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Bhutan vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 132nd vs. 126th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Costa Rica
Population
801123
5170484
Population rank 163/197 126/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$95.4B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 72/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$18,587
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 62/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$30,063
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$57B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$11,106
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 51/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$12,322
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
19,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
35.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
81.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Costa Rica
Year GDP
Bhutan Costa Rica
1960 - $507,513,830
1961 - $490,325,182
1962 - $479,180,824
1963 - $511,902,137
1964 - $542,578,367
1965 - $592,981,162
1966 - $647,305,630
1967 - $699,456,619
1968 - $773,841,494
1969 - $853,630,204
1970 $61,812,113 $984,830,158
1971 $66,289,450 $1,077,147,538
1972 $70,139,867 $1,238,251,696
1973 $78,900,289 $1,528,925,846
1974 $92,901,784 $1,666,544,754
1975 $86,820,762 $1,960,863,466
1976 $88,461,263 $2,412,555,426
1977 $97,884,434 $3,072,427,013
1978 $94,086,228 $3,523,208,810
1979 $105,377,995 $4,035,519,323
1980 $128,669,201 $4,831,447,001
1981 $139,174,178 $2,623,803,096
1982 $141,439,317 $2,606,623,555
1983 $156,704,290 $3,146,772,631
1984 $160,423,494 $3,660,477,856
1985 $163,288,815 $3,919,203,960
1986 $191,218,115 $4,418,983,871
1987 $242,742,766 $4,532,952,047
1988 $272,298,067 $4,614,629,898
1989 $264,798,626 $5,251,025,767
1990 $287,765,007 $5,711,687,787
1991 $240,294,286 $7,215,725,487
1992 $240,233,531 $8,579,754,758
1993 $225,973,693 $9,564,815,975
1994 $258,954,708 $10,489,903,725
1995 $290,490,984 $11,578,594,260
1996 $303,408,346 $11,678,424,507
1997 $352,229,077 $12,614,602,382
1998 $363,458,381 $13,684,255,947
1999 $399,311,200 $14,254,866,285
2000 $460,733,418 $15,013,629,662
2001 $496,110,226 $15,976,174,337
2002 $559,345,264 $16,578,820,687
2003 $651,935,430 $17,271,760,507
2004 $735,348,490 $18,610,594,846
2005 $860,391,000 $20,040,642,477
2006 $942,879,879 $22,715,540,324
2007 $1,255,767,964 $26,884,700,709
2008 $1,317,517,835 $30,801,745,700
2009 $1,331,343,798 $30,745,714,313
2010 $1,708,880,730 $37,658,616,952
2011 $1,977,728,659 $42,762,613,699
2012 $1,973,387,228 $47,231,655,432
2013 $1,943,696,952 $50,949,668,842
2014 $2,089,079,571 $52,016,408,854
2015 $2,187,815,803 $56,441,920,821
2016 $2,357,504,761 $58,847,019,610
2017 $2,591,358,009 $60,516,044,657
2018 $2,583,335,722 $62,420,164,992
2019 $2,735,683,570 $64,417,670,521
2020 $2,457,604,334 $62,395,610,760
2021 $2,768,802,960 $64,960,725,734
2022 $2,898,227,744 $69,243,626,029
2023 $3,019,253,885 $86,497,941,439
2024 - $95,350,423,177

Bhutan and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Costa Rica
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Costa Rica
1960 - $382
1961 - $356
1962 - $335
1963 - $346
1964 - $354
1965 - $374
1966 - $395
1967 - $414
1968 - $445
1969 - $477
1970 $200.3 $536
1971 $207.7 $570
1972 $212.4 $639
1973 $230.9 $769
1974 $262.8 $817
1975 $237.4 $937
1976 $233.7 $1,123
1977 $249.9 $1,393
1978 $232.2 $1,556
1979 $251.4 $1,735
1980 $296.9 $2,021
1981 $311 $1,068
1982 $306 $1,032
1983 $328 $1,213
1984 $326 $1,372
1985 $321 $1,429
1986 $365 $1,569
1987 $449 $1,567
1988 $489 $1,555
1989 $462 $1,725
1990 $488 $1,830
1991 $401 $2,253
1992 $416 $2,612
1993 $407 $2,840
1994 $467 $3,040
1995 $530 $3,275
1996 $553 $3,227
1997 $630 $3,408
1998 $638 $3,617
1999 $685 $3,691
2000 $772 $3,813
2001 $812 $3,985
2002 $896 $4,068
2003 $1,022 $4,173
2004 $1,130 $4,431
2005 $1,300 $4,703
2006 $1,406 $5,257
2007 $1,850 $6,138
2008 $1,920 $6,937
2009 $1,918 $6,833
2010 $2,436 $8,266
2011 $2,788 $9,276
2012 $2,751 $10,127
2013 $2,680 $10,803
2014 $2,849 $10,911
2015 $2,954 $11,715
2016 $3,152 $12,091
2017 $3,435 $12,317
2018 $3,400 $12,590
2019 $3,577 $12,885
2020 $3,192 $12,394
2021 $3,571 $12,838
2022 $3,711 $13,626
2023 $3,839 $16,942
2024 - $18,587

