016 $3,152 $1,442
2017 $3,435 $1,496
2018 $3,400 $1,611
2019 $3,577 $1,555
2020 $3,192 $1,556
2021 $3,571 $1,672
2022 $3,711 $1,605
2023 $3,839 $1,737
2024 - $1,762

Bhutan vs. Cameroon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Cameroon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Cameroon
1950 35.3 33.1
1951 35.3 33.9
1952 35.4 34.6
1953 35.4 35.5
1954 35.4 36.5
1955 35.5 37.5
1956 35.6 38.4
1957 35.7 38.3
1958 35.9 39.1
1959 36.1 39.8
1960 36.4 34.7
1961 36.7 35.2
1962 37 42.6
1963 37.4 43.1
1964 37.8 43.6
1965 38.3 44.2
1966 38.8 44.8
1967 39.4 45.6
1968 40 46.4
1969 40.6 47.2
1970 41.2 48
1971 41.8 48.6
1972 42.5 49.1
1973 43.1 49.5
1974 43.8 49.7
1975 44.5 49.9
1976 45.2 50
1977 46 50.1
1978 46.7 50.3
1979 47.4 50.5
1980 48.2 50.9
1981 49 51.2
1982 49.8 51.8
1983 50.6 52.4
1984 51.3 52.9
1985 52 53.5
1986 52.8 53.6
1987 53.6 54.2
1988 54.4 54.4
1989 55.1 54.4
1990 55.8 54.3
1991 56.5 54.2
1992 57.2 54.1
1993 57.9 53.9
1994 58.4 53.5
1995 59.3 53.3
1996 60 53.2
1997 60.6 53.1
1998 61.3 53
1999 62 53.2
2000 61.8 53.3
2001 63.3 53.6
2002 64 53.9
2003 64.7 54.3
2004 65.3 54.6
2005 65.9 54.9
2006 66.5 55.3
2007 67.2 55.7
2008 67.7 56.1
2009 68.2 56.5
2010 68.8 57
2011 69.3 57.5
2012 69.8 58.2
2013 70.2 58.7
2014 70.5 59.1
2015 70.8 59.7
2016 71.1 60.3
2017 71.4 60.8
2018 71.7 61.2
2019 72 61.7
2020 72.3 61.7
2021 72.4 61.1
2022 72.8 62.4
2023 73 63.7
2024 73.3 64
2025 73.5 64.2

Bhutan and Cameroon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Cameroon
Year Population
Bhutan Cameroon
1960 224,084 5,159,057
1961 230,602 5,239,273
1962 237,636 5,338,620
1963 245,156 5,456,623
1964 252,987 5,578,257
1965 261,200 5,704,686
1966 269,820 5,837,295
1967 278,852 5,977,318
1968 288,311 6,125,863
1969 298,214 6,283,462
1970 308,528 6,449,793
1971 319,211 6,624,408
1972 330,264 6,806,872
1973 341,705 6,996,660
1974 353,538 7,193,583
1975 365,791 7,397,120
1976 378,490 7,597,962
1977 391,639 7,796,501
1978 405,243 8,011,921
1979 419,200 8,239,641
1980 433,404 8,512,219
1981 447,836 8,816,377
1982 462,485 9,028,678
1983 477,460 9,215,397
1984 492,784 9,475,078
1985 508,392 9,761,730
1986 524,324 10,060,342
1987 540,557 10,370,749
1988 556,986 10,684,968
1989 573,586 11,002,745
1990 589,287 11,331,821
1991 599,784 11,667,180
1992 577,774 12,006,353
1993 554,673 12,353,131
1994 554,497 12,704,903
1995 547,989 13,058,516
1996 548,784 13,414,757
1997 558,697 13,775,214
1998 569,435 14,144,860
1999 582,579 14,525,140
2000 596,863 14,912,631
2001 610,794 15,309,490
2002 624,409 15,725,528
2003 637,663 16,160,340
2004 650,544 16,610,487
2005 661,865 17,074,594
2006 670,799 17,550,407
2007 678,641 18,049,896
2008 686,351 18,574,056
2009 693,988 19,113,974
2010 701,632 19,668,066
2011 709,377 20,232,304
2012 717,279 20,809,529
2013 725,273 21,402,376
2014 733,139 22,059,893
2015 740,618 22,763,414
2016 747,866 23,454,161
2017 754,335 24,128,601
2018 759,759 24,806,383
2019 764,824 25,506,095
2020 770,006 26,210,558
2021 775,442 26,915,758
2022 780,914 27,632,771
2023 786,385 28,372,687
2024 791,524 29,123,744

