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Bhutan vs Chile statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 19.8M in Chile (ranked 66/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 286,809 sq mi for Chile (ranked 132nd vs. 38th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Chile ranks 46/197 ($330B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Chile ranks 65/197 ($16,710).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Chile
Population
801123
19928941
Population rank 163/197 67/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$330B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 46/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$16,710
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 65/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$34,637
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$139B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
43%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$7,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 69/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$9,593
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
286,809 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
68.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.17
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
37.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Bhutan and Chile: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Chile economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Chile
Year GDP
Bhutan Chile
1960 - $4,211,103,677
1961 - $4,948,564,551
1962 - $5,765,971,144
1963 - $5,702,520,146
1964 - $6,065,708,668
1965 - $6,183,988,944
1966 - $7,256,882,086
1967 - $7,145,068,068
1968 - $7,286,820,526
1969 - $8,456,519,044
1970 $61,812,113 $9,261,006,540
1971 $66,289,450 $10,999,807,567
1972 $70,139,867 $12,057,501,635
1973 $78,900,289 $17,237,336,173
1974 $92,901,784 $16,584,311,220
1975 $86,820,762 $7,812,161,793
1976 $88,461,263 $10,523,479,089
1977 $97,884,434 $14,272,711,437
1978 $94,086,228 $16,373,093,554
1979 $105,377,995 $22,249,574,628
1980 $128,669,201 $29,586,676,576
1981 $139,174,178 $35,180,322,211
1982 $141,439,317 $19,710,229,067
1983 $156,704,290 $20,629,678,694
1984 $160,423,494 $19,974,595,028
1985 $163,288,815 $17,933,557,360
1986 $191,218,115 $19,197,818,085
1987 $242,742,766 $22,605,488,851
1988 $272,298,067 $26,174,858,614
1989 $264,798,626 $30,101,767,991
1990 $287,765,007 $33,428,580,448
1991 $240,294,286 $38,232,330,917
1992 $240,233,531 $46,538,895,686
1993 $225,973,693 $49,934,943,321
1994 $258,954,708 $57,438,273,591
1995 $290,490,984 $73,820,425,702
1996 $303,408,346 $78,584,098,984
1997 $352,229,077 $85,741,415,285
1998 $363,458,381 $81,990,010,704
1999 $399,311,200 $75,578,685,736
2000 $460,733,418 $78,339,750,721
2001 $496,110,226 $71,574,739,561
2002 $559,345,264 $70,264,045,939
2003 $651,935,430 $76,492,579,644
2004 $735,348,490 $99,075,985,774
2005 $860,391,000 $122,294,145,163
2006 $942,879,879 $153,843,518,171
2007 $1,255,767,964 $172,491,076,034
2008 $1,317,517,835 $179,894,594,475
2009 $1,331,343,798 $171,777,900,624
2010 $1,708,880,730 $217,051,209,239
2011 $1,977,728,659 $251,382,573,894
2012 $1,973,387,228 $267,024,782,487
2013 $1,943,696,952 $277,395,018,842
2014 $2,089,079,571 $259,560,978,224
2015 $2,187,815,803 $242,450,355,831
2016 $2,357,504,761 $249,344,863,928
2017 $2,591,358,009 $276,154,259,981
2018 $2,583,335,722 $295,857,562,992
2019 $2,735,683,570 $278,285,058,719
2020 $2,457,604,334 $254,042,159,309
2021 $2,768,802,960 $315,325,547,162
2022 $2,898,227,744 $301,226,575,540
2023 $3,019,253,885 $335,518,054,098
2024 - $330,267,137,372

Bhutan and Chile economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Chile
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Chile
1960 - $516
1961 - $594
1962 - $679
1963 - $658
1964 - $686
1965 - $686
1966 - $790
1967 - $764
1968 - $766
1969 - $874
1970 $200.3 $941
1971 $207.7 $1,099
1972 $212.4 $1,185
1973 $230.9 $1,667
1974 $262.8 $1,579
1975 $237.4 $732
1976 $233.7 $971
1977 $249.9 $1,297
1978 $232.2 $1,465
1979 $251.4 $1,962
1980 $296.9 $2,571
1981 $311 $3,012
1982 $306 $1,663
1983 $328 $1,715
1984 $326 $1,636
1985 $321 $1,447
1986 $365 $1,525
1987 $449 $1,767
1988 $489 $2,014
1989 $462 $2,278
1990 $488 $2,488
1991 $401 $2,798
1992 $416 $3,352
1993 $407 $3,541
1994 $467 $4,012
1995 $530 $5,081
1996 $553 $5,334
1997 $630 $5,742
1998 $638 $5,420
1999 $685 $4,934
2000 $772 $5,053
2001 $812 $4,564
2002 $896 $4,431
2003 $1,022 $4,773
2004 $1,130 $6,121
2005 $1,300 $7,480
2006 $1,406 $9,319
2007 $1,850 $10,346
2008 $1,920 $10,683
2009 $1,918 $10,099
2010 $2,436 $12,633
2011 $2,788 $14,487
2012 $2,751 $15,242
2013 $2,680 $15,684
2014 $2,849 $14,530
2015 $2,954 $13,434
2016 $3,152 $13,650
2017 $3,435 $14,880
2018 $3,400 $15,659
2019 $3,577 $14,496
2020 $3,192 $13,115
2021 $3,571 $16,207
2022 $3,711 $15,406
2023 $3,839 $17,067
2024 - $16,710

