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Bhutan vs Indonesia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 283M in Indonesia (ranked 4/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 730,720 sq mi for Indonesia (ranked 132nd vs. 14th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Indonesia ranks 16/197 ($1.4T). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Indonesia ranks 119/197 ($4,925).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Indonesia
Population
801123
287460768
Population rank 163/197 4/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$1.4T
2024
GDP rank 169/197 16/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$4,925
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 119/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$16,448
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$561B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
41%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$1,979
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 120/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$3,538
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
730,720 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
388 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.13
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
31.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
71.4 years
2025

Bhutan and Indonesia: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Indonesia economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Indonesia
Year GDP
Bhutan Indonesia
1967 - $5,667,756,628
1968 - $7,076,465,300
1969 - $8,337,423,313
1970 $61,812,113 $9,150,684,932
1971 $66,289,450 $9,333,536,370
1972 $70,139,867 $10,997,590,361
1973 $78,900,289 $16,273,253,012
1974 $92,901,784 $25,802,409,639
1975 $86,820,762 $30,463,855,422
1976 $88,461,263 $37,269,156,627
1977 $97,884,434 $45,808,915,663
1978 $94,086,228 $51,455,719,076
1979 $105,377,995 $51,400,186,343
1980 $128,669,201 $72,482,337,397
1981 $139,174,178 $85,518,233,419
1982 $141,439,317 $90,158,449,295
1983 $156,704,290 $81,052,283,384
1984 $160,423,494 $84,853,700,028
1985 $163,288,815 $85,289,488,375
1986 $191,218,115 $79,954,072,545
1987 $242,742,766 $75,929,617,558
1988 $272,298,067 $84,300,174,486
1989 $264,798,626 $94,451,427,877
1990 $287,765,007 $106,140,727,334
1991 $240,294,286 $116,621,996,217
1992 $240,233,531 $128,026,966,580
1993 $225,973,693 $158,006,700,302
1994 $258,954,708 $176,892,143,932
1995 $290,490,984 $202,132,028,723
1996 $303,408,346 $227,369,679,375
1997 $352,229,077 $215,748,998,610
1998 $363,458,381 $95,445,547,873
1999 $399,311,200 $140,001,351,215
2000 $460,733,418 $165,021,012,078
2001 $496,110,226 $160,446,947,785
2002 $559,345,264 $195,660,611,165
2003 $651,935,430 $234,772,463,824
2004 $735,348,490 $256,836,875,295
2005 $860,391,000 $285,868,619,196
2006 $942,879,879 $364,570,515,618
2007 $1,255,767,964 $432,216,737,775
2008 $1,317,517,835 $510,228,634,992
2009 $1,331,343,798 $539,580,085,612
2010 $1,708,880,730 $755,094,157,622
2011 $1,977,728,659 $892,969,104,563
2012 $1,973,387,228 $917,869,913,333
2013 $1,943,696,952 $912,524,136,718
2014 $2,089,079,571 $890,814,755,534
2015 $2,187,815,803 $860,854,232,686
2016 $2,357,504,761 $931,877,364,038
2017 $2,591,358,009 $1,015,618,744,160
2018 $2,583,335,722 $1,042,271,532,989
2019 $2,735,683,570 $1,119,099,871,350
2020 $2,457,604,334 $1,059,054,842,698
2021 $2,768,802,960 $1,186,509,691,087
2022 $2,898,227,744 $1,319,101,183,380
2023 $3,019,253,885 $1,371,169,301,564
2024 - $1,396,300,098,191

Bhutan and Indonesia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Indonesia
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Indonesia
1967 - $53.2
1968 - $64.7
1969 - $74.1
1970 $200.3 $79.1
1971 $207.7 $78.5
1972 $212.4 $90.1
1973 $230.9 $129.9
1974 $262.8 $200.7
1975 $237.4 $231.1
1976 $233.7 $275.7
1977 $249.9 $331
1978 $232.2 $362
1979 $251.4 $353
1980 $296.9 $487
1981 $311 $561
1982 $306 $578
1983 $328 $508
1984 $326 $520
1985 $321 $511
1986 $365 $470
1987 $449 $438
1988 $489 $477
1989 $462 $524
1990 $488 $578
1991 $401 $624
1992 $416 $674
1993 $407 $817
1994 $467 $900
1995 $530 $1,011
1996 $553 $1,119
1997 $630 $1,045
1998 $638 $455
1999 $685 $657
2000 $772 $764
2001 $812 $732
2002 $896 $881
2003 $1,022 $1,043
2004 $1,130 $1,127
2005 $1,300 $1,238
2006 $1,406 $1,558
2007 $1,850 $1,823
2008 $1,920 $2,125
2009 $1,918 $2,218
2010 $2,436 $3,066
2011 $2,788 $3,579
2012 $2,751 $3,632
2013 $2,680 $3,567
2014 $2,849 $3,441
2015 $2,954 $3,288
2016 $3,152 $3,521
2017 $3,435 $3,799
2018 $3,400 $3,861
2019 $3,577 $4,107
2020 $3,192 $3,854
2021 $3,571 $4,287
2022 $3,711 $4,731
2023 $3,839 $4,876
2024 - $4,925

