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Bhutan vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 132nd vs. 119th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Ireland
Population
801123
5474763
Population rank 163/197 121/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$577B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Ireland
Year GDP
Bhutan Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 $61,812,113 $4,395,995,086
1971 $66,289,450 $5,098,250,287
1972 $70,139,867 $6,318,060,582
1973 $78,900,289 $7,481,173,066
1974 $92,901,784 $7,896,860,615
1975 $86,820,762 $9,483,808,362
1976 $88,461,263 $9,453,756,015
1977 $97,884,434 $11,248,340,431
1978 $94,086,228 $14,647,996,074
1979 $105,377,995 $18,319,334,300
1980 $128,669,201 $21,747,855,640
1981 $139,174,178 $20,670,190,138
1982 $141,439,317 $21,474,754,080
1983 $156,704,290 $20,766,047,764
1984 $160,423,494 $20,106,648,455
1985 $163,288,815 $21,270,013,326
1986 $191,218,115 $28,714,571,852
1987 $242,742,766 $33,920,518,493
1988 $272,298,067 $37,772,897,421
1989 $264,798,626 $39,238,392,678
1990 $287,765,007 $49,305,632,408
1991 $240,294,286 $49,787,502,852
1992 $240,233,531 $55,918,538,121
1993 $225,973,693 $52,417,477,614
1994 $258,954,708 $57,097,656,066
1995 $290,490,984 $69,139,823,232
1996 $303,408,346 $75,790,785,030
1997 $352,229,077 $82,856,648,758
1998 $363,458,381 $90,199,410,116
1999 $399,311,200 $98,893,958,263
2000 $460,733,418 $100,207,610,430
2001 $496,110,226 $109,346,669,230
2002 $559,345,264 $128,596,035,288
2003 $651,935,430 $164,670,771,260
2004 $735,348,490 $194,372,115,041
2005 $860,391,000 $211,876,989,656
2006 $942,879,879 $232,180,617,162
2007 $1,255,767,964 $270,079,279,420
2008 $1,317,517,835 $275,447,471,451
2009 $1,331,343,798 $236,443,117,248
2010 $1,708,880,730 $221,985,621,538
2011 $1,977,728,659 $241,337,364,610
2012 $1,973,387,228 $227,270,922,957
2013 $1,943,696,952 $243,301,556,085
2014 $2,089,079,571 $266,787,238,499
2015 $2,187,815,803 $302,391,428,540
2016 $2,357,504,761 $305,733,136,181
2017 $2,591,358,009 $348,532,394,024
2018 $2,583,335,722 $395,461,216,460
2019 $2,735,683,570 $407,124,824,065
2020 $2,457,604,334 $436,555,518,400
2021 $2,768,802,960 $531,306,516,908
2022 $2,898,227,744 $548,570,250,342
2023 $3,019,253,885 $551,394,889,340
2024 - $577,389,475,010

Bhutan and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 $200.3 $1,487
1971 $207.7 $1,704
1972 $212.4 $2,080
1973 $230.9 $2,424
1974 $262.8 $2,517
1975 $237.4 $2,973
1976 $233.7 $2,920
1977 $249.9 $3,427
1978 $232.2 $4,400
1979 $251.4 $5,430
1980 $296.9 $6,372
1981 $311 $5,986
1982 $306 $6,161
1983 $328 $5,915
1984 $326 $5,692
1985 $321 $6,012
1986 $365 $8,112
1987 $449 $9,582
1988 $489 $10,716
1989 $462 $11,176
1990 $488 $14,031
1991 $401 $14,087
1992 $416 $15,714
1993 $407 $14,657
1994 $467 $15,903
1995 $530 $19,158
1996 $553 $20,836
1997 $630 $22,551
1998 $638 $24,295
1999 $685 $26,338
2000 $772 $26,335
2001 $812 $28,282
2002 $896 $32,705
2003 $1,022 $41,204
2004 $1,130 $47,754
2005 $1,300 $50,933
2006 $1,406 $54,329
2007 $1,850 $61,396
2008 $1,920 $61,353
2009 $1,918 $52,133
2010 $2,436 $48,679
2011 $2,788 $52,693
2012 $2,751 $49,412
2013 $2,680 $52,619
2014 $2,849 $57,278
2015 $2,954 $64,312
2016 $3,152 $64,193
2017 $3,435 $72,198
2018 $3,400 $80,739
2019 $3,577 $81,810
2020 $3,192 $86,623
2021 $3,571 $103,962
2022 $3,711 $105,235
2023 $3,839 $103,888
2024 - $107,316

