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Bhutan vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 132nd vs. 130th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Denmark
Population
801123
6018959
Population rank 163/197 114/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$429B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$79,514
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Denmark
Year GDP
Bhutan Denmark
1960 - $6,361,166,545
1961 - $7,058,361,229
1962 - $7,953,274,741
1963 - $8,466,044,980
1964 - $9,677,401,337
1965 - $10,870,670,865
1966 - $11,931,740,293
1967 - $13,059,064,806
1968 - $13,505,574,133
1969 - $15,414,902,667
1970 $61,812,113 $17,075,457,733
1971 $66,289,450 $19,086,192,720
1972 $70,139,867 $23,230,667,549
1973 $78,900,289 $30,718,181,337
1974 $92,901,784 $34,125,712,481
1975 $86,820,762 $40,418,967,666
1976 $88,461,263 $44,503,607,444
1977 $97,884,434 $49,711,709,588
1978 $94,086,228 $60,320,089,218
1979 $105,377,995 $70,393,030,603
1980 $128,669,201 $70,811,287,816
1981 $139,174,178 $61,459,941,461
1982 $141,439,317 $60,084,214,872
1983 $156,704,290 $60,331,158,447
1984 $160,423,494 $58,868,891,335
1985 $163,288,815 $62,452,421,011
1986 $191,218,115 $87,748,695,217
1987 $242,742,766 $109,183,446,340
1988 $272,298,067 $115,540,189,705
1989 $264,798,626 $112,312,200,761
1990 $287,765,007 $138,217,740,684
1991 $240,294,286 $139,180,507,778
1992 $240,233,531 $152,966,494,260
1993 $225,973,693 $143,111,306,004
1994 $258,954,708 $156,017,919,221
1995 $290,490,984 $184,848,481,008
1996 $303,408,346 $187,481,157,846
1997 $352,229,077 $173,241,365,735
1998 $363,458,381 $176,877,077,513
1999 $399,311,200 $177,887,720,536
2000 $460,733,418 $164,043,817,224
2001 $496,110,226 $164,881,594,415
2002 $559,345,264 $178,788,209,558
2003 $651,935,430 $218,421,193,436
2004 $735,348,490 $251,986,155,631
2005 $860,391,000 $265,150,087,712
2006 $942,879,879 $283,386,151,544
2007 $1,255,767,964 $320,213,157,595
2008 $1,317,517,835 $354,979,471,960
2009 $1,331,343,798 $322,619,152,195
2010 $1,708,880,730 $322,345,594,075
2011 $1,977,728,659 $344,315,595,263
2012 $1,973,387,228 $326,792,574,245
2013 $1,943,696,952 $344,631,016,965
2014 $2,089,079,571 $352,832,602,064
2015 $2,187,815,803 $301,758,922,338
2016 $2,357,504,761 $312,181,849,372
2017 $2,591,358,009 $331,610,593,962
2018 $2,583,335,722 $355,293,374,912
2019 $2,735,683,570 $345,401,473,013
2020 $2,457,604,334 $355,631,021,932
2021 $2,768,802,960 $408,378,204,640
2022 $2,898,227,744 $401,945,576,108
2023 $3,019,253,885 $407,091,920,305
2024 - $429,457,372,072

Bhutan and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Denmark
1960 - $1,389
1961 - $1,531
1962 - $1,711
1963 - $1,807
1964 - $2,049
1965 - $2,284
1966 - $2,487
1967 - $2,701
1968 - $2,776
1969 - $3,151
1970 $200.3 $3,464
1971 $207.7 $3,846
1972 $212.4 $4,654
1973 $230.9 $6,117
1974 $262.8 $6,764
1975 $237.4 $7,988
1976 $233.7 $8,773
1977 $249.9 $9,770
1978 $232.2 $11,818
1979 $251.4 $13,757
1980 $296.9 $13,822
1981 $311 $12,000
1982 $306 $11,740
1983 $328 $11,797
1984 $326 $11,517
1985 $321 $12,213
1986 $365 $17,137
1987 $449 $21,296
1988 $489 $22,525
1989 $462 $21,882
1990 $488 $26,886
1991 $401 $27,003
1992 $416 $29,579
1993 $407 $27,582
1994 $467 $29,968
1995 $530 $35,321
1996 $553 $35,622
1997 $630 $32,780
1998 $638 $33,346
1999 $685 $33,426
2000 $772 $30,722
2001 $812 $30,768
2002 $896 $33,257
2003 $1,022 $40,519
2004 $1,130 $46,625
2005 $1,300 $48,926
2006 $1,406 $52,119
2007 $1,850 $58,632
2008 $1,920 $64,617
2009 $1,918 $58,413
2010 $2,436 $58,105
2011 $2,788 $61,810
2012 $2,751 $58,444
2013 $2,680 $61,378
2014 $2,849 $62,520
2015 $2,954 $53,094
2016 $3,152 $54,501
2017 $3,435 $57,522
2018 $3,400 $61,325
2019 $3,577 $59,404
2020 $3,192 $60,985
2021 $3,571 $69,728
2022 $3,711 $68,091
2023 $3,839 $68,454
2024 - $71,852

