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Bhutan vs DR Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 132nd vs. 11th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan DR Congo
Population
801123
115740092
Population rank 163/197 15/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$70.7B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 87/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 189/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$1,710
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
16.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$125
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 183/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,758
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
875,313 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
6.05
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
16.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Bhutan and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and DR Congo economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

DR Congo
Year GDP
Bhutan DR Congo
1960 - $3,359,404,118
1961 - $3,086,746,857
1962 - $3,779,841,429
1963 - $6,213,185,743
1964 - $2,881,545,273
1965 - $4,043,901,818
1966 - $4,532,660,182
1967 - $3,384,063,372
1968 - $3,909,780,539
1969 - $5,032,434,970
1970 $61,812,113 $4,877,684,910
1971 $66,289,450 $5,594,770,359
1972 $70,139,867 $6,173,712,814
1973 $78,900,289 $7,870,239,461
1974 $92,901,784 $9,596,960,180
1975 $86,820,762 $10,237,343,174
1976 $88,461,263 $9,648,583,225
1977 $97,884,434 $12,344,424,764
1978 $94,086,228 $15,372,608,002
1979 $105,377,995 $15,068,422,236
1980 $128,669,201 $14,394,927,495
1981 $139,174,178 $12,537,821,038
1982 $141,439,317 $13,651,667,371
1983 $156,704,290 $11,006,712,650
1984 $160,423,494 $7,857,729,193
1985 $163,288,815 $7,195,042,616
1986 $191,218,115 $8,095,367,168
1987 $242,742,766 $7,661,625,473
1988 $272,298,067 $8,861,299,977
1989 $264,798,626 $9,021,862,775
1990 $287,765,007 $9,349,764,580
1991 $240,294,286 $9,625,436,873
1992 $240,233,531 $8,227,343,907
1993 $225,973,693 $10,706,259,937
1994 $258,954,708 $5,820,382,248
1995 $290,490,984 $5,643,439,376
1996 $303,408,346 $5,771,456,952
1997 $352,229,077 $6,090,838,693
1998 $363,458,381 $6,217,805,821
1999 $399,311,200 $4,711,259,427
2000 $460,733,418 $19,088,046,306
2001 $496,110,226 $7,438,189,100
2002 $559,345,264 $8,728,038,525
2003 $651,935,430 $8,937,567,060
2004 $735,348,490 $10,297,483,481
2005 $860,391,000 $11,964,484,466
2006 $942,879,879 $14,451,901,696
2007 $1,255,767,964 $16,737,071,816
2008 $1,317,517,835 $19,788,515,590
2009 $1,331,343,798 $18,648,372,553
2010 $1,708,880,730 $21,565,721,045
2011 $1,977,728,659 $25,839,749,199
2012 $1,973,387,228 $29,306,235,285
2013 $1,943,696,952 $32,679,745,048
2014 $2,089,079,571 $35,909,040,926
2015 $2,187,815,803 $37,917,706,497
2016 $2,357,504,761 $37,134,801,555
2017 $2,591,358,009 $38,019,264,795
2018 $2,583,335,722 $47,568,210,010
2019 $2,735,683,570 $51,775,829,877
2020 $2,457,604,334 $48,716,961,860
2021 $2,768,802,960 $55,328,482,784
2022 $2,898,227,744 $65,801,547,756
2023 $3,019,253,885 $67,006,756,666
2024 - $70,749,355,652

