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Bhutan vs Eswatini statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 1.24M in Eswatini (ranked 157/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 6,641 sq mi for Eswatini (ranked 132nd vs. 154th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Eswatini
Population
801123
1267161
Population rank 163/197 156/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 162/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 131/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 129/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$3,418
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
6,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.75
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
23.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Bhutan and Eswatini: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Eswatini economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Eswatini
Year GDP
Bhutan Eswatini
1960 - $35,076,846
1961 - $43,026,043
1962 - $45,927,962
1963 - $54,129,438
1964 - $64,980,554
1965 - $70,279,972
1966 - $76,859,969
1967 - $74,759,970
1968 - $79,799,968
1969 - $105,419,958
1970 $61,812,113 $112,139,955
1971 $66,289,450 $136,462,081
1972 $70,139,867 $146,736,479
1973 $78,900,289 $221,915,128
1974 $92,901,784 $264,320,941
1975 $86,820,762 $288,299,789
1976 $88,461,263 $272,550,068
1977 $97,884,434 $304,060,076
1978 $94,086,228 $340,630,085
1979 $105,377,995 $412,093,134
1980 $128,669,201 $541,976,853
1981 $139,174,178 $570,774,825
1982 $141,439,317 $537,568,059
1983 $156,704,290 $555,336,146
1984 $160,423,494 $494,483,409
1985 $163,288,815 $360,079,419
1986 $191,218,115 $449,140,318
1987 $242,742,766 $584,126,092
1988 $272,298,067 $692,026,455
1989 $264,798,626 $696,921,542
1990 $287,765,007 $1,114,694,041
1991 $240,294,286 $1,156,135,718
1992 $240,233,531 $1,284,759,928
1993 $225,973,693 $1,357,189,552
1994 $258,954,708 $1,419,294,254
1995 $290,490,984 $1,698,989,464
1996 $303,408,346 $1,602,741,834
1997 $352,229,077 $1,716,714,070
1998 $363,458,381 $1,576,908,856
1999 $399,311,200 $1,547,888,496
2000 $460,733,418 $1,738,093,840
2001 $496,110,226 $1,542,477,309
2002 $559,345,264 $1,432,221,739
2003 $651,935,430 $2,197,598,466
2004 $735,348,490 $2,770,082,792
2005 $860,391,000 $3,178,112,499
2006 $942,879,879 $3,291,330,019
2007 $1,255,767,964 $3,469,381,231
2008 $1,317,517,835 $3,294,084,314
2009 $1,331,343,798 $3,580,428,053
2010 $1,708,880,730 $4,438,765,086
2011 $1,977,728,659 $4,820,478,680
2012 $1,973,387,228 $4,886,551,484
2013 $1,943,696,952 $4,464,726,181
2014 $2,089,079,571 $4,286,015,248
2015 $2,187,815,803 $3,909,281,650
2016 $2,357,504,761 $3,724,180,911
2017 $2,591,358,009 $4,463,673,661
2018 $2,583,335,722 $4,644,696,656
2019 $2,735,683,570 $4,616,996,145
2020 $2,457,604,334 $4,120,621,325
2021 $2,768,802,960 $4,785,708,166
2022 $2,898,227,744 $4,741,163,885
2023 $3,019,253,885 $4,604,172,127
2024 - $4,891,883,720

Bhutan and Eswatini economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Eswatini
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Eswatini
1960 - $101.6
1961 - $121.8
1962 - $127.1
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $171.6
1965 - $181
1966 - $192.7
1967 - $182.8
1968 - $190.4
1969 - $245.2
1970 $200.3 $254.2
1971 $207.7 $301
1972 $212.4 $315
1973 $230.9 $463
1974 $262.8 $536
1975 $237.4 $568
1976 $233.7 $521
1977 $249.9 $563
1978 $232.2 $610
1979 $251.4 $714
1980 $296.9 $908
1981 $311 $925
1982 $306 $843
1983 $328 $843
1984 $326 $726
1985 $321 $510
1986 $365 $611
1987 $449 $765
1988 $489 $865
1989 $462 $832
1990 $488 $1,278
1991 $401 $1,273
1992 $416 $1,362
1993 $407 $1,397
1994 $467 $1,461
1995 $530 $1,751
1996 $553 $1,619
1997 $630 $1,705
1998 $638 $1,547
1999 $685 $1,502
2000 $772 $1,669
2001 $812 $1,468
2002 $896 $1,352
2003 $1,022 $2,060
2004 $1,130 $2,581
2005 $1,300 $2,945
2006 $1,406 $3,035
2007 $1,850 $3,181
2008 $1,920 $3,000
2009 $1,918 $3,240
2010 $2,436 $3,993
2011 $2,788 $4,312
2012 $2,751 $4,348
2013 $2,680 $3,951
2014 $2,849 $3,772
2015 $2,954 $3,421
2016 $3,152 $3,240
2017 $3,435 $3,854
2018 $3,400 $3,973
2019 $3,577 $3,913
2020 $3,192 $3,455
2021 $3,571 $3,966
2022 $3,711 $3,890
2023 $3,839 $3,742
2024 - $3,936

