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Bhutan vs Finland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 132nd vs. 70th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Finland
Population
801123
5643254
Population rank 163/197 118/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$300B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 48/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$53,189
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$64,091
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$247B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
86.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$43,897
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$37,252
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
117,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
44 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Finland: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Finland economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Finland
Year GDP
Bhutan Finland
1960 - $5,279,481,824
1961 - $5,984,433,774
1962 - $6,407,796,043
1963 - $6,958,916,548
1964 - $7,848,987,793
1965 - $8,680,393,839
1966 - $9,306,142,172
1967 - $9,468,272,357
1968 - $8,916,565,041
1969 - $10,177,524,839
1970 $61,812,113 $11,358,529,162
1971 $66,289,450 $12,528,522,307
1972 $70,139,867 $14,744,499,570
1973 $78,900,289 $19,474,098,335
1974 $92,901,784 $24,851,036,710
1975 $86,820,762 $29,475,251,333
1976 $88,461,263 $31,852,352,670
1977 $97,884,434 $33,502,784,418
1978 $94,086,228 $36,259,392,058
1979 $105,377,995 $44,469,218,440
1980 $128,669,201 $53,649,984,061
1981 $139,174,178 $52,440,066,134
1982 $141,439,317 $52,784,013,815
1983 $156,704,290 $50,956,447,481
1984 $160,423,494 $52,870,993,273
1985 $163,288,815 $55,856,676,899
1986 $191,218,115 $73,511,611,541
1987 $242,742,766 $91,564,993,913
1988 $272,298,067 $109,039,090,263
1989 $264,798,626 $118,991,270,611
1990 $287,765,007 $141,446,120,355
1991 $240,294,286 $127,794,441,994
1992 $240,233,531 $112,537,828,511
1993 $225,973,693 $89,112,105,756
1994 $258,954,708 $103,182,697,780
1995 $290,490,984 $134,060,457,516
1996 $303,408,346 $131,991,975,149
1997 $352,229,077 $126,862,902,302
1998 $363,458,381 $133,990,876,725
1999 $399,311,200 $135,234,241,918
2000 $460,733,418 $125,967,821,111
2001 $496,110,226 $129,519,672,869
2002 $559,345,264 $140,360,963,812
2003 $651,935,430 $171,612,867,736
2004 $735,348,490 $197,458,297,640
2005 $860,391,000 $204,859,368,791
2006 $942,879,879 $217,044,068,234
2007 $1,255,767,964 $256,360,251,538
2008 $1,317,517,835 $285,698,662,071
2009 $1,331,343,798 $253,480,783,439
2010 $1,708,880,730 $249,429,613,683
2011 $1,977,728,659 $275,126,915,516
2012 $1,973,387,228 $257,443,384,493
2013 $1,943,696,952 $270,268,036,626
2014 $2,089,079,571 $273,478,528,955
2015 $2,187,815,803 $233,210,733,506
2016 $2,357,504,761 $238,777,818,793
2017 $2,591,358,009 $253,846,138,440
2018 $2,583,335,722 $273,869,255,596
2019 $2,735,683,570 $267,014,821,129
2020 $2,457,604,334 $270,000,311,606
2021 $2,768,802,960 $294,223,210,496
2022 $2,898,227,744 $280,253,099,309
2023 $3,019,253,885 $294,950,618,733
2024 - $299,835,625,551

Bhutan and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Finland
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Finland
1960 - $1,192
1961 - $1,341
1962 - $1,427
1963 - $1,538
1964 - $1,726
1965 - $1,902
1966 - $2,032
1967 - $2,056
1968 - $1,927
1969 - $2,201
1970 $200.3 $2,466
1971 $207.7 $2,716
1972 $212.4 $3,178
1973 $230.9 $4,174
1974 $262.8 $5,298
1975 $237.4 $6,256
1976 $233.7 $6,740
1977 $249.9 $7,070
1978 $232.2 $7,629
1979 $251.4 $9,333
1980 $296.9 $11,225
1981 $311 $10,925
1982 $306 $10,935
1983 $328 $10,494
1984 $326 $10,830
1985 $321 $11,394
1986 $365 $14,947
1987 $449 $18,565
1988 $489 $22,044
1989 $462 $23,969
1990 $488 $28,366
1991 $401 $25,489
1992 $416 $22,320
1993 $407 $17,589
1994 $467 $20,278
1995 $530 $26,246
1996 $553 $25,757
1997 $630 $24,682
1998 $638 $26,000
1999 $685 $26,180
2000 $772 $24,336
2001 $812 $24,965
2002 $896 $26,989
2003 $1,022 $32,920
2004 $1,130 $37,768
2005 $1,300 $39,050
2006 $1,406 $41,214
2007 $1,850 $48,473
2008 $1,920 $53,769
2009 $1,918 $47,478
2010 $2,436 $46,506
2011 $2,788 $51,060
2012 $2,751 $47,552
2013 $2,680 $49,691
2014 $2,849 $50,074
2015 $2,954 $42,560
2016 $3,152 $43,451
2017 $3,435 $46,085
2018 $3,400 $49,654
2019 $3,577 $48,358
2020 $3,192 $48,829
2021 $3,571 $53,099
2022 $3,711 $50,441
2023 $3,839 $52,822
2024 - $53,189