Bhutan and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

DR Congo
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan DR Congo
1960 - $220.1
1961 - $197.1
1962 - $235.1
1963 - $376
1964 - $169.9
1965 - $232
1966 - $252.8
1967 - $183.3
1968 - $205.6
1969 - $257.1
1970 $200.3 $242.2
1971 $207.7 $270.3
1972 $212.4 $290.5
1973 $230.9 $361
1974 $262.8 $428
1975 $237.4 $445
1976 $233.7 $408
1977 $249.9 $509
1978 $232.2 $615
1979 $251.4 $582
1980 $296.9 $539
1981 $311 $456
1982 $306 $482
1983 $328 $376
1984 $326 $259.8
1985 $321 $230.1
1986 $365 $250.9
1987 $449 $230.1
1988 $489 $257.7
1989 $462 $254.2
1990 $488 $254.9
1991 $401 $253.8
1992 $416 $209.7
1993 $407 $263.3
1994 $467 $136.5
1995 $530 $127
1996 $553 $127.4
1997 $630 $132.3
1998 $638 $131.5
1999 $685 $96.3
2000 $772 $378
2001 $812 $142.7
2002 $896 $162.4
2003 $1,022 $161.5
2004 $1,130 $180.7
2005 $1,300 $203.6
2006 $1,406 $238.4
2007 $1,850 $267.9
2008 $1,920 $307
2009 $1,918 $280.8
2010 $2,436 $315
2011 $2,788 $365
2012 $2,751 $400
2013 $2,680 $431
2014 $2,849 $458
2015 $2,954 $468
2016 $3,152 $442
2017 $3,435 $437
2018 $3,400 $528
2019 $3,577 $557
2020 $3,192 $508
2021 $3,571 $558
2022 $3,711 $643
2023 $3,839 $633
2024 - $647

Bhutan vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

DR Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan DR Congo
1950 35.3 38.2
1951 35.3 38.5
1952 35.4 38.9
1953 35.4 39.1
1954 35.4 39.4
1955 35.5 39.7
1956 35.6 39.9
1957 35.7 40.2
1958 35.9 40.5
1959 36.1 40.6
1960 36.4 40.8
1961 36.7 40.2
1962 37 40.4
1963 37.4 40.6
1964 37.8 40.1
1965 38.3 40.8
1966 38.8 42.2
1967 39.4 42.3
1968 40 42.7
1969 40.6 43
1970 41.2 43.3
1971 41.8 43.6
1972 42.5 43.9
1973 43.1 44.1
1974 43.8 44.3
1975 44.5 44.5
1976 45.2 44.7
1977 46 44.9
1978 46.7 44.6
1979 47.4 45.3
1980 48.2 45.5
1981 49 45.7
1982 49.8 45.9
1983 50.6 46.2
1984 51.3 46.5
1985 52 46.7
1986 52.8 47
1987 53.6 47.4
1988 54.4 47.8
1989 55.1 48.1
1990 55.8 48.5
1991 56.5 48.9
1992 57.2 49.3
1993 57.9 49.6
1994 58.4 49.9
1995 59.3 50.4
1996 60 49.4
1997 60.6 50.5
1998 61.3 49.7
1999 62 50.1
2000 61.8 51.9
2001 63.3 52.2
2002 64 52.4
2003 64.7 53
2004 65.3 53.5
2005 65.9 54
2006 66.5 54.5
2007 67.2 55
2008 67.7 55.4
2009 68.2 55.8
2010 68.8 56.4
2011 69.3 56.9
2012 69.8 57.4
2013 70.2 57.8
2014 70.5 58.2
2015 70.8 58.7
2016 71.1 59.1
2017 71.4 59.5
2018 71.7 59.9
2019 72 60.2
2020 72.3 60.4
2021 72.4 60
2022 72.8 61
2023 73 61.9
2024 73.3 62.1
2025 73.5 62.2