Bhutan vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Ireland
1950 35.3 65.6
1951 35.3 64.8
1952 35.4 67.2
1953 35.4 67.9
1954 35.4 68
1955 35.5 68
1956 35.6 69
1957 35.7 69
1958 35.9 69.3
1959 36.1 69.4
1960 36.4 70.2
1961 36.7 69.6
1962 37 69.9
1963 37.4 70.2
1964 37.8 70.4
1965 38.3 70.6
1966 38.8 70.2
1967 39.4 71.2
1968 40 70.9
1969 40.6 70.8
1970 41.2 70.8
1971 41.8 71.6
1972 42.5 71
1973 43.1 71.2
1974 43.8 71.1
1975 44.5 71.7
1976 45.2 71.8
1977 46 71.9
1978 46.7 71.9
1979 47.4 72.2
1980 48.2 72.5
1981 49 72.9
1982 49.8 73.2
1983 50.6 73.2
1984 51.3 73.6
1985 52 73.6
1986 52.8 73.6
1987 53.6 74.4
1988 54.4 74.4
1989 55.1 74.5
1990 55.8 74.8
1991 56.5 75
1992 57.2 75.4
1993 57.9 75.3
1994 58.4 75.8
1995 59.3 75.5
1996 60 75.8
1997 60.6 76
1998 61.3 76.2
1999 62 76.1
2000 61.8 76.5
2001 63.3 77.1
2002 64 77.6
2003 64.7 78.1
2004 65.3 78.5
2005 65.9 78.9
2006 66.5 79.2
2007 67.2 79.6
2008 67.7 79.8
2009 68.2 80.1
2010 68.8 80.6
2011 69.3 80.7
2012 69.8 80.9
2013 70.2 81.1
2014 70.5 81.4
2015 70.8 81.5
2016 71.1 81.7
2017 71.4 82.1
2018 71.7 82.1
2019 72 82.4
2020 72.3 82.4
2021 72.4 81.9
2022 72.8 82.1
2023 73 82.4
2024 73.3 82.6
2025 73.5 82.7

Bhutan and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Ireland
Year Population
Bhutan Ireland
1960 224,084 2,828,600
1961 230,602 2,824,400
1962 237,636 2,836,050
1963 245,156 2,852,650
1964 252,987 2,866,550
1965 261,200 2,877,300
1966 269,820 2,888,800
1967 278,852 2,902,450
1968 288,311 2,915,550
1969 298,214 2,932,650
1970 308,528 2,957,250
1971 319,211 2,992,050
1972 330,264 3,036,850
1973 341,705 3,085,950
1974 353,538 3,137,500
1975 365,791 3,189,550
1976 378,490 3,238,050
1977 391,639 3,282,200
1978 405,243 3,329,100
1979 419,200 3,373,750
1980 433,404 3,412,800
1981 447,836 3,453,000
1982 462,485 3,485,800
1983 477,460 3,510,600
1984 492,784 3,532,423
1985 508,392 3,538,082
1986 524,324 3,539,690
1987 540,557 3,540,057
1988 556,986 3,524,949
1989 573,586 3,511,009
1990 589,287 3,513,974
1991 599,784 3,534,235
1992 577,774 3,558,430
1993 554,673 3,576,261
1994 554,497 3,590,386
1995 547,989 3,608,841
1996 548,784 3,637,510
1997 558,697 3,674,171
1998 569,435 3,712,696
1999 582,579 3,754,786
2000 596,863 3,805,174
2001 610,794 3,866,243
2002 624,409 3,931,947
2003 637,663 3,996,521
2004 650,544 4,070,262
2005 661,865 4,159,914
2006 670,799 4,273,591
2007 678,641 4,398,942
2008 686,351 4,489,544
2009 693,988 4,535,375
2010 701,632 4,560,155
2011 709,377 4,580,084
2012 717,279 4,599,533
2013 725,273 4,623,816
2014 733,139 4,657,740
2015 740,618 4,701,957
2016 747,866 4,762,722
2017 754,335 4,827,445
2018 759,759 4,898,022
2019 764,824 4,976,456
2020 770,006 5,039,747
2021 775,442 5,110,585
2022 780,914 5,212,836
2023 786,385 5,307,600
2024 791,524 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Ireland