Bhutan vs. Indonesia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Indonesia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Indonesia
1950 35.3 40.2
1951 35.3 40.8
1952 35.4 41.5
1953 35.4 42.2
1954 35.4 42.9
1955 35.5 43.6
1956 35.6 44.3
1957 35.7 45
1958 35.9 45.4
1959 36.1 46.2
1960 36.4 46.8
1961 36.7 47.4
1962 37 48.1
1963 37.4 48.7
1964 37.8 49.4
1965 38.3 42.8
1966 38.8 48.4
1967 39.4 51.3
1968 40 51.9
1969 40.6 52.6
1970 41.2 53.3
1971 41.8 53.8
1972 42.5 54.4
1973 43.1 54.9
1974 43.8 55.4
1975 44.5 56
1976 45.2 56.4
1977 46 57.1
1978 46.7 57.6
1979 47.4 58.2
1980 48.2 58.7
1981 49 59.1
1982 49.8 59.7
1983 50.6 60.3
1984 51.3 60.9
1985 52 61.4
1986 52.8 61.7
1987 53.6 62.1
1988 54.4 62.4
1989 55.1 62.9
1990 55.8 63.2
1991 56.5 63.7
1992 57.2 64.2
1993 57.9 64.9
1994 58.4 65
1995 59.3 65.3
1996 60 65.5
1997 60.6 65.8
1998 61.3 65.9
1999 62 66
2000 61.8 66.3
2001 63.3 66.6
2002 64 67
2003 64.7 67.1
2004 65.3 65.5
2005 65.9 67.5
2006 66.5 67.7
2007 67.2 67.9
2008 67.7 68.1
2009 68.2 68.3
2010 68.8 68.4
2011 69.3 68.6
2012 69.8 68.9
2013 70.2 69.1
2014 70.5 69.3
2015 70.8 69.5
2016 71.1 69.7
2017 71.4 70
2018 71.7 70.1
2019 72 70.3
2020 72.3 68.8
2021 72.4 67.5
2022 72.8 70.9
2023 73 71.1
2024 73.3 71.3
2025 73.5 71.4

Bhutan and Indonesia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Indonesia
Year Population
Bhutan Indonesia
1960 224,084 88,296,070
1961 230,602 90,791,249
1962 237,636 93,375,850
1963 245,156 96,051,424
1964 252,987 98,833,749
1965 261,200 101,365,130
1966 269,820 103,792,754
1967 278,852 106,526,393
1968 288,311 109,450,006
1969 298,214 112,517,639
1970 308,528 115,657,495
1971 319,211 118,833,702
1972 330,264 122,039,841
1973 341,705 125,288,515
1974 353,538 128,555,045
1975 365,791 131,843,848
1976 378,490 135,173,655
1977 391,639 138,533,541
1978 405,243 141,953,163
1979 419,200 145,434,834
1980 433,404 148,950,540
1981 447,836 152,485,035
1982 462,485 156,052,152
1983 477,460 159,651,381
1984 492,784 163,251,124
1985 508,392 166,776,185
1986 524,324 170,175,065
1987 540,557 173,511,154
1988 556,986 176,855,065
1989 573,586 180,201,630
1990 589,287 183,501,098
1991 599,784 186,778,238
1992 577,774 190,043,744
1993 554,673 193,305,168
1994 554,497 196,591,828
1995 547,989 199,888,057
1996 548,784 203,204,348
1997 558,697 206,536,095
1998 569,435 209,826,788
1999 582,579 213,004,668
2000 596,863 216,077,790
2001 610,794 219,097,902
2002 624,409 222,088,495
2003 637,663 225,048,008
2004 650,544 227,926,649
2005 661,865 230,871,650
2006 670,799 233,951,652
2007 678,641 237,062,337
2008 686,351 240,157,903
2009 693,988 243,220,028
2010 701,632 246,305,322
2011 709,377 249,470,032
2012 717,279 252,698,525
2013 725,273 255,852,467
2014 733,139 258,877,399
2015 740,618 261,799,249
2016 747,866 264,627,418
2017 754,335 267,346,658
2018 759,759 269,951,846
2019 764,824 272,489,381
2020 770,006 274,814,866
2021 775,442 276,758,053
2022 780,914 278,830,529
2023 786,385 281,190,067
2024 791,524 283,487,931