Bhutan vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Finland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Finland
1950 35.3 64.2
1951 35.3 65.6
1952 35.4 66.5
1953 35.4 66.6
1954 35.4 67.5
1955 35.5 67.3
1956 35.6 68
1957 35.7 67.5
1958 35.9 68.6
1959 36.1 68.8
1960 36.4 69
1961 36.7 69
1962 37 68.7
1963 37.4 69.2
1964 37.8 69.4
1965 38.3 69.1
1966 38.8 69.6
1967 39.4 69.8
1968 40 69.8
1969 40.6 69.6
1970 41.2 70.3
1971 41.8 70.1
1972 42.5 70.9
1973 43.1 71.4
1974 43.8 71.3
1975 44.5 71.8
1976 45.2 72
1977 46 72.5
1978 46.7 73.1
1979 47.4 73.4
1980 48.2 73.6
1981 49 74
1982 49.8 74.5
1983 50.6 74.4
1984 51.3 74.7
1985 52 74.4
1986 52.8 74.8
1987 53.6 74.8
1988 54.4 74.8
1989 55.1 75
1990 55.8 75
1991 56.5 75.4
1992 57.2 75.6
1993 57.9 75.9
1994 58.4 76.6
1995 59.3 76.6
1996 60 76.9
1997 60.6 77.1
1998 61.3 77.3
1999 62 77.5
2000 61.8 77.7
2001 63.3 78.1
2002 64 78.3
2003 64.7 78.5
2004 65.3 78.8
2005 65.9 79
2006 66.5 79.4
2007 67.2 79.4
2008 67.7 79.7
2009 68.2 79.8
2010 68.8 80
2011 69.3 80.4
2012 69.8 80.5
2013 70.2 80.9
2014 70.5 81.1
2015 70.8 81.4
2016 71.1 81.3
2017 71.4 81.5
2018 71.7 81.6
2019 72 81.9
2020 72.3 81.8
2021 72.4 81.8
2022 72.8 81.2
2023 73 81.9
2024 73.3 82.1
2025 73.5 82.2

Bhutan and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Finland
Year Population
Bhutan Finland
1960 224,084 4,429,634
1961 230,602 4,461,005
1962 237,636 4,491,443
1963 245,156 4,523,309
1964 252,987 4,548,543
1965 261,200 4,563,732
1966 269,820 4,580,869
1967 278,852 4,605,744
1968 288,311 4,626,469
1969 298,214 4,623,785
1970 308,528 4,606,307
1971 319,211 4,612,124
1972 330,264 4,639,657
1973 341,705 4,666,081
1974 353,538 4,690,574
1975 365,791 4,711,440
1976 378,490 4,725,664
1977 391,639 4,738,902
1978 405,243 4,752,528
1979 419,200 4,764,690
1980 433,404 4,779,535
1981 447,836 4,799,964
1982 462,485 4,826,933
1983 477,460 4,855,787
1984 492,784 4,881,803
1985 508,392 4,902,206
1986 524,324 4,918,154
1987 540,557 4,932,123
1988 556,986 4,946,481
1989 573,586 4,964,371
1990 589,287 4,986,431
1991 599,784 5,013,740
1992 577,774 5,041,992
1993 554,673 5,066,447
1994 554,497 5,088,333
1995 547,989 5,107,790
1996 548,784 5,124,573
1997 558,697 5,139,835
1998 569,435 5,153,498
1999 582,579 5,165,474
2000 596,863 5,176,209
2001 610,794 5,188,008
2002 624,409 5,200,598
2003 637,663 5,213,014
2004 650,544 5,228,172
2005 661,865 5,246,096
2006 670,799 5,266,268
2007 678,641 5,288,720
2008 686,351 5,313,399
2009 693,988 5,338,871
2010 701,632 5,363,352
2011 709,377 5,388,272
2012 717,279 5,413,971
2013 725,273 5,438,972
2014 733,139 5,461,512
2015 740,618 5,479,531
2016 747,866 5,495,303
2017 754,335 5,508,214
2018 759,759 5,515,525
2019 764,824 5,521,606
2020 770,006 5,529,543
2021 775,442 5,541,017
2022 780,914 5,556,106
2023 786,385 5,583,911
2024 791,524 5,637,214

