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Bhutan vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 132nd vs. 104th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 170/197 ($3.01B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,831), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Iceland
Population
802266
395314
Population rank 163/197 173/197
GDP
$3.01B
2023
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 170/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$3,831
2023
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,215
2023
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$3.48B
2023
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
116.7%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$4,423
2023
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.8 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Bhutan and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Iceland
Year GDP
Bhutan Iceland
1960 - $260,984,499
1961 - $266,711,460
1962 - $299,309,938
1963 - $357,240,896
1964 - $456,206,299
1965 - $550,150,988
1966 - $660,663,763
1967 - $652,609,076
1968 - $498,365,200
1969 - $435,659,610
1970 $61,812,113 $545,115,909
1971 $66,289,450 $693,679,545
1972 $70,139,867 $869,002,946
1973 $78,900,289 $1,194,794,186
1974 $92,901,784 $1,568,154,077
1975 $86,820,762 $1,456,052,700
1976 $88,461,263 $1,727,845,419
1977 $97,884,434 $2,285,707,749
1978 $94,086,228 $2,599,627,089
1979 $105,377,995 $2,953,176,971
1980 $128,669,201 $3,499,616,683
1981 $139,174,178 $3,615,094,820
1982 $141,439,317 $3,318,714,326
1983 $156,704,290 $2,862,634,164
1984 $160,423,494 $2,964,568,006
1985 $163,288,815 $3,088,359,967
1986 $191,218,115 $4,129,080,094
1987 $242,742,766 $5,713,281,235
1988 $272,298,067 $6,320,093,411
1989 $264,798,626 $5,870,854,233
1990 $287,765,007 $6,694,851,159
1991 $240,294,286 $7,151,260,062
1992 $240,233,531 $7,328,497,599
1993 $225,973,693 $6,435,952,174
1994 $258,954,708 $6,612,804,056
1995 $290,490,984 $7,372,640,169
1996 $303,408,346 $7,686,566,105
1997 $352,229,077 $7,716,781,803
1998 $363,458,381 $8,637,732,542
1999 $399,311,200 $9,107,644,691
2000 $460,733,418 $9,140,168,922
2001 $496,110,226 $8,323,401,820
2002 $559,345,264 $9,416,199,700
2003 $651,935,430 $11,564,687,742
2004 $735,348,490 $13,963,943,244
2005 $860,391,000 $17,146,410,561
2006 $942,879,879 $17,671,649,843
2007 $1,255,767,964 $21,960,110,030
2008 $1,317,517,835 $18,247,921,360
2009 $1,331,343,798 $13,212,543,838
2010 $1,708,880,730 $13,922,711,577
2011 $1,977,728,659 $15,394,005,872
2012 $1,973,387,228 $14,943,757,823
2013 $1,943,696,952 $16,244,319,959
2014 $2,089,079,571 $18,052,183,515
2015 $2,187,815,803 $17,700,486,957
2016 $2,357,504,761 $21,083,713,310
2017 $2,591,358,009 $25,060,086,488
2018 $2,583,335,722 $26,677,652,544
2019 $2,735,683,570 $24,985,687,022
2020 $2,457,604,334 $22,034,665,041
2021 $2,768,802,960 $26,234,872,402
2022 $2,898,227,744 $29,166,102,877
2023 $3,012,896,789 $31,677,891,897
2024 - $33,255,181,469

Bhutan and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Iceland
1960 - $1,486
1961 - $1,490
1962 - $1,641
1963 - $1,924
1964 - $2,414
1965 - $2,861
1966 - $3,378
1967 - $3,284
1968 - $2,473
1969 - $2,142
1970 $200.3 $2,666
1971 $207.7 $3,366
1972 $212.4 $4,155
1973 $230.9 $5,627
1974 $262.8 $7,287
1975 $237.4 $6,680
1976 $233.7 $7,848
1977 $249.9 $10,305
1978 $232.2 $11,630
1979 $251.4 $13,082
1980 $296.9 $15,340
1981 $311 $15,666
1982 $306 $14,191
1983 $328 $12,080
1984 $326 $12,378
1985 $321 $12,793
1986 $365 $16,980
1987 $449 $23,238
1988 $489 $25,307
1989 $462 $23,219
1990 $488 $26,272
1991 $401 $27,740
1992 $416 $28,072
1993 $407 $24,404
1994 $467 $24,858
1995 $530 $27,565
1996 $553 $28,584
1997 $630 $28,462
1998 $638 $31,519
1999 $685 $32,834
2000 $772 $32,504
2001 $812 $29,208
2002 $896 $32,749
2003 $1,022 $39,944
2004 $1,130 $47,810
2005 $1,300 $57,784
2006 $1,406 $58,172
2007 $1,850 $70,483
2008 $1,920 $57,489
2009 $1,918 $41,484
2010 $2,436 $43,776
2011 $2,788 $48,255
2012 $2,751 $46,595
2013 $2,680 $50,173
2014 $2,849 $55,140
2015 $2,954 $53,506
2016 $3,152 $62,854
2017 $3,435 $72,976
2018 $3,400 $75,634
2019 $3,577 $69,296
2020 $3,192 $60,128
2021 $3,571 $70,425
2022 $3,711 $76,350
2023 $3,831 $82,139
2024 - $86,041