Bhutan vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Costa Rica
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Costa Rica
1950 35.3 57.5
1951 35.3 57.8
1952 35.4 58.1
1953 35.4 59.1
1954 35.4 59.9
1955 35.5 60.5
1956 35.6 61.2
1957 35.7 61.6
1958 35.9 62.3
1959 36.1 62.9
1960 36.4 63.5
1961 36.7 63.9
1962 37 64.2
1963 37.4 64.3
1964 37.8 64.5
1965 38.3 64.8
1966 38.8 65.1
1967 39.4 65.6
1968 40 65.8
1969 40.6 66.4
1970 41.2 66.8
1971 41.8 67.4
1972 42.5 68
1973 43.1 68.7
1974 43.8 69.4
1975 44.5 70.3
1976 45.2 70.9
1977 46 71.5
1978 46.7 72
1979 47.4 72.5
1980 48.2 73
1981 49 73.4
1982 49.8 73.9
1983 50.6 74.2
1984 51.3 74.6
1985 52 74.8
1986 52.8 74.9
1987 53.6 75.2
1988 54.4 75.5
1989 55.1 75.9
1990 55.8 76.1
1991 56.5 76.2
1992 57.2 76.4
1993 57.9 76.3
1994 58.4 76.3
1995 59.3 76.4
1996 60 76.4
1997 60.6 76.6
1998 61.3 76.9
1999 62 77.1
2000 61.8 77.3
2001 63.3 77.6
2002 64 77.9
2003 64.7 78.2
2004 65.3 78.5
2005 65.9 78.9
2006 66.5 79
2007 67.2 79.1
2008 67.7 79.2
2009 68.2 79.4
2010 68.8 79.4
2011 69.3 79.6
2012 69.8 79.9
2013 70.2 80.2
2014 70.5 80.2
2015 70.8 80.4
2016 71.1 80
2017 71.4 80
2018 71.7 80.1
2019 72 80.3
2020 72.3 79.7
2021 72.4 78.1
2022 72.8 79.3
2023 73 80.8
2024 73.3 81
2025 73.5 81.2

Bhutan and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Costa Rica
Year Population
Bhutan Costa Rica
1960 224,084 1,327,496
1961 230,602 1,377,920
1962 237,636 1,429,445
1963 245,156 1,481,604
1964 252,987 1,533,960
1965 261,200 1,586,208
1966 269,820 1,638,116
1967 278,852 1,689,523
1968 288,311 1,739,731
1969 298,214 1,789,276
1970 308,528 1,838,949
1971 319,211 1,888,539
1972 330,264 1,938,248
1973 341,705 1,988,343
1974 353,538 2,039,643
1975 365,791 2,092,719
1976 378,490 2,147,774
1977 391,639 2,205,025
1978 405,243 2,264,510
1979 419,200 2,326,490
1980 433,404 2,390,633
1981 447,836 2,456,637
1982 462,485 2,524,806
1983 477,460 2,595,153
1984 492,784 2,667,595
1985 508,392 2,741,894
1986 524,324 2,817,216
1987 540,557 2,892,699
1988 556,986 2,968,103
1989 573,586 3,043,827
1990 589,287 3,121,706
1991 599,784 3,202,176
1992 577,774 3,284,258
1993 554,673 3,367,434
1994 554,497 3,451,122
1995 547,989 3,535,176
1996 548,784 3,619,013
1997 558,697 3,701,711
1998 569,435 3,782,838
1999 582,579 3,862,101
2000 596,863 3,937,739
2001 610,794 4,008,947
2002 624,409 4,075,705
2003 637,663 4,138,784
2004 650,544 4,200,078
2005 661,865 4,261,240
2006 670,799 4,321,340
2007 678,641 4,380,248
2008 686,351 4,440,056
2009 693,988 4,499,791
2010 701,632 4,555,962
2011 709,377 4,609,833
2012 717,279 4,663,934
2013 725,273 4,716,147
2014 733,139 4,767,119
2015 740,618 4,818,038
2016 747,866 4,866,998
2017 754,335 4,913,177
2018 759,759 4,957,818
2019 764,824 4,999,553
2020 770,006 5,034,320
2021 775,442 5,059,988
2022 780,914 5,081,765
2023 786,385 5,105,525
2024 791,524 5,129,910