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Finland

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Finland
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Finland
1960 6.7 2.72
1961 6.7 2.72
1962 6.69 2.68
1963 6.69 2.68
1964 6.68 2.59
1965 6.68 2.48
1966 6.67 2.41
1967 6.67 2.32
1968 6.66 2.14
1969 6.66 1.93
1970 6.65 1.83
1971 6.64 1.68
1972 6.64 1.58
1973 6.63 1.49
1974 6.62 1.61
1975 6.62 1.68
1976 6.62 1.7
1977 6.61 1.68
1978 6.58 1.64
1979 6.55 1.64
1980 6.51 1.63
1981 6.46 1.64
1982 6.4 1.71
1983 6.34 1.74
1984 6.26 1.69
1985 6.18 1.64
1986 6.1 1.6
1987 6 1.59
1988 5.88 1.69
1989 5.76 1.71
1990 5.6 1.78
1991 5.45 1.79
1992 5.27 1.85
1993 5.07 1.81
1994 4.87 1.85
1995 4.62 1.81
1996 4.37 1.78
1997 4.09 1.75
1998 3.85 1.7
1999 3.61 1.73
2000 3.38 1.73
2001 3.19 1.73
2002 3.01 1.72
2003 2.87 1.76
2004 2.78 1.8
2005 2.73 1.8
2006 2.66 1.84
2007 2.59 1.83
2008 2.48 1.85
2009 2.36 1.86
2010 2.25 1.87
2011 2.15 1.83
2012 2.07 1.8
2013 2 1.75
2014 1.92 1.71
2015 1.84 1.65
2016 1.74 1.57
2017 1.62 1.49
2018 1.52 1.41
2019 1.45 1.35
2020 1.5 1.37
2021 1.49 1.46
2022 1.48 1.32
2023 1.46 1.26

Bhutan and Finland demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Finland
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Finland
1960 18.8 28.4
1961 18.9 28.4
1962 18.9 28.5
1963 19 28.5
1964 19.1 28.6
1965 19.1 28.7
1966 19.2 28.8
1967 19.3 28.9
1968 19.3 29
1969 19.3 29.3
1970 19.3 29.6
1971 19.3 29.9
1972 19.3 30.1
1973 19.2 30.2
1974 19.2 30.4
1975 19.1 30.7
1976 19.1 31.2
1977 19 31.7
1978 19 32.1
1979 18.9 32.4
1980 18.9 32.8
1981 18.8 33.2
1982 18.7 33.5
1983 18.7 33.9
1984 18.6 34.3
1985 18.6 34.7
1986 18.5 35.1
1987 18.5 35.4
1988 18.5 35.8
1989 18.5 36.1
1990 18.6 36.4
1991 18.6 36.7
1992 18.6 37
1993 18.7 37.2
1994 18.8 37.5
1995 18.9 37.8
1996 19.1 38.1
1997 19.3 38.4
1998 19.5 38.7
1999 19.8 39
2000 20 39.4
2001 20.4 39.7
2002 20.8 40
2003 21.3 40.3
2004 21.8 40.6
2005 22.2 40.9
2006 22.6 41.2
2007 22.9 41.4
2008 23.3 41.6
2009 23.7 41.8
2010 24 41.9
2011 24.4 42.1
2012 24.7 42.2
2013 25.1 42.3
2014 25.6 42.4
2015 26 42.5
2016 26.4 42.6
2017 26.9 42.7
2018 27.5 42.8
2019 28 43
2020 28.6 43.2
2021 29.2 43.3
2022 29.8 43.5
2023 30.4 43.8
2024 30.9 44

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Finland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$292B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
57.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
6.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.42%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-3.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
8.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
62.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
77
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
22.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
134
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$20.3B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$18B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$749M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
896,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.79%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
99.8%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Finland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
5,867 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
32.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
5.78 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
32.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
50.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
35.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
30.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,391 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
52.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
18.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
42.1%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Finland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+26,894
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
85.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
90.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
88
2024
Higher education index n/a
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.98
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
100%
2000
English speaking
75%
2025
70.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
93.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Finland
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$4,902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$789
2022
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
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
22.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
9.08 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Finland
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
20,819 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
8,734 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
86,522 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
282,103 mi
2019

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