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Bhutan vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 132nd vs. 75th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Gabon
Population
801123
2636721
Population rank 163/197 142/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Gabon
Year GDP
Bhutan Gabon
1960 - $141,468,978
1961 - $167,637,907
1962 - $182,796,536
1963 - $154,480,244
1964 - $215,679,855
1965 - $226,474,286
1966 - $245,849,781
1967 - $271,543,680
1968 - $294,468,564
1969 - $318,124,701
1970 $61,812,113 $323,802,476
1971 $66,289,450 $381,687,073
1972 $70,139,867 $430,508,359
1973 $78,900,289 $722,780,701
1974 $92,901,784 $1,544,216,002
1975 $86,820,762 $2,157,592,940
1976 $88,461,263 $3,009,409,974
1977 $97,884,434 $2,809,349,069
1978 $94,086,228 $2,389,479,272
1979 $105,377,995 $3,030,251,120
1980 $128,669,201 $4,279,637,942
1981 $139,174,178 $3,862,269,121
1982 $141,439,317 $3,618,007,841
1983 $156,704,290 $3,391,275,732
1984 $160,423,494 $3,561,451,561
1985 $163,288,815 $3,339,914,757
1986 $191,218,115 $3,403,638,189
1987 $242,742,766 $3,281,797,043
1988 $272,298,067 $3,834,503,376
1989 $264,798,626 $4,186,411,464
1990 $287,765,007 $5,952,293,765
1991 $240,294,286 $5,402,919,785
1992 $240,233,531 $5,592,390,827
1993 $225,973,693 $4,378,645,081
1994 $258,954,708 $4,190,819,344
1995 $290,490,984 $4,958,845,648
1996 $303,408,346 $5,694,040,003
1997 $352,229,077 $5,326,817,115
1998 $363,458,381 $4,483,417,310
1999 $399,311,200 $4,662,992,036
2000 $460,733,418 $5,080,483,629
2001 $496,110,226 $5,023,265,413
2002 $559,345,264 $5,335,451,100
2003 $651,935,430 $6,511,903,365
2004 $735,348,490 $7,770,219,008
2005 $860,391,000 $9,582,783,991
2006 $942,879,879 $10,327,598,306
2007 $1,255,767,964 $12,455,409,587
2008 $1,317,517,835 $15,571,348,344
2009 $1,331,343,798 $12,113,699,068
2010 $1,708,880,730 $14,372,593,020
2011 $1,977,728,659 $18,210,307,744
2012 $1,973,387,228 $17,170,464,016
2013 $1,943,696,952 $17,595,744,798
2014 $2,089,079,571 $18,203,966,896
2015 $2,187,815,803 $14,383,107,763
2016 $2,357,504,761 $14,023,890,265
2017 $2,591,358,009 $14,929,487,485
2018 $2,583,335,722 $16,867,326,402
2019 $2,735,683,570 $16,874,405,465
2020 $2,457,604,334 $15,342,236,164
2021 $2,768,802,960 $19,444,935,097
2022 $2,898,227,744 $20,440,655,695
2023 $3,019,253,885 $20,055,720,403
2024 - $20,867,044,936

Bhutan and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Gabon
1960 - $276.1
1961 - $323
1962 - $348
1963 - $290.7
1964 - $400
1965 - $415
1966 - $443
1967 - $482
1968 - $515
1969 - $545
1970 $200.3 $543
1971 $207.7 $627
1972 $212.4 $693
1973 $230.9 $1,140
1974 $262.8 $2,384
1975 $237.4 $3,258
1976 $233.7 $4,441
1977 $249.9 $4,048
1978 $232.2 $3,360
1979 $251.4 $4,155
1980 $296.9 $5,718
1981 $311 $5,026
1982 $306 $4,584
1983 $328 $4,182
1984 $326 $4,273
1985 $321 $3,898
1986 $365 $3,865
1987 $449 $3,624
1988 $489 $4,119
1989 $462 $4,374
1990 $488 $6,051
1991 $401 $5,345
1992 $416 $5,386
1993 $407 $4,106
1994 $467 $3,828
1995 $530 $4,415
1996 $553 $4,943
1997 $630 $4,509
1998 $638 $3,700
1999 $685 $3,751
2000 $772 $3,983
2001 $812 $3,836
2002 $896 $3,966
2003 $1,022 $4,711
2004 $1,130 $5,466
2005 $1,300 $6,548
2006 $1,406 $6,847
2007 $1,850 $8,004
2008 $1,920 $9,689
2009 $1,918 $7,291
2010 $2,436 $8,357
2011 $2,788 $10,219
2012 $2,751 $9,297
2013 $2,680 $9,198
2014 $2,849 $9,201
2015 $2,954 $7,047
2016 $3,152 $6,677
2017 $3,435 $6,922
2018 $3,400 $7,624
2019 $3,577 $7,441
2020 $3,192 $6,606
2021 $3,571 $8,181
2022 $3,711 $8,409
2023 $3,839 $8,071
2024 - $8,219

