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Bhutan vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 132nd vs. 159th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Jamaica
Population
801123
2837071
Population rank 163/197 140/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Jamaica
Year GDP
Bhutan Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 $61,812,113 $1,404,720,442
1971 $66,289,450 $1,539,861,816
1972 $70,139,867 $1,875,146,587
1973 $78,900,289 $1,905,917,553
1974 $92,901,784 $2,375,122,375
1975 $86,820,762 $2,860,442,750
1976 $88,461,263 $2,966,042,856
1977 $97,884,434 $3,249,733,140
1978 $94,086,228 $2,644,527,822
1979 $105,377,995 $2,425,064,229
1980 $128,669,201 $2,679,379,372
1981 $139,174,178 $2,979,027,966
1982 $141,439,317 $3,293,496,312
1983 $156,704,290 $3,619,262,277
1984 $160,423,494 $2,373,564,549
1985 $163,288,815 $2,100,239,019
1986 $191,218,115 $2,754,549,582
1987 $242,742,766 $3,287,007,322
1988 $272,298,067 $3,828,342,820
1989 $264,798,626 $4,404,937,853
1990 $287,765,007 $4,592,208,087
1991 $240,294,286 $4,106,207,649
1992 $240,233,531 $3,535,460,090
1993 $225,973,693 $5,440,075,676
1994 $258,954,708 $5,452,558,947
1995 $290,490,984 $6,577,520,643
1996 $303,408,346 $7,393,891,921
1997 $352,229,077 $8,400,041,724
1998 $363,458,381 $8,787,195,622
1999 $399,311,200 $8,887,057,997
2000 $460,733,418 $9,005,064,475
2001 $496,110,226 $9,194,727,831
2002 $559,345,264 $9,719,009,495
2003 $651,935,430 $9,430,234,811
2004 $735,348,490 $10,174,664,854
2005 $860,391,000 $11,243,865,778
2006 $942,879,879 $11,930,179,090
2007 $1,255,767,964 $12,799,600,047
2008 $1,317,517,835 $13,709,401,520
2009 $1,331,343,798 $12,120,458,115
2010 $1,708,880,730 $13,220,549,908
2011 $1,977,728,659 $14,444,661,522
2012 $1,973,387,228 $14,807,086,556
2013 $1,943,696,952 $14,264,205,153
2014 $2,089,079,571 $13,899,217,680
2015 $2,187,815,803 $14,188,936,918
2016 $2,357,504,761 $14,077,096,677
2017 $2,591,358,009 $14,808,985,133
2018 $2,583,335,722 $15,730,792,876
2019 $2,735,683,570 $15,830,766,531
2020 $2,457,604,334 $13,812,421,836
2021 $2,768,802,960 $14,657,586,159
2022 $2,898,227,744 $17,097,760,687
2023 $3,019,253,885 $19,423,355,367
2024 - $19,930,288,337

Bhutan and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 $200.3 $748
1971 $207.7 $809
1972 $212.4 $971
1973 $230.9 $972
1974 $262.8 $1,193
1975 $237.4 $1,417
1976 $233.7 $1,450
1977 $249.9 $1,569
1978 $232.2 $1,262
1979 $251.4 $1,144
1980 $296.9 $1,249
1981 $311 $1,370
1982 $306 $1,494
1983 $328 $1,619
1984 $326 $1,048
1985 $321 $917
1986 $365 $1,191
1987 $449 $1,411
1988 $489 $1,632
1989 $462 $1,865
1990 $488 $1,930
1991 $401 $1,710
1992 $416 $1,458
1993 $407 $2,221
1994 $467 $2,203
1995 $530 $2,631
1996 $553 $2,929
1997 $630 $3,297
1998 $638 $3,419
1999 $685 $3,432
2000 $772 $3,453
2001 $812 $3,504
2002 $896 $3,681
2003 $1,022 $3,550
2004 $1,130 $3,808
2005 $1,300 $4,184
2006 $1,406 $4,417
2007 $1,850 $4,716
2008 $1,920 $5,030
2009 $1,918 $4,428
2010 $2,436 $4,810
2011 $2,788 $5,233
2012 $2,751 $5,341
2013 $2,680 $5,124
2014 $2,849 $4,975
2015 $2,954 $5,063
2016 $3,152 $5,010
2017 $3,435 $5,259
2018 $3,400 $5,578
2019 $3,577 $5,607
2020 $3,192 $4,879
2021 $3,571 $5,165
2022 $3,711 $6,022
2023 $3,839 $6,840
2024 - $7,020