Bhutan vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Iceland
1950 35.3 71
1951 35.3 71
1952 35.4 72.4
1953 35.4 72.3
1954 35.4 73.3
1955 35.5 73.3
1956 35.6 72.9
1957 35.7 73.4
1958 35.9 73.3
1959 36.1 72.6
1960 36.4 74
1961 36.7 73.4
1962 37 73.6
1963 37.4 72.9
1964 37.8 73.5
1965 38.3 73.8
1966 38.8 73.1
1967 39.4 73.7
1968 40 73.9
1969 40.6 73.7
1970 41.2 73.8
1971 41.8 73.5
1972 42.5 74.4
1973 43.1 74.3
1974 43.8 74.1
1975 44.5 75.3
1976 45.2 76.6
1977 46 76.1
1978 46.7 76.4
1979 47.4 76.5
1980 48.2 76.6
1981 49 76.2
1982 49.8 76.8
1983 50.6 76.4
1984 51.3 77.3
1985 52 77.4
1986 52.8 77.9
1987 53.6 77.1
1988 54.4 76.9
1989 55.1 77.9
1990 55.8 77.7
1991 56.5 77.8
1992 57.2 78.6
1993 57.9 78.8
1994 58.4 79
1995 59.3 77.5
1996 60 78.6
1997 60.6 78.7
1998 61.3 79.4
1999 62 79.2
2000 61.8 79.5
2001 63.3 80.4
2002 64 80.3
2003 64.7 80.8
2004 65.3 80.7
2005 65.9 81.2
2006 66.5 80.9
2007 67.2 81.1
2008 67.7 81.2
2009 68.2 81.4
2010 68.8 81.6
2011 69.3 82
2012 69.8 82.3
2013 70.2 81.7
2014 70.5 82.4
2015 70.8 82.2
2016 71.1 81.8
2017 71.4 82.2
2018 71.7 82.5
2019 72 82.8
2020 72.3 82.7
2021 72.4 82.8
2022 72.8 81.6
2023 73 82.7
2024 73.3 83
2025 73.5 83.2
2026 73.8 83.3

Bhutan and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Iceland
Year Population
Bhutan Iceland
1960 224,084 175,574
1961 230,602 179,029
1962 237,636 182,378
1963 245,156 185,653
1964 252,987 188,983
1965 261,200 192,286
1966 269,820 195,570
1967 278,852 198,751
1968 288,311 201,488
1969 298,214 203,369
1970 308,528 204,438
1971 319,211 206,098
1972 330,264 209,137
1973 341,705 212,317
1974 353,538 215,209
1975 365,791 217,979
1976 378,490 220,154
1977 391,639 221,799
1978 405,243 223,537
1979 419,200 225,735
1980 433,404 228,138
1981 447,836 230,755
1982 462,485 233,860
1983 477,460 236,977
1984 492,784 239,511
1985 508,392 241,405
1986 524,324 243,180
1987 540,557 245,859
1988 556,986 249,740
1989 573,586 252,852
1990 589,287 254,826
1991 599,784 257,797
1992 577,774 261,057
1993 554,673 263,725
1994 554,497 266,021
1995 547,989 267,468
1996 548,784 268,916
1997 558,697 271,128
1998 569,435 274,047
1999 582,579 277,381
2000 596,863 281,205
2001 610,794 284,968
2002 624,409 287,523
2003 637,663 289,521
2004 650,544 292,074
2005 661,865 296,734
2006 670,799 303,782
2007 678,641 311,566
2008 686,351 317,414
2009 693,988 318,499
2010 701,632 318,041
2011 709,377 319,014
2012 717,279 320,716
2013 725,273 323,764
2014 733,139 327,386
2015 740,618 330,815
2016 747,866 335,439
2017 754,335 343,400
2018 759,759 352,721
2019 764,824 360,563
2020 770,006 366,463
2021 775,442 372,520
2022 780,914 382,003
2023 786,385 385,663
2024 791,524 386,506