Bhutan vs. Eswatini life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Eswatini
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Eswatini
1950 35.3 43.4
1951 35.3 43.7
1952 35.4 44
1953 35.4 44.3
1954 35.4 44.6
1955 35.5 44.8
1956 35.6 45.1
1957 35.7 45.4
1958 35.9 45.8
1959 36.1 46.1
1960 36.4 46.4
1961 36.7 46.7
1962 37 47.1
1963 37.4 47.5
1964 37.8 47.9
1965 38.3 48.4
1966 38.8 49
1967 39.4 49.5
1968 40 50.1
1969 40.6 50.6
1970 41.2 51.2
1971 41.8 51.8
1972 42.5 52.4
1973 43.1 53
1974 43.8 53.7
1975 44.5 54.4
1976 45.2 55.2
1977 46 56
1978 46.7 56.8
1979 47.4 57.5
1980 48.2 58.2
1981 49 58.8
1982 49.8 59.5
1983 50.6 58.4
1984 51.3 60.4
1985 52 61.2
1986 52.8 61.6
1987 53.6 61.9
1988 54.4 61.9
1989 55.1 61.7
1990 55.8 61.2
1991 56.5 60.4
1992 57.2 59.3
1993 57.9 58.1
1994 58.4 56.6
1995 59.3 55.1
1996 60 53.3
1997 60.6 51.7
1998 61.3 50.1
1999 62 48.8
2000 61.8 47.6
2001 63.3 46.3
2002 64 45.4
2003 64.7 44.6
2004 65.3 43.9
2005 65.9 44
2006 66.5 44.6
2007 67.2 45.2
2008 67.7 45.9
2009 68.2 46.9
2010 68.8 48.3
2011 69.3 49.1
2012 69.8 50.7
2013 70.2 52.1
2014 70.5 53.5
2015 70.8 54.9
2016 71.1 56.2
2017 71.4 57.6
2018 71.7 58.7
2019 72 59.8
2020 72.3 59.9
2021 72.4 58.2
2022 72.8 63
2023 73 64.1
2024 73.3 64.3
2025 73.5 64.4

Bhutan and Eswatini population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Eswatini
Year Population
Bhutan Eswatini
1960 224,084 345,337
1961 230,602 353,264
1962 237,636 361,365
1963 245,156 369,759
1964 252,987 378,656
1965 261,200 388,336
1966 269,820 398,766
1967 278,852 409,031
1968 288,311 419,147
1969 298,214 429,875
1970 308,528 441,216
1971 319,211 453,183
1972 330,264 465,788
1973 341,705 479,038
1974 353,538 492,988
1975 365,791 507,673
1976 378,490 523,330
1977 391,639 540,348
1978 405,243 558,446
1979 419,200 577,199
1980 433,404 596,644
1981 447,836 616,808
1982 462,485 637,652
1983 477,460 658,957
1984 492,784 680,783
1985 508,392 706,196
1986 524,324 734,732
1987 540,557 763,811
1988 556,986 799,798
1989 573,586 837,800
1990 589,287 872,428
1991 599,784 908,189
1992 577,774 943,416
1993 554,673 971,318
1994 554,497 971,212
1995 547,989 970,433
1996 548,784 989,841
1997 558,697 1,006,635
1998 569,435 1,019,653
1999 582,579 1,030,782
2000 596,863 1,041,414
2001 610,794 1,051,064
2002 624,409 1,059,441
2003 637,663 1,066,700
2004 650,544 1,073,159
2005 661,865 1,079,022
2006 670,799 1,084,436
2007 678,641 1,090,705
2008 686,351 1,098,091
2009 693,988 1,105,153
2010 701,632 1,111,650
2011 709,377 1,117,833
2012 717,279 1,123,863
2013 725,273 1,129,990
2014 733,139 1,136,299
2015 740,618 1,142,813
2016 747,866 1,149,507
2017 754,335 1,158,195
2018 759,759 1,168,929
2019 764,824 1,179,874
2020 770,006 1,192,729
2021 775,442 1,206,593
2022 780,914 1,218,917
2023 786,385 1,230,506
2024 791,524 1,242,822