Bhutan vs. Chile life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Chile
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Chile
1950 35.3 53.2
1951 35.3 53.5
1952 35.4 53.9
1953 35.4 54.3
1954 35.4 54.7
1955 35.5 54.9
1956 35.6 55.5
1957 35.7 55.8
1958 35.9 56.3
1959 36.1 56.6
1960 36.4 57.2
1961 36.7 57.3
1962 37 57.8
1963 37.4 58.3
1964 37.8 58.8
1965 38.3 59.5
1966 38.8 60.4
1967 39.4 61.1
1968 40 61.7
1969 40.6 62.3
1970 41.2 62.6
1971 41.8 63.1
1972 42.5 63.7
1973 43.1 64.4
1974 43.8 65.1
1975 44.5 66
1976 45.2 66.8
1977 46 67.5
1978 46.7 68
1979 47.4 68.9
1980 48.2 69.5
1981 49 69.8
1982 49.8 70.3
1983 50.6 70.8
1984 51.3 71.2
1985 52 71.6
1986 52.8 72.1
1987 53.6 72.5
1988 54.4 72.8
1989 55.1 73.2
1990 55.8 73.7
1991 56.5 74.1
1992 57.2 74.4
1993 57.9 74.7
1994 58.4 75
1995 59.3 75.3
1996 60 75.6
1997 60.6 75.8
1998 61.3 76.3
1999 62 76.7
2000 61.8 77.1
2001 63.3 77.6
2002 64 77.8
2003 64.7 77.9
2004 65.3 78.3
2005 65.9 78.5
2006 66.5 78.5
2007 67.2 78.7
2008 67.7 78.8
2009 68.2 78.9
2010 68.8 79.1
2011 69.3 79.2
2012 69.8 79.2
2013 70.2 79.6
2014 70.5 79.7
2015 70.8 80
2016 71.1 80.3
2017 71.4 80.6
2018 71.7 80.6
2019 72 80.3
2020 72.3 79.3
2021 72.4 78.9
2022 72.8 79.2
2023 73 81.2
2024 73.3 81.4
2025 73.5 81.5

Bhutan and Chile population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Chile
Year Population
Bhutan Chile
1960 224,084 8,153,350
1961 230,602 8,324,802
1962 237,636 8,497,059
1963 245,156 8,670,144
1964 252,987 8,842,525
1965 261,200 9,012,938
1966 269,820 9,181,722
1967 278,852 9,348,939
1968 288,311 9,514,716
1969 298,214 9,680,282
1970 308,528 9,845,344
1971 319,211 10,009,701
1972 330,264 10,174,678
1973 341,705 10,340,362
1974 353,538 10,505,817
1975 365,791 10,671,559
1976 378,490 10,838,251
1977 391,639 11,005,519
1978 405,243 11,172,695
1979 419,200 11,339,779
1980 433,404 11,508,550
1981 447,836 11,678,717
1982 462,485 11,850,214
1983 477,460 12,026,138
1984 492,784 12,207,733
1985 508,392 12,395,274
1986 524,324 12,588,914
1987 540,557 12,790,150
1988 556,986 12,999,424
1989 573,586 13,215,005
1990 589,287 13,437,176
1991 599,784 13,662,491
1992 577,774 13,884,577
1993 554,673 14,102,276
1994 554,497 14,316,256
1995 547,989 14,527,381
1996 548,784 14,734,046
1997 558,697 14,932,434
1998 569,435 15,127,799
1999 582,579 15,319,313
2000 596,863 15,503,635
2001 610,794 15,683,849
2002 624,409 15,857,925
2003 637,663 16,024,752
2004 650,544 16,187,322
2005 661,865 16,348,778
2006 670,799 16,509,195
2007 678,641 16,671,581
2008 686,351 16,838,988
2009 693,988 17,009,731
2010 701,632 17,181,464
2011 709,377 17,351,816
2012 717,279 17,519,119
2013 725,273 17,687,006
2014 733,139 17,864,195
2015 740,618 18,047,625
2016 747,866 18,267,221
2017 754,335 18,558,868
2018 759,759 18,893,191
2019 764,824 19,197,744
2020 770,006 19,370,624
2021 775,442 19,456,334
2022 780,914 19,553,036
2023 786,385 19,658,835
2024 791,524 19,764,771