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Iceland

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Iceland
1960 6.7 4.29
1961 6.7 3.88
1962 6.69 3.98
1963 6.69 3.99
1964 6.68 3.88
1965 6.68 3.73
1966 6.67 3.59
1967 6.67 3.28
1968 6.66 3.06
1969 6.66 2.99
1970 6.65 2.81
1971 6.64 2.92
1972 6.64 3.09
1973 6.63 2.94
1974 6.62 2.66
1975 6.62 2.65
1976 6.62 2.52
1977 6.61 2.31
1978 6.58 2.35
1979 6.55 2.49
1980 6.51 2.48
1981 6.46 2.33
1982 6.4 2.27
1983 6.34 2.24
1984 6.26 2.08
1985 6.18 1.93
1986 6.1 1.92
1987 6 2.06
1988 5.88 2.26
1989 5.76 2.19
1990 5.6 2.3
1991 5.45 2.18
1992 5.27 2.21
1993 5.07 2.22
1994 4.87 2.14
1995 4.62 2.08
1996 4.37 2.12
1997 4.09 2.04
1998 3.85 2.05
1999 3.61 1.99
2000 3.38 2.08
2001 3.19 1.95
2002 3.01 1.93
2003 2.87 1.99
2004 2.78 2.04
2005 2.73 2.05
2006 2.66 2.08
2007 2.59 2.09
2008 2.48 2.15
2009 2.36 2.23
2010 2.25 2.2
2011 2.15 2.02
2012 2.07 2.04
2013 2 1.93
2014 1.92 1.93
2015 1.84 1.8
2016 1.74 1.74
2017 1.62 1.71
2018 1.52 1.71
2019 1.45 1.74
2020 1.5 1.72
2021 1.49 1.82
2022 1.48 1.59
2023 1.46 1.59

Bhutan and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Iceland
1960 18.8 25.4
1961 18.9 25.2
1962 18.9 24.9
1963 19 24.7
1964 19.1 24.4
1965 19.1 24.2
1966 19.2 24.1
1967 19.3 24.1
1968 19.3 24.2
1969 19.3 24.3
1970 19.3 24.5
1971 19.3 24.7
1972 19.3 24.8
1973 19.2 24.9
1974 19.2 25.1
1975 19.1 25.4
1976 19.1 25.7
1977 19 26
1978 19 26.4
1979 18.9 26.7
1980 18.9 26.9
1981 18.8 27.2
1982 18.7 27.5
1983 18.7 27.7
1984 18.6 28
1985 18.6 28.4
1986 18.5 28.8
1987 18.5 29.1
1988 18.5 29.3
1989 18.5 29.6
1990 18.6 30
1991 18.6 30.2
1992 18.6 30.5
1993 18.7 30.8
1994 18.8 31.1
1995 18.9 31.5
1996 19.1 31.8
1997 19.3 32.1
1998 19.5 32.4
1999 19.8 32.6
2000 20 32.8
2001 20.4 33
2002 20.8 33.4
2003 21.3 33.7
2004 21.8 34
2005 22.2 34.2
2006 22.6 34.5
2007 22.9 34.6
2008 23.3 34.5
2009 23.7 34.6
2010 24 34.9
2011 24.4 35.1
2012 24.7 35.4
2013 25.1 35.5
2014 25.6 35.7
2015 26 36
2016 26.4 36.2
2017 26.9 36.3
2018 27.5 36.4
2019 28 36.5
2020 28.6 36.6
2021 29.2 36.7
2022 29.8 36.7
2023 30.4 36.9
2024 30.9 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.93B
2023
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.2%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
7.29%
2022
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.07%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.8%
2023
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2023
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
99.9%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.59 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
2.01 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Iceland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
42.6%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
77
2024
Higher education index n/a
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
75%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Bhutan Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
73.8 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
6
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Iceland
% of world land
0.03%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
8,014 mi
2012

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