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Costa Rica

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Costa Rica
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Costa Rica
1960 6.7 6.71
1961 6.7 6.65
1962 6.69 6.54
1963 6.69 6.39
1964 6.68 6.19
1965 6.68 5.96
1966 6.67 5.7
1967 6.67 5.42
1968 6.66 5.03
1969 6.66 4.84
1970 6.65 4.59
1971 6.64 4.36
1972 6.64 4.16
1973 6.63 3.99
1974 6.62 3.89
1975 6.62 3.8
1976 6.62 3.75
1977 6.61 3.7
1978 6.58 3.66
1979 6.55 3.65
1980 6.51 3.58
1981 6.46 3.56
1982 6.4 3.54
1983 6.34 3.53
1984 6.26 3.52
1985 6.18 3.51
1986 6.1 3.45
1987 6 3.38
1988 5.88 3.31
1989 5.76 3.24
1990 5.6 3.17
1991 5.45 3.08
1992 5.27 3
1993 5.07 2.93
1994 4.87 2.86
1995 4.62 2.78
1996 4.37 2.68
1997 4.09 2.59
1998 3.85 2.53
1999 3.61 2.48
2000 3.38 2.41
2001 3.19 2.31
2002 3.01 2.16
2003 2.87 2.08
2004 2.78 2.03
2005 2.73 2.04
2006 2.66 1.94
2007 2.59 1.95
2008 2.48 1.98
2009 2.36 1.95
2010 2.25 1.83
2011 2.15 1.88
2012 2.07 1.85
2013 2 1.78
2014 1.92 1.8
2015 1.84 1.8
2016 1.74 1.75
2017 1.62 1.71
2018 1.52 1.71
2019 1.45 1.6
2020 1.5 1.45
2021 1.49 1.35
2022 1.48 1.34
2023 1.46 1.33

Bhutan and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Costa Rica
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Costa Rica
1960 18.8 16.8
1961 18.9 16.8
1962 18.9 16.7
1963 19 16.7
1964 19.1 16.7
1965 19.1 16.7
1966 19.2 16.8
1967 19.3 16.9
1968 19.3 17.1
1969 19.3 17.3
1970 19.3 17.6
1971 19.3 17.8
1972 19.3 18.1
1973 19.2 18.4
1974 19.2 18.6
1975 19.1 18.9
1976 19.1 19.2
1977 19 19.5
1978 19 19.7
1979 18.9 20
1980 18.9 20.3
1981 18.8 20.6
1982 18.7 20.9
1983 18.7 21.2
1984 18.6 21.4
1985 18.6 21.6
1986 18.5 21.8
1987 18.5 22.1
1988 18.5 22.3
1989 18.5 22.5
1990 18.6 22.7
1991 18.6 22.9
1992 18.6 23.2
1993 18.7 23.4
1994 18.8 23.6
1995 18.9 23.9
1996 19.1 24.1
1997 19.3 24.4
1998 19.5 24.7
1999 19.8 24.9
2000 20 25.2
2001 20.4 25.5
2002 20.8 25.9
2003 21.3 26.3
2004 21.8 26.7
2005 22.2 27
2006 22.6 27.4
2007 22.9 27.8
2008 23.3 28.2
2009 23.7 28.6
2010 24 29
2011 24.4 29.4
2012 24.7 29.8
2013 25.1 30.3
2014 25.6 30.7
2015 26 31.2
2016 26.4 31.7
2017 26.9 32.1
2018 27.5 32.6
2019 28 33
2020 28.6 33.5
2021 29.2 34
2022 29.8 34.5
2023 30.4 35.1
2024 30.9 35.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Costa Rica
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$80.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
6.25%
2021
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
6.94%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
19.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
68.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
34.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
1.7%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
9
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.23B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$14.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$725M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,146,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
7.41%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
71.4%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Costa Rica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
1,025 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$27.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
8.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
1.68 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
51.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
34.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
37.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,206 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
99.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
69.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Costa Rica
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+967
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
83.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
65
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
58
2024
Higher education index n/a
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
17.7
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
98%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
8.15%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
85.4%
2023

Health

Bhutan Costa Rica
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$219.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
81.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.64
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
24
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
10.5
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
32.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
8.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
3.4 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Costa Rica
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
3,843 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
6,534 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
11,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
3,129 mi
2017

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