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Bhutan vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 132nd vs. 81st).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Ghana
Population
801123
35572974
Population rank 163/197 47/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Bhutan and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Ghana
Year GDP
Bhutan Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 $61,812,113 $2,215,028,588
1971 $66,289,450 $2,417,108,578
1972 $70,139,867 $2,112,293,280
1973 $78,900,289 $3,006,766,758
1974 $92,901,784 $2,894,409,938
1975 $86,820,762 $2,810,106,383
1976 $88,461,263 $2,765,254,237
1977 $97,884,434 $3,189,428,571
1978 $94,086,228 $3,662,478,185
1979 $105,377,995 $4,020,227,920
1980 $128,669,201 $4,445,228,216
1981 $139,174,178 $4,222,441,860
1982 $141,439,317 $4,035,994,398
1983 $156,704,290 $4,057,275,132
1984 $160,423,494 $4,412,279,843
1985 $163,288,815 $4,504,306,723
1986 $191,218,115 $5,735,677,434
1987 $242,742,766 $5,074,829,932
1988 $272,298,067 $5,197,765,032
1989 $264,798,626 $5,251,858,440
1990 $287,765,007 $5,889,106,573
1991 $240,294,286 $6,603,185,268
1992 $240,233,531 $6,416,103,926
1993 $225,973,693 $5,968,922,939
1994 $258,954,708 $5,446,383,727
1995 $290,490,984 $6,464,382,808
1996 $303,408,346 $6,932,991,739
1997 $352,229,077 $6,891,443,192
1998 $363,458,381 $7,482,069,162
1999 $399,311,200 $7,718,109,982
2000 $460,733,418 $4,982,850,662
2001 $496,110,226 $5,314,872,854
2002 $559,345,264 $6,166,197,848
2003 $651,935,430 $7,632,723,556
2004 $735,348,490 $8,881,417,907
2005 $860,391,000 $10,744,568,381
2006 $942,879,879 $20,885,037,597
2007 $1,255,767,964 $24,827,339,138
2008 $1,317,517,835 $28,679,383,241
2009 $1,331,343,798 $26,048,720,006
2010 $1,708,880,730 $32,197,655,567
2011 $1,977,728,659 $39,336,668,081
2012 $1,973,387,228 $41,271,701,061
2013 $1,943,696,952 $62,845,721,960
2014 $2,089,079,571 $54,678,533,806
2015 $2,187,815,803 $49,436,806,230
2016 $2,357,504,761 $56,144,179,398
2017 $2,591,358,009 $60,385,409,435
2018 $2,583,335,722 $67,259,353,966
2019 $2,735,683,570 $68,352,629,246
2020 $2,457,604,334 $70,008,243,860
2021 $2,768,802,960 $79,514,204,730
2022 $2,898,227,744 $73,919,003,210
2023 $3,019,253,885 $80,547,146,878
2024 - $82,825,288,889

Bhutan and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 $200.3 $248.2
1971 $207.7 $263.4
1972 $212.4 $223.8
1973 $230.9 $310
1974 $262.8 $289.4
1975 $237.4 $273
1976 $233.7 $261
1977 $249.9 $292.3
1978 $232.2 $326
1979 $251.4 $347
1980 $296.9 $372
1981 $311 $344
1982 $306 $319
1983 $328 $311
1984 $326 $330
1985 $321 $330
1986 $365 $411
1987 $449 $355
1988 $489 $355
1989 $462 $350
1990 $488 $383
1991 $401 $418
1992 $416 $396
1993 $407 $360
1994 $467 $321
1995 $530 $372
1996 $553 $389
1997 $630 $378
1998 $638 $400
1999 $685 $403
2000 $772 $253.7
2001 $812 $263.5
2002 $896 $297.5
2003 $1,022 $358
2004 $1,130 $406
2005 $1,300 $479
2006 $1,406 $906
2007 $1,850 $1,050
2008 $1,920 $1,183
2009 $1,918 $1,048
2010 $2,436 $1,264
2011 $2,788 $1,507
2012 $2,751 $1,544
2013 $2,680 $2,295
2014 $2,849 $1,950
2015 $2,954 $1,723
2016 $3,152 $1,912
2017 $3,435 $2,012
2018 $3,400 $2,195
2019 $3,577 $2,187
2020 $3,192 $2,195
2021 $3,571 $2,445
2022 $3,711 $2,230
2023 $3,839 $2,384
2024 - $2,406

