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Bhutan vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 122/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 132nd vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 ($516).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan CAR
Population
801123
5662456
Population rank 163/197 117/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$2.75B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 171/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$516
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 194/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$1,264
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$1.67B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
58.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$313
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 178/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,261
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
240,534 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
22.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
6.01
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
15.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Bhutan and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Central African Republic
Year GDP
Bhutan CAR
1960 - $112,155,598
1961 - $123,134,583
1962 - $124,482,774
1963 - $129,379,124
1964 - $142,025,079
1965 - $150,574,795
1966 - $157,930,018
1967 - $163,820,514
1968 - $191,767,442
1969 - $188,039,210
1970 $61,812,113 $189,106,529
1971 $66,289,450 $201,450,800
1972 $70,139,867 $230,317,883
1973 $78,900,289 $271,183,082
1974 $92,901,784 $281,398,706
1975 $86,820,762 $378,660,016
1976 $88,461,263 $451,152,461
1977 $97,884,434 $507,298,148
1978 $94,086,228 $610,578,632
1979 $105,377,995 $700,764,748
1980 $128,669,201 $797,048,199
1981 $139,174,178 $694,803,623
1982 $141,439,317 $748,312,391
1983 $156,704,290 $658,679,333
1984 $160,423,494 $637,820,670
1985 $163,288,815 $864,849,836
1986 $191,218,115 $1,122,265,013
1987 $242,742,766 $1,200,991,978
1988 $272,298,067 $1,264,899,288
1989 $264,798,626 $1,233,930,281
1990 $287,765,007 $1,440,711,459
1991 $240,294,286 $1,377,374,987
1992 $240,233,531 $1,411,917,553
1993 $225,973,693 $1,278,781,262
1994 $258,954,708 $851,174,357
1995 $290,490,984 $1,115,389,674
1996 $303,408,346 $1,007,791,127
1997 $352,229,077 $937,741,513
1998 $363,458,381 $967,338,390
1999 $399,311,200 $999,477,511
2000 $460,733,418 $916,777,283
2001 $496,110,226 $932,648,605
2002 $559,345,264 $996,068,145
2003 $651,935,430 $1,142,315,523
2004 $735,348,490 $1,272,360,517
2005 $860,391,000 $1,337,894,379
2006 $942,879,879 $1,461,859,762
2007 $1,255,767,964 $1,699,811,295
2008 $1,317,517,835 $1,993,407,888
2009 $1,331,343,798 $2,067,381,665
2010 $1,708,880,730 $2,142,591,540
2011 $1,977,728,659 $2,437,982,705
2012 $1,973,387,228 $2,510,126,512
2013 $1,943,696,952 $1,691,544,110
2014 $2,089,079,571 $1,894,813,389
2015 $2,187,815,803 $1,695,825,714
2016 $2,357,504,761 $1,825,018,145
2017 $2,591,358,009 $2,072,349,973
2018 $2,583,335,722 $2,220,979,146
2019 $2,735,683,570 $2,221,301,351
2020 $2,457,604,334 $2,326,720,900
2021 $2,768,802,960 $2,516,498,412
2022 $2,898,227,744 $2,382,618,615
2023 $3,019,253,885 $2,555,492,086
2024 - $2,751,544,520

Bhutan and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Central African Republic
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan CAR
1960 - $65.9
1961 - $71
1962 - $70.4
1963 - $71.8
1964 - $77.2
1965 - $80.2
1966 - $82.3
1967 - $83.6
1968 - $95.6
1969 - $91.7
1970 $200.3 $90.2
1971 $207.7 $94.1
1972 $212.4 $105.5
1973 $230.9 $121.8
1974 $262.8 $124
1975 $237.4 $163.6
1976 $233.7 $192.1
1977 $249.9 $213.8
1978 $232.2 $254.6
1979 $251.4 $289.1
1980 $296.9 $325
1981 $311 $280.3
1982 $306 $298.4
1983 $328 $259.6
1984 $326 $248.3
1985 $321 $333
1986 $365 $426
1987 $449 $450
1988 $489 $466
1989 $462 $443
1990 $488 $502
1991 $401 $465
1992 $416 $462
1993 $407 $405
1994 $467 $261.3
1995 $530 $333
1996 $553 $293.3
1997 $630 $265.5
1998 $638 $266.6
1999 $685 $268
2000 $772 $239.2
2001 $812 $238
2002 $896 $248.6
2003 $1,022 $278.4
2004 $1,130 $303
2005 $1,300 $312
2006 $1,406 $334
2007 $1,850 $381
2008 $1,920 $437
2009 $1,918 $456
2010 $2,436 $477
2011 $2,788 $534
2012 $2,751 $544
2013 $2,680 $364
2014 $2,849 $410
2015 $2,954 $366
2016 $3,152 $387
2017 $3,435 $432
2018 $3,400 $455
2019 $3,577 $449
2020 $3,192 $463
2021 $3,571 $492
2022 $3,711 $467
2023 $3,839 $496
2024 - $516