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Ireland
1960 6.7 3.78
1961 6.7 3.78
1962 6.69 3.92
1963 6.69 4.01
1964 6.68 4.07
1965 6.68 4.04
1966 6.67 3.94
1967 6.67 3.84
1968 6.66 3.77
1969 6.66 3.83
1970 6.65 3.85
1971 6.64 3.93
1972 6.64 3.84
1973 6.63 3.71
1974 6.62 3.59
1975 6.62 3.37
1976 6.62 3.29
1977 6.61 3.24
1978 6.58 3.21
1979 6.55 3.21
1980 6.51 3.21
1981 6.46 3.05
1982 6.4 2.94
1983 6.34 2.74
1984 6.26 2.58
1985 6.18 2.48
1986 6.1 2.44
1987 6 2.32
1988 5.88 2.17
1989 5.76 2.08
1990 5.6 2.11
1991 5.45 2.08
1992 5.27 1.99
1993 5.07 1.9
1994 4.87 1.85
1995 4.62 1.84
1996 4.37 1.88
1997 4.09 1.93
1998 3.85 1.94
1999 3.61 1.9
2000 3.38 1.89
2001 3.19 1.94
2002 3.01 1.97
2003 2.87 1.96
2004 2.78 1.93
2005 2.73 1.86
2006 2.66 1.91
2007 2.59 2.01
2008 2.48 2.06
2009 2.36 2.06
2010 2.25 2.05
2011 2.15 2.03
2012 2.07 1.98
2013 2 1.93
2014 1.92 1.89
2015 1.84 1.85
2016 1.74 1.81
2017 1.62 1.77
2018 1.52 1.75
2019 1.45 1.71
2020 1.5 1.63
2021 1.49 1.78
2022 1.48 1.54
2023 1.46 1.5

Bhutan and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Ireland
1960 18.8 30.1
1961 18.9 29.8
1962 18.9 29.5
1963 19 29.2
1964 19.1 28.9
1965 19.1 28.6
1966 19.2 28.2
1967 19.3 28
1968 19.3 27.8
1969 19.3 27.6
1970 19.3 27.4
1971 19.3 27.1
1972 19.3 26.9
1973 19.2 26.7
1974 19.2 26.5
1975 19.1 26.5
1976 19.1 26.4
1977 19 26.5
1978 19 26.5
1979 18.9 26.5
1980 18.9 26.5
1981 18.8 26.6
1982 18.7 26.7
1983 18.7 26.9
1984 18.6 27.1
1985 18.6 27.3
1986 18.5 27.6
1987 18.5 27.9
1988 18.5 28.4
1989 18.5 28.8
1990 18.6 29.2
1991 18.6 29.6
1992 18.6 29.9
1993 18.7 30.2
1994 18.8 30.6
1995 18.9 30.9
1996 19.1 31.3
1997 19.3 31.6
1998 19.5 31.9
1999 19.8 32.2
2000 20 32.5
2001 20.4 32.7
2002 20.8 33
2003 21.3 33.2
2004 21.8 33.4
2005 22.2 33.4
2006 22.6 33.4
2007 22.9 33.4
2008 23.3 33.5
2009 23.7 33.9
2010 24 34.3
2011 24.4 34.8
2012 24.7 35.2
2013 25.1 35.6
2014 25.6 36
2015 26 36.4
2016 26.4 36.8
2017 26.9 37.1
2018 27.5 37.4
2019 28 37.8
2020 28.6 38.2
2021 29.2 38.6
2022 29.8 38.9
2023 30.4 39.4
2024 30.9 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
98.3%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Ireland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
77
2024
Higher education index n/a
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
75%
2025
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
96.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Ireland
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
62,031 mi
2018

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