Bhutan vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Denmark
1950 35.3 70.3
1951 35.3 70.9
1952 35.4 70.8
1953 35.4 71.2
1954 35.4 71.3
1955 35.5 71.9
1956 35.6 72
1957 35.7 71.8
1958 35.9 72.2
1959 36.1 72.2
1960 36.4 72.2
1961 36.7 72.5
1962 37 72.4
1963 37.4 72.4
1964 37.8 72.5
1965 38.3 72.4
1966 38.8 72.5
1967 39.4 73
1968 40 73.1
1969 40.6 73.2
1970 41.2 73.4
1971 41.8 73.4
1972 42.5 73.5
1973 43.1 73.7
1974 43.8 73.8
1975 44.5 74.1
1976 45.2 73.8
1977 46 74.7
1978 46.7 74.4
1979 47.4 74.2
1980 48.2 74.1
1981 49 74.3
1982 49.8 74.6
1983 50.6 74.5
1984 51.3 74.6
1985 52 74.5
1986 52.8 74.6
1987 53.6 74.7
1988 54.4 74.8
1989 55.1 74.9
1990 55.8 74.9
1991 56.5 75.2
1992 57.2 75.3
1993 57.9 75.2
1994 58.4 75.4
1995 59.3 75.3
1996 60 75.7
1997 60.6 76
1998 61.3 76.4
1999 62 76.6
2000 61.8 76.8
2001 63.3 77
2002 64 77.1
2003 64.7 77.4
2004 65.3 77.8
2005 65.9 78.2
2006 66.5 78.2
2007 67.2 78.3
2008 67.7 78.7
2009 68.2 79
2010 68.8 79.2
2011 69.3 79.8
2012 69.8 80.1
2013 70.2 80.3
2014 70.5 80.6
2015 70.8 80.7
2016 71.1 80.9
2017 71.4 81.1
2018 71.7 81
2019 72 81.4
2020 72.3 81.5
2021 72.4 81.4
2022 72.8 81.3
2023 73 81.9
2024 73.3 82.1
2025 73.5 82.2

Bhutan and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Denmark
Year Population
Bhutan Denmark
1960 224,084 4,579,603
1961 230,602 4,611,687
1962 237,636 4,647,727
1963 245,156 4,684,483
1964 252,987 4,722,072
1965 261,200 4,759,012
1966 269,820 4,797,381
1967 278,852 4,835,354
1968 288,311 4,864,883
1969 298,214 4,891,860
1970 308,528 4,928,757
1971 319,211 4,963,126
1972 330,264 4,991,596
1973 341,705 5,021,861
1974 353,538 5,045,297
1975 365,791 5,059,862
1976 378,490 5,072,596
1977 391,639 5,088,419
1978 405,243 5,104,248
1979 419,200 5,116,801
1980 433,404 5,123,027
1981 447,836 5,121,572
1982 462,485 5,117,810
1983 477,460 5,114,297
1984 492,784 5,111,619
1985 508,392 5,113,691
1986 524,324 5,120,534
1987 540,557 5,127,024
1988 556,986 5,129,516
1989 573,586 5,132,594
1990 589,287 5,140,939
1991 599,784 5,154,298
1992 577,774 5,171,370
1993 554,673 5,188,628
1994 554,497 5,206,180
1995 547,989 5,233,373
1996 548,784 5,263,074
1997 558,697 5,284,991
1998 569,435 5,304,219
1999 582,579 5,321,799
2000 596,863 5,339,616
2001 610,794 5,358,783
2002 624,409 5,375,931
2003 637,663 5,390,574
2004 650,544 5,404,523
2005 661,865 5,419,432
2006 670,799 5,437,272
2007 678,641 5,461,438
2008 686,351 5,493,621
2009 693,988 5,523,095
2010 701,632 5,547,683
2011 709,377 5,570,572
2012 717,279 5,591,572
2013 725,273 5,614,932
2014 733,139 5,643,475
2015 740,618 5,683,483
2016 747,866 5,728,010
2017 754,335 5,764,980
2018 759,759 5,793,636
2019 764,824 5,814,422
2020 770,006 5,831,404
2021 775,442 5,856,733
2022 780,914 5,903,037
2023 786,385 5,946,952
2024 791,524 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Denmark