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Indonesia

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Indonesia
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Indonesia
1960 6.7 5.51
1961 6.7 5.52
1962 6.69 5.53
1963 6.69 5.55
1964 6.68 5.57
1965 6.68 5.59
1966 6.67 5.59
1967 6.67 5.58
1968 6.66 5.57
1969 6.66 5.55
1970 6.65 5.49
1971 6.64 5.4
1972 6.64 5.32
1973 6.63 5.25
1974 6.62 5.09
1975 6.62 5.03
1976 6.62 4.92
1977 6.61 4.81
1978 6.58 4.73
1979 6.55 4.63
1980 6.51 4.5
1981 6.46 4.36
1982 6.4 4.25
1983 6.34 4.11
1984 6.26 3.96
1985 6.18 3.73
1986 6.1 3.53
1987 6 3.42
1988 5.88 3.35
1989 5.76 3.25
1990 5.6 3.11
1991 5.45 3.06
1992 5.27 2.95
1993 5.07 2.9
1994 4.87 2.85
1995 4.62 2.81
1996 4.37 2.78
1997 4.09 2.74
1998 3.85 2.66
1999 3.61 2.57
2000 3.38 2.5
2001 3.19 2.47
2002 3.01 2.44
2003 2.87 2.41
2004 2.78 2.42
2005 2.73 2.45
2006 2.66 2.46
2007 2.59 2.48
2008 2.48 2.44
2009 2.36 2.44
2010 2.25 2.46
2011 2.15 2.52
2012 2.07 2.51
2013 2 2.44
2014 1.92 2.39
2015 1.84 2.35
2016 1.74 2.31
2017 1.62 2.25
2018 1.52 2.22
2019 1.45 2.21
2020 1.5 2.19
2021 1.49 2.17
2022 1.48 2.15
2023 1.46 2.13

Bhutan and Indonesia demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Indonesia
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Indonesia
1960 18.8 20.1
1961 18.9 20.1
1962 18.9 20.1
1963 19 20
1964 19.1 19.9
1965 19.1 19.8
1966 19.2 19.6
1967 19.3 19.4
1968 19.3 19.3
1969 19.3 19.1
1970 19.3 19
1971 19.3 18.9
1972 19.3 18.8
1973 19.2 18.8
1974 19.2 18.9
1975 19.1 18.9
1976 19.1 19
1977 19 19.1
1978 19 19.2
1979 18.9 19.3
1980 18.9 19.4
1981 18.8 19.6
1982 18.7 19.7
1983 18.7 19.9
1984 18.6 20.1
1985 18.6 20.3
1986 18.5 20.6
1987 18.5 20.9
1988 18.5 21.1
1989 18.5 21.4
1990 18.6 21.7
1991 18.6 22
1992 18.6 22.3
1993 18.7 22.6
1994 18.8 22.9
1995 18.9 23.2
1996 19.1 23.5
1997 19.3 23.7
1998 19.5 24
1999 19.8 24.3
2000 20 24.6
2001 20.4 24.9
2002 20.8 25.2
2003 21.3 25.6
2004 21.8 25.9
2005 22.2 26.2
2006 22.6 26.5
2007 22.9 26.8
2008 23.3 27.1
2009 23.7 27.3
2010 24 27.6
2011 24.4 27.9
2012 24.7 28.1
2013 25.1 28.3
2014 25.6 28.6
2015 26 28.9
2016 26.4 29.1
2017 26.9 29.4
2018 27.5 29.6
2019 28 29.9
2020 28.6 30.1
2021 29.2 30.3
2022 29.8 30.6
2023 30.4 30.8
2024 30.9 31.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Indonesia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$1.39T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
1.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.68%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
676,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-2.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.31%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
43.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
39.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
28.8%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.5%
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
178,605
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.09%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
33
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
903
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$758B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$156B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
4,053,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.98%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
56.3%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Indonesia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
977 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$15.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
675 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
2.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
77.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
20.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-89.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,445 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
15.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
5.67%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.4%
2023

Society

Bhutan Indonesia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
3.48%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-38,469
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
37
2024
Higher education index n/a
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.31
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
92
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
96%
2020
English speaking
75%
2025
30.8%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
72.8%
2024

Health

Bhutan Indonesia
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$127.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$42
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
71.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0.98%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.69
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
140
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
11.3%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
38.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.07 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Indonesia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
1.27%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
2,578 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
212,828 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
348,714 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
340,572 mi
2022

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