Bhutan vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Central African Republic
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan CAR
1950 35.3 35.4
1951 35.3 35.8
1952 35.4 36.2
1953 35.4 36.6
1954 35.4 37
1955 35.5 37.4
1956 35.6 37.8
1957 35.7 38.3
1958 35.9 38.7
1959 36.1 39.1
1960 36.4 39.6
1961 36.7 40.1
1962 37 40.6
1963 37.4 41.1
1964 37.8 41.6
1965 38.3 42.2
1966 38.8 42.8
1967 39.4 43.4
1968 40 44
1969 40.6 44.6
1970 41.2 45.2
1971 41.8 45.8
1972 42.5 46.3
1973 43.1 46.9
1974 43.8 47.4
1975 44.5 47.9
1976 45.2 48.4
1977 46 48.8
1978 46.7 49.2
1979 47.4 49.5
1980 48.2 49.8
1981 49 50
1982 49.8 50.2
1983 50.6 50.3
1984 51.3 50.4
1985 52 50.5
1986 52.8 50.4
1987 53.6 50.4
1988 54.4 50.2
1989 55.1 50.1
1990 55.8 49.9
1991 56.5 49.6
1992 57.2 49.2
1993 57.9 48.9
1994 58.4 48.5
1995 59.3 48.1
1996 60 47.7
1997 60.6 47.3
1998 61.3 47.1
1999 62 46.9
2000 61.8 46.6
2001 63.3 46.7
2002 64 46.8
2003 64.7 47.3
2004 65.3 47.7
2005 65.9 48.2
2006 66.5 48.7
2007 67.2 49.3
2008 67.7 49.9
2009 68.2 14.7
2010 68.8 46.9
2011 69.3 50.1
2012 69.8 51.3
2013 70.2 49.5
2014 70.5 40.3
2015 70.8 51.9
2016 71.1 51
2017 71.4 45.2
2018 71.7 52.3
2019 72 31.5
2020 72.3 50.6
2021 72.4 40.3
2022 72.8 18.8
2023 73 57.4
2024 73.3 57.7
2025 73.5 57.9

Bhutan and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Central African Republic
Year Population
Bhutan CAR
1960 224,084 1,702,346
1961 230,602 1,734,580
1962 237,636 1,768,115
1963 245,156 1,803,063
1964 252,987 1,839,583
1965 261,200 1,877,854
1966 269,820 1,918,082
1967 278,852 1,960,444
1968 288,311 2,005,100
1969 298,214 2,051,515
1970 308,528 2,097,505
1971 319,211 2,141,450
1972 330,264 2,183,769
1973 341,705 2,226,008
1974 353,538 2,269,338
1975 365,791 2,313,916
1976 378,490 2,348,566
1977 391,639 2,372,930
1978 405,243 2,397,961
1979 419,200 2,423,794
1980 433,404 2,450,535
1981 447,836 2,478,402
1982 462,485 2,507,375
1983 477,460 2,537,399
1984 492,784 2,568,610
1985 508,392 2,600,932
1986 524,324 2,634,258
1987 540,557 2,669,155
1988 556,986 2,713,965
1989 573,586 2,783,970
1990 589,287 2,871,910
1991 599,784 2,963,191
1992 577,774 3,058,831
1993 554,673 3,157,839
1994 554,497 3,257,954
1995 547,989 3,348,052
1996 548,784 3,435,965
1997 558,697 3,531,700
1998 569,435 3,628,827
1999 582,579 3,729,450
2000 596,863 3,833,416
2001 610,794 3,919,487
2002 624,409 4,006,077
2003 637,663 4,103,086
2004 650,544 4,192,826
2005 661,865 4,288,810
2006 670,799 4,377,579
2007 678,641 4,462,770
2008 686,351 4,558,984
2009 693,988 4,529,047
2010 701,632 4,492,995
2011 709,377 4,565,021
2012 717,279 4,610,848
2013 725,273 4,642,419
2014 733,139 4,623,182
2015 740,618 4,629,320
2016 747,866 4,713,663
2017 754,335 4,793,511
2018 759,759 4,878,657
2019 764,824 4,944,703
2020 770,006 5,026,628
2021 775,442 5,112,100
2022 780,914 5,098,039
2023 786,385 5,152,421
2024 791,524 5,330,690