Bhutan vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Jamaica
1950 35.3 56.6
1951 35.3 57.1
1952 35.4 58.1
1953 35.4 58.9
1954 35.4 59.6
1955 35.5 60.4
1956 35.6 61.2
1957 35.7 61.9
1958 35.9 62.6
1959 36.1 63.2
1960 36.4 63.8
1961 36.7 64.3
1962 37 64.6
1963 37.4 65
1964 37.8 65.3
1965 38.3 65.7
1966 38.8 65.9
1967 39.4 66.1
1968 40 66.3
1969 40.6 66.5
1970 41.2 66.7
1971 41.8 67
1972 42.5 67.3
1973 43.1 67.6
1974 43.8 67.9
1975 44.5 68.2
1976 45.2 68.4
1977 46 68.6
1978 46.7 68.7
1979 47.4 68.8
1980 48.2 69
1981 49 69.1
1982 49.8 69.3
1983 50.6 69.5
1984 51.3 69.8
1985 52 70.1
1986 52.8 70.4
1987 53.6 70.9
1988 54.4 71.2
1989 55.1 71.5
1990 55.8 71.7
1991 56.5 71.8
1992 57.2 71.8
1993 57.9 71.8
1994 58.4 71.6
1995 59.3 71.5
1996 60 71.3
1997 60.6 71.2
1998 61.3 71.2
1999 62 71.2
2000 61.8 71.3
2001 63.3 71.3
2002 64 71.5
2003 64.7 71.6
2004 65.3 71.5
2005 65.9 71.5
2006 66.5 71.4
2007 67.2 71.4
2008 67.7 71.5
2009 68.2 71.7
2010 68.8 72
2011 69.3 72.2
2012 69.8 72.4
2013 70.2 72.4
2014 70.5 72.4
2015 70.8 72.2
2016 71.1 72.1
2017 71.4 71.9
2018 71.7 71.6
2019 72 71.5
2020 72.3 71.5
2021 72.4 69.1
2022 72.8 71.5
2023 73 71.5
2024 73.3 71.6
2025 73.5 71.7