Bhutan vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Gabon
1950 35.3 39.3
1951 35.3 40
1952 35.4 40.7
1953 35.4 41.5
1954 35.4 42.2
1955 35.5 42.9
1956 35.6 43.7
1957 35.7 44.4
1958 35.9 45.1
1959 36.1 45.8
1960 36.4 46.4
1961 36.7 47.1
1962 37 47.8
1963 37.4 48.4
1964 37.8 49
1965 38.3 49.7
1966 38.8 50.3
1967 39.4 50.9
1968 40 51.5
1969 40.6 52.1
1970 41.2 52.7
1971 41.8 53.3
1972 42.5 53.8
1973 43.1 54.4
1974 43.8 54.9
1975 44.5 55.5
1976 45.2 56
1977 46 56.5
1978 46.7 57
1979 47.4 57.4
1980 48.2 57.9
1981 49 58.3
1982 49.8 58.6
1983 50.6 59
1984 51.3 59.3
1985 52 59.7
1986 52.8 60
1987 53.6 60.2
1988 54.4 60.4
1989 55.1 60.6
1990 55.8 60.7
1991 56.5 60.9
1992 57.2 61
1993 57.9 61.1
1994 58.4 61.2
1995 59.3 61.3
1996 60 61.3
1997 60.6 61.4
1998 61.3 61.5
1999 62 61.7
2000 61.8 61.8
2001 63.3 62
2002 64 62.2
2003 64.7 62.5
2004 65.3 62.7
2005 65.9 63
2006 66.5 63.3
2007 67.2 63.6
2008 67.7 64
2009 68.2 64.4
2010 68.8 64.7
2011 69.3 65.1
2012 69.8 65.4
2013 70.2 65.8
2014 70.5 66.1
2015 70.8 66.3
2016 71.1 66.6
2017 71.4 66.8
2018 71.7 67
2019 72 67.3
2020 72.3 67.1
2021 72.4 67.1
2022 72.8 67.7
2023 73 68.3
2024 73.3 68.5
2025 73.5 68.7

Bhutan and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Gabon
Year Population
Bhutan Gabon
1960 224,084 512,316
1961 230,602 518,266
1962 237,636 524,649
1963 245,156 531,452
1964 252,987 538,657
1965 261,200 546,308
1966 269,820 554,463
1967 278,852 563,108
1968 288,311 572,257
1969 298,214 583,276
1970 308,528 595,846
1971 319,211 608,348
1972 330,264 620,960
1973 341,705 633,995
1974 353,538 647,691
1975 365,791 662,197
1976 378,490 677,628
1977 391,639 693,984
1978 405,243 711,245
1979 419,200 729,375
1980 433,404 748,389
1981 447,836 768,385
1982 462,485 789,286
1983 477,460 811,005
1984 492,784 833,501
1985 508,392 856,726
1986 524,324 880,705
1987 540,557 905,479
1988 556,986 931,020
1989 573,586 957,138
1990 589,287 983,734
1991 599,784 1,010,818
1992 577,774 1,038,380
1993 554,673 1,066,405
1994 554,497 1,094,720
1995 547,989 1,123,213
1996 548,784 1,152,015
1997 558,697 1,181,439
1998 569,435 1,211,736
1999 582,579 1,243,016
2000 596,863 1,275,572
2001 610,794 1,309,589
2002 624,409 1,345,135
2003 637,663 1,382,350
2004 650,544 1,421,609
2005 661,865 1,463,495
2006 670,799 1,508,337
2007 678,641 1,556,237
2008 686,351 1,607,175
2009 693,988 1,661,556
2010 701,632 1,719,879
2011 709,377 1,781,985
2012 717,279 1,846,889
2013 725,273 1,913,059
2014 733,139 1,978,399
2015 740,618 2,040,989
2016 747,866 2,100,306
2017 754,335 2,156,900
2018 759,759 2,212,318
2019 764,824 2,267,706
2020 770,006 2,322,539
2021 775,442 2,376,722
2022 780,914 2,430,747
2023 786,385 2,484,789
2024 791,524 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Gabon