Bhutan vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Ghana
1950 35.3 43.1
1951 35.3 43.6
1952 35.4 44
1953 35.4 44.5
1954 35.4 45
1955 35.5 45.4
1956 35.6 45.7
1957 35.7 46.1
1958 35.9 46.4
1959 36.1 46.7
1960 36.4 46.9
1961 36.7 47.1
1962 37 47.3
1963 37.4 47.5
1964 37.8 47.6
1965 38.3 47.7
1966 38.8 47.7
1967 39.4 47.7
1968 40 47.8
1969 40.6 47.9
1970 41.2 47.9
1971 41.8 47.9
1972 42.5 48.3
1973 43.1 48.6
1974 43.8 48.9
1975 44.5 49.3
1976 45.2 49.7
1977 46 50.1
1978 46.7 50.5
1979 47.4 50.8
1980 48.2 51.1
1981 49 51.3
1982 49.8 51.4
1983 50.6 51.8
1984 51.3 52.2
1985 52 52.7
1986 52.8 53.3
1987 53.6 53.8
1988 54.4 54.4
1989 55.1 54.9
1990 55.8 55.4
1991 56.5 55.7
1992 57.2 56.1
1993 57.9 56.3
1994 58.4 56.2
1995 59.3 56.7
1996 60 57
1997 60.6 57.2
1998 61.3 57.5
1999 62 57.8
2000 61.8 58.1
2001 63.3 58.4
2002 64 58.7
2003 64.7 59
2004 65.3 59.3
2005 65.9 59.6
2006 66.5 60
2007 67.2 60.3
2008 67.7 60.6
2009 68.2 60.9
2010 68.8 61.3
2011 69.3 61.6
2012 69.8 62
2013 70.2 62.4
2014 70.5 62.8
2015 70.8 63.2
2016 71.1 63.5
2017 71.4 63.8
2018 71.7 64.1
2019 72 64.5
2020 72.3 64.3
2021 72.4 64.3
2022 72.8 65.2
2023 73 65.5
2024 73.3 65.7
2025 73.5 65.9

Bhutan and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Ghana
Year Population
Bhutan Ghana
1960 224,084 6,961,215
1961 230,602 7,162,667
1962 237,636 7,337,375
1963 245,156 7,514,714
1964 252,987 7,695,739
1965 261,200 7,882,606
1966 269,820 8,074,521
1967 278,852 8,271,913
1968 288,311 8,475,729
1969 298,214 8,690,383
1970 308,528 8,925,813
1971 319,211 9,176,264
1972 330,264 9,438,187
1973 341,705 9,714,617
1974 353,538 10,000,523
1975 365,791 10,294,308
1976 378,490 10,594,913
1977 391,639 10,911,871
1978 405,243 11,248,450
1979 419,200 11,597,255
1980 433,404 11,941,448
1981 447,836 12,281,712
1982 462,485 12,643,819
1983 477,460 13,029,836
1984 492,784 13,370,590
1985 508,392 13,661,229
1986 524,324 13,965,217
1987 540,557 14,289,108
1988 556,986 14,636,568
1989 573,586 15,006,813
1990 589,287 15,394,648
1991 599,784 15,787,496
1992 577,774 16,184,855
1993 554,673 16,589,519
1994 554,497 16,993,190
1995 547,989 17,399,017
1996 548,784 17,810,181
1997 558,697 18,238,958
1998 569,435 18,688,036
1999 582,579 19,149,864
2000 596,863 19,637,087
2001 610,794 20,167,069
2002 624,409 20,729,388
2003 637,663 21,296,705
2004 650,544 21,868,298
2005 661,865 22,449,438
2006 670,799 23,040,702
2007 678,641 23,642,279
2008 686,351 24,249,946
2009 693,988 24,862,664
2010 701,632 25,474,995
2011 709,377 26,095,088
2012 717,279 26,734,268
2013 725,273 27,386,193
2014 733,139 28,041,592
2015 740,618 28,696,068
2016 747,866 29,356,742
2017 754,335 30,008,354
2018 759,759 30,637,585
2019 764,824 31,258,945
2020 770,006 31,887,809
2021 775,442 32,518,665
2022 780,914 33,149,152
2023 786,385 33,787,914
2024 791,524 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Ghana