Bhutan and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Jamaica
Year Population
Bhutan Jamaica
1960 224,084 1,650,005
1961 230,602 1,673,261
1962 237,636 1,696,932
1963 245,156 1,721,099
1964 252,987 1,745,568
1965 261,200 1,769,192
1966 269,820 1,791,475
1967 278,852 1,812,865
1968 288,311 1,833,765
1969 298,214 1,855,127
1970 308,528 1,878,196
1971 319,211 1,903,728
1972 330,264 1,931,542
1973 341,705 1,961,219
1974 353,538 1,990,906
1975 365,791 2,018,981
1976 378,490 2,045,578
1977 391,639 2,070,657
1978 405,243 2,094,836
1979 419,200 2,119,486
1980 433,404 2,145,658
1981 447,836 2,173,818
1982 462,485 2,203,889
1983 477,460 2,234,832
1984 492,784 2,264,562
1985 508,392 2,290,656
1986 524,324 2,312,125
1987 540,557 2,329,813
1988 556,986 2,345,777
1989 573,586 2,361,916
1990 589,287 2,379,877
1991 599,784 2,400,869
1992 577,774 2,424,701
1993 554,673 2,449,916
1994 554,497 2,475,220
1995 547,989 2,500,151
1996 548,784 2,524,463
1997 558,697 2,547,848
1998 569,435 2,569,736
1999 582,579 2,589,795
2000 596,863 2,607,826
2001 610,794 2,624,403
2002 624,409 2,640,572
2003 637,663 2,656,623
2004 650,544 2,672,225
2005 661,865 2,687,066
2006 670,799 2,700,968
2007 678,641 2,713,800
2008 686,351 2,725,635
2009 693,988 2,736,995
2010 701,632 2,748,568
2011 709,377 2,760,494
2012 717,279 2,772,430
2013 725,273 2,783,687
2014 733,139 2,793,749
2015 740,618 2,802,534
2016 747,866 2,809,915
2017 754,335 2,815,764
2018 759,759 2,820,097
2019 764,824 2,823,271
2020 770,006 2,830,739
2021 775,442 2,837,682
2022 780,914 2,839,144
2023 786,385 2,839,786
2024 791,524 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Jamaica
1960 6.7 5.54
1961 6.7 5.6
1962 6.69 5.64
1963 6.69 5.73
1964 6.68 5.79
1965 6.68 5.72
1966 6.67 5.69
1967 6.67 5.67
1968 6.66 5.58
1969 6.66 5.47
1970 6.65 5.35
1971 6.64 5.21
1972 6.64 5.06
1973 6.63 5
1974 6.62 4.67
1975 6.62 4.44
1976 6.62 4.21
1977 6.61 4
1978 6.58 3.84
1979 6.55 3.72
1980 6.51 3.59
1981 6.46 3.51
1982 6.4 3.46
1983 6.34 3.41
1984 6.26 3.32
1985 6.18 3.21
1986 6.1 3.11
1987 6 3.02
1988 5.88 2.98
1989 5.76 2.93
1990 5.6 2.96
1991 5.45 3
1992 5.27 3.03
1993 5.07 2.99
1994 4.87 2.93
1995 4.62 2.85
1996 4.37 2.77
1997 4.09 2.68
1998 3.85 2.57
1999 3.61 2.47
2000 3.38 2.35
2001 3.19 2.3
2002 3.01 2.27
2003 2.87 2.24
2004 2.78 2.2
2005 2.73 2.15
2006 2.66 2.09
2007 2.59 2.02
2008 2.48 1.95
2009 2.36 1.88
2010 2.25 1.8
2011 2.15 1.72
2012 2.07 1.65
2013 2 1.59
2014 1.92 1.54
2015 1.84 1.51
2016 1.74 1.46
2017 1.62 1.43
2018 1.52 1.4
2019 1.45 1.39
2020 1.5 1.38
2021 1.49 1.38
2022 1.48 1.37
2023 1.46 1.36

Bhutan and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Jamaica
1960 18.8 19.8
1961 18.9 19.5
1962 18.9 19.3
1963 19 19
1964 19.1 18.8
1965 19.1 18.5
1966 19.2 18.3
1967 19.3 18.1
1968 19.3 17.9
1969 19.3 17.8
1970 19.3 17.7
1971 19.3 17.7
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.2 17.9
1974 19.2 18
1975 19.1 18.2
1976 19.1 18.4
1977 19 18.6
1978 19 18.9
1979 18.9 19.1
1980 18.9 19.4
1981 18.8 19.6
1982 18.7 19.9
1983 18.7 20.1
1984 18.6 20.4
1985 18.6 20.6
1986 18.5 20.8
1987 18.5 21.1
1988 18.5 21.3
1989 18.5 21.6
1990 18.6 21.8
1991 18.6 22
1992 18.6 22.2
1993 18.7 22.3
1994 18.8 22.4
1995 18.9 22.5
1996 19.1 22.6
1997 19.3 22.7
1998 19.5 22.9
1999 19.8 23.1
2000 20 23.3
2001 20.4 23.6
2002 20.8 23.8
2003 21.3 24.1
2004 21.8 24.4
2005 22.2 24.6
2006 22.6 24.9
2007 22.9 25.3
2008 23.3 25.7
2009 23.7 26.1
2010 24 26.5
2011 24.4 27
2012 24.7 27.4
2013 25.1 27.9
2014 25.6 28.3
2015 26 28.8
2016 26.4 29.3
2017 26.9 29.8
2018 27.5 30.3
2019 28 30.8
2020 28.6 31.3
2021 29.2 31.7
2022 29.8 32.2
2023 30.4 32.8
2024 30.9 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
73.3%
2021

Energy

Bhutan Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Bhutan Jamaica
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
44
2024
Higher education index n/a
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
88.7%
2015
English speaking
75%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Jamaica
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
13,745 mi
2011

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