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Gabon
1960 6.7 4.42
1961 6.7 4.5
1962 6.69 4.59
1963 6.69 4.65
1964 6.68 4.71
1965 6.68 4.79
1966 6.67 4.86
1967 6.67 4.92
1968 6.66 4.98
1969 6.66 5.05
1970 6.65 5.1
1971 6.64 5.16
1972 6.64 5.24
1973 6.63 5.29
1974 6.62 5.33
1975 6.62 5.39
1976 6.62 5.46
1977 6.61 5.52
1978 6.58 5.57
1979 6.55 5.61
1980 6.51 5.66
1981 6.46 5.73
1982 6.4 5.74
1983 6.34 5.76
1984 6.26 5.73
1985 6.18 5.71
1986 6.1 5.69
1987 6 5.67
1988 5.88 5.62
1989 5.76 5.55
1990 5.6 5.46
1991 5.45 5.37
1992 5.27 5.29
1993 5.07 5.19
1994 4.87 5.04
1995 4.62 4.88
1996 4.37 4.74
1997 4.09 4.66
1998 3.85 4.58
1999 3.61 4.5
2000 3.38 4.47
2001 3.19 4.42
2002 3.01 4.36
2003 2.87 4.3
2004 2.78 4.25
2005 2.73 4.21
2006 2.66 4.17
2007 2.59 4.14
2008 2.48 4.12
2009 2.36 4.14
2010 2.25 4.15
2011 2.15 4.15
2012 2.07 4.09
2013 2 4.02
2014 1.92 3.95
2015 1.84 3.92
2016 1.74 3.92
2017 1.62 3.91
2018 1.52 3.91
2019 1.45 3.88
2020 1.5 3.83
2021 1.49 3.78
2022 1.48 3.71
2023 1.46 3.65

Bhutan and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Gabon
1960 18.8 27.2
1961 18.9 27
1962 18.9 26.8
1963 19 26.5
1964 19.1 26.2
1965 19.1 25.9
1966 19.2 25.6
1967 19.3 25.2
1968 19.3 24.8
1969 19.3 24.5
1970 19.3 24.2
1971 19.3 23.9
1972 19.3 23.5
1973 19.2 23.2
1974 19.2 22.9
1975 19.1 22.5
1976 19.1 22.2
1977 19 21.9
1978 19 21.6
1979 18.9 21.3
1980 18.9 21
1981 18.8 20.7
1982 18.7 20.4
1983 18.7 20.1
1984 18.6 19.9
1985 18.6 19.7
1986 18.5 19.5
1987 18.5 19.3
1988 18.5 19.2
1989 18.5 19
1990 18.6 18.9
1991 18.6 18.9
1992 18.6 18.8
1993 18.7 18.8
1994 18.8 18.8
1995 18.9 18.8
1996 19.1 18.9
1997 19.3 18.9
1998 19.5 19
1999 19.8 19.1
2000 20 19.3
2001 20.4 19.4
2002 20.8 19.6
2003 21.3 19.7
2004 21.8 19.9
2005 22.2 20.1
2006 22.6 20.3
2007 22.9 20.6
2008 23.3 20.8
2009 23.7 21
2010 24 21.2
2011 24.4 21.4
2012 24.7 21.7
2013 25.1 21.9
2014 25.6 22.1
2015 26 22.2
2016 26.4 22.3
2017 26.9 22.4
2018 27.5 22.4
2019 28 22.5
2020 28.6 22.5
2021 29.2 22.5
2022 29.8 22.5
2023 30.4 22.6
2024 30.9 22.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.2%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.53%
2015
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
68.2%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Bhutan Gabon
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
27
2024
Higher education index n/a
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
85.7%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
71.9%
2023

Health

Bhutan Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Gabon
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
8,886 mi
2001

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