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Cameroon

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Cameroon
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Cameroon
1960 6.7 5.73
1961 6.7 5.73
1962 6.69 5.73
1963 6.69 5.73
1964 6.68 5.74
1965 6.68 5.8
1966 6.67 5.85
1967 6.67 5.95
1968 6.66 6.04
1969 6.66 6.14
1970 6.65 6.2
1971 6.64 6.26
1972 6.64 6.29
1973 6.63 6.33
1974 6.62 6.36
1975 6.62 6.4
1976 6.62 6.45
1977 6.61 6.51
1978 6.58 6.55
1979 6.55 6.58
1980 6.51 6.61
1981 6.46 6.61
1982 6.4 6.59
1983 6.34 6.58
1984 6.26 6.56
1985 6.18 6.56
1986 6.1 6.57
1987 6 6.54
1988 5.88 6.48
1989 5.76 6.41
1990 5.6 6.36
1991 5.45 6.32
1992 5.27 6.26
1993 5.07 6.16
1994 4.87 6.04
1995 4.62 5.92
1996 4.37 5.8
1997 4.09 5.71
1998 3.85 5.66
1999 3.61 5.6
2000 3.38 5.51
2001 3.19 5.44
2002 3.01 5.44
2003 2.87 5.43
2004 2.78 5.44
2005 2.73 5.42
2006 2.66 5.37
2007 2.59 5.34
2008 2.48 5.29
2009 2.36 5.24
2010 2.25 5.15
2011 2.15 5.05
2012 2.07 4.98
2013 2 4.91
2014 1.92 4.84
2015 1.84 4.84
2016 1.74 4.84
2017 1.62 4.8
2018 1.52 4.74
2019 1.45 4.65
2020 1.5 4.56
2021 1.49 4.47
2022 1.48 4.4
2023 1.46 4.32

Bhutan and Cameroon demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Cameroon
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Cameroon
1960 18.8 20.5
1961 18.9 20.3
1962 18.9 20.1
1963 19 20.1
1964 19.1 20
1965 19.1 19.9
1966 19.2 19.8
1967 19.3 19.7
1968 19.3 19.5
1969 19.3 19.4
1970 19.3 19.2
1971 19.3 19
1972 19.3 18.9
1973 19.2 18.8
1974 19.2 18.6
1975 19.1 18.5
1976 19.1 18.3
1977 19 18.2
1978 19 18
1979 18.9 17.9
1980 18.9 17.8
1981 18.8 17.8
1982 18.7 17.5
1983 18.7 17.3
1984 18.6 17.1
1985 18.6 17.1
1986 18.5 17
1987 18.5 16.9
1988 18.5 16.9
1989 18.5 16.8
1990 18.6 16.8
1991 18.6 16.8
1992 18.6 16.8
1993 18.7 16.8
1994 18.8 16.9
1995 18.9 16.9
1996 19.1 17
1997 19.3 17.1
1998 19.5 17.1
1999 19.8 17.2
2000 20 17.3
2001 20.4 17.4
2002 20.8 17.5
2003 21.3 17.5
2004 21.8 17.6
2005 22.2 17.6
2006 22.6 17.7
2007 22.9 17.7
2008 23.3 17.8
2009 23.7 17.8
2010 24 17.9
2011 24.4 17.9
2012 24.7 18
2013 25.1 18.1
2014 25.6 18.2
2015 26 18.3
2016 26.4 18.3
2017 26.9 18.4
2018 27.5 18.4
2019 28 18.5
2020 28.6 18.5
2021 29.2 18.6
2022 29.8 18.7
2023 30.4 18.8
2024 30.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Cameroon
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$49B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
16.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.84%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
34,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-0.84%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.28%
2021
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
49.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
25.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
52.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
31.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.1%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$4.88B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$630M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,021,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
7.14%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
60.9%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Cameroon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
384 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$13.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
10.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
22.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
79.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.73%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-28.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
283.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
53.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
70.5%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
72%
2023

Society

Bhutan Cameroon
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-13,892
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
20.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
34
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
4.54
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
30.2
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
78.2%
2020
English speaking
75%
2025
38%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
41.9%
2023

Health

Bhutan Cameroon
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$72
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$48.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
64.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
258
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
67.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
15.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
9.6 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Cameroon
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
6,267 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
38,212 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
77,886 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
n/a

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