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Central African Republic

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Central African Republic
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan CAR
1960 6.7 5.95
1961 6.7 5.96
1962 6.69 5.97
1963 6.69 5.99
1964 6.68 6.01
1965 6.68 6.03
1966 6.67 6.06
1967 6.67 6.08
1968 6.66 6.1
1969 6.66 6.06
1970 6.65 6.03
1971 6.64 5.99
1972 6.64 5.96
1973 6.63 5.93
1974 6.62 5.9
1975 6.62 5.88
1976 6.62 5.94
1977 6.61 5.99
1978 6.58 6.04
1979 6.55 6.09
1980 6.51 6.13
1981 6.46 6.17
1982 6.4 6.16
1983 6.34 6.15
1984 6.26 6.14
1985 6.18 6.12
1986 6.1 6.11
1987 6 6.12
1988 5.88 6.1
1989 5.76 6.07
1990 5.6 6.05
1991 5.45 6.03
1992 5.27 5.96
1993 5.07 5.93
1994 4.87 5.92
1995 4.62 5.94
1996 4.37 5.96
1997 4.09 5.92
1998 3.85 5.89
1999 3.61 5.88
2000 3.38 5.85
2001 3.19 5.81
2002 3.01 5.79
2003 2.87 5.8
2004 2.78 5.78
2005 2.73 5.81
2006 2.66 5.84
2007 2.59 5.87
2008 2.48 5.9
2009 2.36 5.94
2010 2.25 5.96
2011 2.15 6.01
2012 2.07 6.05
2013 2 6.08
2014 1.92 6.1
2015 1.84 6.13
2016 1.74 6.13
2017 1.62 6.13
2018 1.52 6.11
2019 1.45 6.09
2020 1.5 6.06
2021 1.49 6.05
2022 1.48 6.02
2023 1.46 6.01

Bhutan and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Central African Republic
Year Median age, years
Bhutan CAR
1960 18.8 20.3
1961 18.9 20.1
1962 18.9 19.9
1963 19 19.7
1964 19.1 19.6
1965 19.1 19.4
1966 19.2 19.3
1967 19.3 19.2
1968 19.3 19
1969 19.3 18.9
1970 19.3 18.9
1971 19.3 18.8
1972 19.3 18.7
1973 19.2 18.6
1974 19.2 18.6
1975 19.1 18.5
1976 19.1 18.5
1977 19 18.5
1978 19 18.5
1979 18.9 18.5
1980 18.9 18.5
1981 18.8 18.4
1982 18.7 18.4
1983 18.7 18.3
1984 18.6 18.3
1985 18.6 18.3
1986 18.5 18.2
1987 18.5 18.1
1988 18.5 18
1989 18.5 17.9
1990 18.6 17.8
1991 18.6 17.6
1992 18.6 17.5
1993 18.7 17.5
1994 18.8 17.4
1995 18.9 17.3
1996 19.1 17.2
1997 19.3 17.1
1998 19.5 17.1
1999 19.8 17.1
2000 20 17.1
2001 20.4 17.1
2002 20.8 17.1
2003 21.3 17.2
2004 21.8 17.2
2005 22.2 17.2
2006 22.6 17.1
2007 22.9 17.1
2008 23.3 17
2009 23.7 16.9
2010 24 16.7
2011 24.4 16.6
2012 24.7 16.3
2013 25.1 16
2014 25.6 15.6
2015 26 15.4
2016 26.4 15.4
2017 26.9 15.4
2018 27.5 15.4
2019 28 15.4
2020 28.6 15.4
2021 29.2 15.4
2022 29.8 15.3
2023 30.4 15.3
2024 30.9 15.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan CAR
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
6.9%
2017
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
40.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
42.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
33.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.1%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$480M
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
87,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
13.7%
2017

Energy

Bhutan CAR
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
0.37 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
90.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
96.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
96.2%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
17.6%
2023

Society

Bhutan CAR
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-15,357
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
44.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
0
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
24
2024
Higher education index n/a
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
20.1
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
37.7
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
37.5%
2020
English speaking
75%
2025
3%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
7.51%
2019

Health

Bhutan CAR
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$47.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$22.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
35.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.02
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
92.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
9.57%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
7.6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
7
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
1.75 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan CAR
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
45,122 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
21,887 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
85,765 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
14,913 mi
2018

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