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Eswatini

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Eswatini
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Eswatini
1960 6.7 6.75
1961 6.7 6.77
1962 6.69 6.79
1963 6.69 6.8
1964 6.68 6.79
1965 6.68 6.79
1966 6.67 6.8
1967 6.67 6.77
1968 6.66 6.76
1969 6.66 6.76
1970 6.65 6.75
1971 6.64 6.74
1972 6.64 6.72
1973 6.63 6.72
1974 6.62 6.71
1975 6.62 6.71
1976 6.62 6.7
1977 6.61 6.68
1978 6.58 6.65
1979 6.55 6.61
1980 6.51 6.57
1981 6.46 6.54
1982 6.4 6.49
1983 6.34 6.43
1984 6.26 6.36
1985 6.18 6.28
1986 6.1 6.11
1987 6 5.9
1988 5.88 5.69
1989 5.76 5.48
1990 5.6 5.3
1991 5.45 5.13
1992 5.27 4.98
1993 5.07 4.82
1994 4.87 4.66
1995 4.62 4.52
1996 4.37 4.38
1997 4.09 4.24
1998 3.85 4.13
1999 3.61 4.09
2000 3.38 4.03
2001 3.19 3.94
2002 3.01 3.85
2003 2.87 3.8
2004 2.78 3.76
2005 2.73 3.7
2006 2.66 3.63
2007 2.59 3.58
2008 2.48 3.57
2009 2.36 3.5
2010 2.25 3.38
2011 2.15 3.32
2012 2.07 3.27
2013 2 3.24
2014 1.92 3.18
2015 1.84 3.12
2016 1.74 3.07
2017 1.62 3.02
2018 1.52 2.97
2019 1.45 2.93
2020 1.5 2.89
2021 1.49 2.84
2022 1.48 2.8
2023 1.46 2.75

Bhutan and Eswatini demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Eswatini
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Eswatini
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.9 16.4
1962 18.9 16.3
1963 19 16.1
1964 19.1 16.1
1965 19.1 16.1
1966 19.2 16.1
1967 19.3 16.1
1968 19.3 16.2
1969 19.3 16.2
1970 19.3 16.3
1971 19.3 16.3
1972 19.3 16.3
1973 19.2 16.2
1974 19.2 16.2
1975 19.1 16.1
1976 19.1 16
1977 19 15.9
1978 19 15.8
1979 18.9 15.7
1980 18.9 15.6
1981 18.8 15.5
1982 18.7 15.4
1983 18.7 15.3
1984 18.6 15.3
1985 18.6 15.2
1986 18.5 15.3
1987 18.5 15.3
1988 18.5 15.6
1989 18.5 15.9
1990 18.6 16.1
1991 18.6 16.3
1992 18.6 16.5
1993 18.7 16.7
1994 18.8 16.3
1995 18.9 16.1
1996 19.1 16.3
1997 19.3 16.6
1998 19.5 16.9
1999 19.8 17.3
2000 20 17.6
2001 20.4 17.8
2002 20.8 18.1
2003 21.3 18.3
2004 21.8 18.5
2005 22.2 18.6
2006 22.6 18.7
2007 22.9 18.9
2008 23.3 19.1
2009 23.7 19.4
2010 24 19.6
2011 24.4 19.9
2012 24.7 20.2
2013 25.1 20.5
2014 25.6 20.7
2015 26 21
2016 26.4 21.2
2017 26.9 21.5
2018 27.5 21.8
2019 28 22.1
2020 28.6 22.4
2021 29.2 22.6
2022 29.8 22.8
2023 30.4 23
2024 30.9 23.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Eswatini
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$4.45B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
32.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
6.03%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.57%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
3,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
34.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
34.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
1.4%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2007
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$234M
2007
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$479M
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$33.3M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
345,299
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.4%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
65.1%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Eswatini
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
959 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
1.39 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
1.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
64.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,137 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
83.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
60.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
86.4%
2023

Society

Bhutan Eswatini
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-6,754
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
25%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
27
2024
Higher education index n/a
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
12.7
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
33.5
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
81
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
90.8%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
48.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
57.6%
2023

Health

Bhutan Eswatini
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$283.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$29.4
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
1.59
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
45
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
30.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
7.9%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
6.79 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Eswatini
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
5,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
4,614 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
1,935 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
2,342 mi
2019

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