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Chile

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Chile
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Chile
1960 6.7 4.7
1961 6.7 4.66
1962 6.69 4.6
1963 6.69 4.54
1964 6.68 4.46
1965 6.68 4.36
1966 6.67 4.26
1967 6.67 4.14
1968 6.66 4.03
1969 6.66 3.9
1970 6.65 3.78
1971 6.64 3.65
1972 6.64 3.53
1973 6.63 3.41
1974 6.62 3.29
1975 6.62 3.18
1976 6.62 3.08
1977 6.61 2.98
1978 6.58 2.89
1979 6.55 2.81
1980 6.51 2.74
1981 6.46 2.69
1982 6.4 2.65
1983 6.34 2.62
1984 6.26 2.6
1985 6.18 2.59
1986 6.1 2.59
1987 6 2.59
1988 5.88 2.59
1989 5.76 2.59
1990 5.6 2.58
1991 5.45 2.56
1992 5.27 2.48
1993 5.07 2.43
1994 4.87 2.38
1995 4.62 2.35
1996 4.37 2.28
1997 4.09 2.2
1998 3.85 2.15
1999 3.61 2.07
2000 3.38 2.05
2001 3.19 2.01
2002 3.01 1.93
2003 2.87 1.89
2004 2.78 1.84
2005 2.73 1.83
2006 2.66 1.8
2007 2.59 1.83
2008 2.48 1.85
2009 2.36 1.86
2010 2.25 1.84
2011 2.15 1.82
2012 2.07 1.8
2013 2 1.79
2014 1.92 1.77
2015 1.84 1.74
2016 1.74 1.69
2017 1.62 1.56
2018 1.52 1.54
2019 1.45 1.43
2020 1.5 1.31
2021 1.49 1.18
2022 1.48 1.25
2023 1.46 1.17

Bhutan and Chile demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Chile
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Chile
1960 18.8 20.4
1961 18.9 20.3
1962 18.9 20.3
1963 19 20.3
1964 19.1 20.3
1965 19.1 20.3
1966 19.2 20.3
1967 19.3 20.4
1968 19.3 20.5
1969 19.3 20.6
1970 19.3 20.8
1971 19.3 20.9
1972 19.3 21.1
1973 19.2 21.3
1974 19.2 21.5
1975 19.1 21.7
1976 19.1 22
1977 19 22.3
1978 19 22.5
1979 18.9 22.8
1980 18.9 23
1981 18.8 23.3
1982 18.7 23.6
1983 18.7 23.9
1984 18.6 24.2
1985 18.6 24.4
1986 18.5 24.7
1987 18.5 25
1988 18.5 25.3
1989 18.5 25.6
1990 18.6 25.9
1991 18.6 26.1
1992 18.6 26.4
1993 18.7 26.7
1994 18.8 27
1995 18.9 27.3
1996 19.1 27.7
1997 19.3 28
1998 19.5 28.3
1999 19.8 28.7
2000 20 29
2001 20.4 29.4
2002 20.8 29.8
2003 21.3 30.2
2004 21.8 30.6
2005 22.2 30.9
2006 22.6 31.3
2007 22.9 31.7
2008 23.3 32.1
2009 23.7 32.4
2010 24 32.7
2011 24.4 33.1
2012 24.7 33.4
2013 25.1 33.7
2014 25.6 34
2015 26 34.3
2016 26.4 34.6
2017 26.9 34.9
2018 27.5 35.1
2019 28 35.3
2020 28.6 35.7
2021 29.2 36.2
2022 29.8 36.6
2023 30.4 37
2024 30.9 37.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Chile
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$311B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
26.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
4.9%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.63%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
114,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-2.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
8.76%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
56.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
30.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
73.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
34.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.3%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
81,274
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.53%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
437
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$262B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$44.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$100M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
5,431,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
85.1%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Chile
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,039 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$16.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
84 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
4.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
12%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
62.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,323 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
48.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
26%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Chile
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+58,316
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
88.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
67.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
63
2024
Higher education index n/a
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
6.74
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
162
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
97.2%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
9.53%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
94.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Chile
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$1,715
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$601
2023
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
3.17
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
10
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
7.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
39.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
12.2%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
28.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
7.56 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Chile
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
14,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
41,303 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
71,736 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
53,427 mi
2020

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