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Ghana
1960 6.7 6.89
1961 6.7 6.91
1962 6.69 6.94
1963 6.69 6.94
1964 6.68 6.9
1965 6.68 6.88
1966 6.67 6.86
1967 6.67 6.89
1968 6.66 6.89
1969 6.66 6.95
1970 6.65 6.95
1971 6.64 6.95
1972 6.64 6.92
1973 6.63 6.87
1974 6.62 6.82
1975 6.62 6.76
1976 6.62 6.7
1977 6.61 6.64
1978 6.58 6.56
1979 6.55 6.51
1980 6.51 6.47
1981 6.46 6.42
1982 6.4 6.31
1983 6.34 6.23
1984 6.26 6.15
1985 6.18 6.12
1986 6.1 6.08
1987 6 6.02
1988 5.88 5.92
1989 5.76 5.82
1990 5.6 5.74
1991 5.45 5.63
1992 5.27 5.52
1993 5.07 5.41
1994 4.87 5.25
1995 4.62 5.11
1996 4.37 4.96
1997 4.09 4.88
1998 3.85 4.83
1999 3.61 4.82
2000 3.38 4.83
2001 3.19 4.77
2002 3.01 4.69
2003 2.87 4.6
2004 2.78 4.5
2005 2.73 4.5
2006 2.66 4.4
2007 2.59 4.29
2008 2.48 4.22
2009 2.36 4.18
2010 2.25 4.18
2011 2.15 4.18
2012 2.07 4.15
2013 2 4.11
2014 1.92 4.03
2015 1.84 3.98
2016 1.74 3.87
2017 1.62 3.72
2018 1.52 3.65
2019 1.45 3.59
2020 1.5 3.54
2021 1.49 3.49
2022 1.48 3.43
2023 1.46 3.4

Bhutan and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Ghana
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.9 17.4
1962 18.9 17.2
1963 19 16.9
1964 19.1 16.7
1965 19.1 16.5
1966 19.2 16.4
1967 19.3 16.2
1968 19.3 16.1
1969 19.3 16
1970 19.3 15.9
1971 19.3 15.9
1972 19.3 15.8
1973 19.2 15.8
1974 19.2 15.8
1975 19.1 15.9
1976 19.1 16
1977 19 16.2
1978 19 16.4
1979 18.9 16.5
1980 18.9 16.7
1981 18.8 16.7
1982 18.7 16.9
1983 18.7 17
1984 18.6 17.1
1985 18.6 17.1
1986 18.5 17.1
1987 18.5 17.1
1988 18.5 17.1
1989 18.5 17.1
1990 18.6 17.2
1991 18.6 17.2
1992 18.6 17.3
1993 18.7 17.4
1994 18.8 17.5
1995 18.9 17.6
1996 19.1 17.7
1997 19.3 17.9
1998 19.5 18.1
1999 19.8 18.3
2000 20 18.4
2001 20.4 18.6
2002 20.8 18.8
2003 21.3 19
2004 21.8 19.1
2005 22.2 19.3
2006 22.6 19.5
2007 22.9 19.7
2008 23.3 19.9
2009 23.7 20
2010 24 20.2
2011 24.4 20.3
2012 24.7 20.5
2013 25.1 20.6
2014 25.6 20.7
2015 26 20.8
2016 26.4 20.9
2017 26.9 21
2018 27.5 21.2
2019 28 21.3
2020 28.6 21.5
2021 29.2 21.7
2022 29.8 21.8
2023 30.4 22
2024 30.9 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
81.2%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Bhutan Ghana
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
59.9%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
42
2024
Higher education index n/a
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Bhutan Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Ghana
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
68,049 mi
2009

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