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Denmark
1960 6.7 2.57
1961 6.7 2.55
1962 6.69 2.55
1963 6.69 2.67
1964 6.68 2.6
1965 6.68 2.61
1966 6.67 2.62
1967 6.67 2.35
1968 6.66 2.12
1969 6.66 2
1970 6.65 1.95
1971 6.64 2.04
1972 6.64 2.03
1973 6.63 1.92
1974 6.62 1.9
1975 6.62 1.92
1976 6.62 1.75
1977 6.61 1.66
1978 6.58 1.67
1979 6.55 1.6
1980 6.51 1.55
1981 6.46 1.44
1982 6.4 1.43
1983 6.34 1.38
1984 6.26 1.4
1985 6.18 1.45
1986 6.1 1.48
1987 6 1.5
1988 5.88 1.56
1989 5.76 1.62
1990 5.6 1.67
1991 5.45 1.68
1992 5.27 1.76
1993 5.07 1.75
1994 4.87 1.81
1995 4.62 1.8
1996 4.37 1.75
1997 4.09 1.75
1998 3.85 1.72
1999 3.61 1.73
2000 3.38 1.77
2001 3.19 1.74
2002 3.01 1.72
2003 2.87 1.76
2004 2.78 1.78
2005 2.73 1.8
2006 2.66 1.85
2007 2.59 1.84
2008 2.48 1.89
2009 2.36 1.84
2010 2.25 1.87
2011 2.15 1.75
2012 2.07 1.73
2013 2 1.67
2014 1.92 1.69
2015 1.84 1.71
2016 1.74 1.79
2017 1.62 1.75
2018 1.52 1.73
2019 1.45 1.7
2020 1.5 1.68
2021 1.49 1.72
2022 1.48 1.55
2023 1.46 1.5

Bhutan and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Denmark
1960 18.8 33
1961 18.9 33.1
1962 18.9 33
1963 19 33
1964 19.1 32.9
1965 19.1 32.8
1966 19.2 32.6
1967 19.3 32.5
1968 19.3 32.5
1969 19.3 32.5
1970 19.3 32.5
1971 19.3 32.5
1972 19.3 32.6
1973 19.2 32.7
1974 19.2 32.8
1975 19.1 33
1976 19.1 33.2
1977 19 33.4
1978 19 33.7
1979 18.9 33.9
1980 18.9 34.3
1981 18.8 34.7
1982 18.7 35.1
1983 18.7 35.5
1984 18.6 35.7
1985 18.6 36
1986 18.5 36.2
1987 18.5 36.5
1988 18.5 36.7
1989 18.5 36.9
1990 18.6 37.1
1991 18.6 37.3
1992 18.6 37.4
1993 18.7 37.5
1994 18.8 37.6
1995 18.9 37.7
1996 19.1 37.7
1997 19.3 37.9
1998 19.5 38
1999 19.8 38.2
2000 20 38.4
2001 20.4 38.6
2002 20.8 38.8
2003 21.3 39
2004 21.8 39.2
2005 22.2 39.5
2006 22.6 39.8
2007 22.9 40.1
2008 23.3 40.2
2009 23.7 40.4
2010 24 40.5
2011 24.4 40.7
2012 24.7 41
2013 25.1 41.2
2014 25.6 41.4
2015 26 41.5
2016 26.4 41.6
2017 26.9 41.7
2018 27.5 41.8
2019 28 41.9
2020 28.6 42.1
2021 29.2 42.2
2022 29.8 42.1
2023 30.4 42.2
2024 30.9 42.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
4.5%
2018
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
98.7%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Denmark
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
90
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
3.7
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
75%
2025
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
99.8%
2024

Health

Bhutan Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$890
2023
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Denmark
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
45,717 mi
2010

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