Bhutan and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

DR Congo
Year Population
Bhutan DR Congo
1960 224,084 15,264,846
1961 230,602 15,662,374
1962 237,636 16,075,724
1963 245,156 16,507,599
1964 252,987 16,955,327
1965 261,200 17,427,802
1966 269,820 17,931,929
1967 278,852 18,462,782
1968 288,311 19,012,189
1969 298,214 19,570,445
1970 308,528 20,137,436
1971 319,211 20,695,569
1972 330,264 21,251,160
1973 341,705 21,827,665
1974 353,538 22,418,878
1975 365,791 23,021,101
1976 378,490 23,624,031
1977 391,639 24,229,061
1978 405,243 24,992,689
1979 419,200 25,886,782
1980 433,404 26,711,099
1981 447,836 27,500,515
1982 462,485 28,338,190
1983 477,460 29,250,963
1984 492,784 30,245,081
1985 508,392 31,264,816
1986 524,324 32,265,196
1987 540,557 33,298,904
1988 556,986 34,382,752
1989 573,586 35,486,866
1990 589,287 36,684,063
1991 599,784 37,925,817
1992 577,774 39,228,910
1993 554,673 40,656,336
1994 554,497 42,626,876
1995 547,989 44,433,704
1996 548,784 45,296,124
1997 558,697 46,029,902
1998 569,435 47,297,600
1999 582,579 48,912,971
2000 596,863 50,507,442
2001 610,794 52,132,646
2002 624,409 53,750,524
2003 637,663 55,343,867
2004 650,544 56,997,741
2005 661,865 58,775,724
2006 670,799 60,615,908
2007 678,641 62,477,752
2008 686,351 64,390,664
2009 693,988 66,412,044
2010 701,632 68,563,038
2011 709,377 70,849,311
2012 717,279 73,254,618
2013 725,273 75,789,395
2014 733,139 78,403,242
2015 740,618 81,035,531
2016 747,866 83,956,415
2017 754,335 87,083,398
2018 759,759 90,047,644
2019 764,824 92,947,442
2020 770,006 95,989,998
2021 775,442 99,148,932
2022 780,914 102,396,968
2023 786,385 105,789,731
2024 791,524 109,276,265

Fertility rates in Bhutan and DR Congo

Fertility rate
Bhutan

DR Congo
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan DR Congo
1960 6.7 6.11
1961 6.7 6.12
1962 6.69 6.14
1963 6.69 6.16
1964 6.68 6.19
1965 6.68 6.21
1966 6.67 6.24
1967 6.67 6.27
1968 6.66 6.29
1969 6.66 6.3
1970 6.65 6.33
1971 6.64 6.34
1972 6.64 6.37
1973 6.63 6.39
1974 6.62 6.4
1975 6.62 6.42
1976 6.62 6.44
1977 6.61 6.45
1978 6.58 6.46
1979 6.55 6.48
1980 6.51 6.5
1981 6.46 6.52
1982 6.4 6.54
1983 6.34 6.56
1984 6.26 6.59
1985 6.18 6.61
1986 6.1 6.63
1987 6 6.65
1988 5.88 6.66
1989 5.76 6.65
1990 5.6 6.65
1991 5.45 6.65
1992 5.27 6.64
1993 5.07 6.64
1994 4.87 6.64
1995 4.62 6.68
1996 4.37 6.67
1997 4.09 6.69
1998 3.85 6.7
1999 3.61 6.69
2000 3.38 6.7
2001 3.19 6.66
2002 3.01 6.61
2003 2.87 6.55
2004 2.78 6.53
2005 2.73 6.53
2006 2.66 6.55
2007 2.59 6.56
2008 2.48 6.58
2009 2.36 6.59
2010 2.25 6.59
2011 2.15 6.58
2012 2.07 6.56
2013 2 6.53
2014 1.92 6.48
2015 1.84 6.44
2016 1.74 6.39
2017 1.62 6.35
2018 1.52 6.3
2019 1.45 6.25
2020 1.5 6.21
2021 1.49 6.16
2022 1.48 6.11
2023 1.46 6.05

Bhutan and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan DR Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$70.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
17.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.84%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.16%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
134,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-2.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
1.47%
2020
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
33%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
46.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
47.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
35.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.1%
2020
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$5.1B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
351,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.38%
2018
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
39.2%
2024

Energy

Bhutan DR Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
391 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$3.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
3.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
3.97%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
96.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.84%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
1.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
130.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
90.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
99.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
22.1%
2023

Society

Bhutan DR Congo
% of world population
0.01%
2024
1.34%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-26,968
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
48.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
8.32
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
20
2024
Higher education index n/a
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
13.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
34.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
80.5%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
30.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan DR Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$24.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$9.04
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
38.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.19
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
427
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
73.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
6.89%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
1.92 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan DR Congo
% of world land
0.03%
2025
1.52%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
8,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
135,505 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
474,331 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
94,680 mi
2015

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