Bhutan vs Japan statistics compared

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 124M in Japan (ranked 12/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 140,761 sq mi for Japan (ranked 132nd vs. 61st).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476).

Bhutan and Japan: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Japan economies compared

GDP

Bhutan

Japan

Table

Year	GDP
	Bhutan	Japan
1960	-	$47,419,238,274
1961	-	$57,266,758,180
1962	-	$64,987,857,542
1963	-	$74,379,284,603
1964	-	$87,490,590,818
1965	-	$97,338,107,606
1966	-	$113,046,784,179
1967	-	$132,475,614,227
1968	-	$156,897,496,759
1969	-	$184,298,841,305
1970	$61,812,113	$217,223,652,719
1971	$66,289,450	$245,364,056,622
1972	$70,139,867	$324,933,841,269
1973	$78,900,289	$441,460,582,536
1974	$92,901,784	$490,035,789,970
1975	$86,820,762	$532,861,438,885
1976	$88,461,263	$598,883,902,156
1977	$97,884,434	$737,069,290,928
1978	$94,086,228	$1,035,611,588,217
1979	$105,377,995	$1,077,910,077,676
1980	$128,669,201	$1,129,377,244,854
1981	$139,174,178	$1,245,221,410,764
1982	$141,439,317	$1,158,731,426,906
1983	$156,704,290	$1,270,859,919,743
1984	$160,423,494	$1,345,824,500,837
1985	$163,288,815	$1,427,019,759,717
1986	$191,218,115	$2,120,083,812,110
1987	$242,742,766	$2,580,748,422,781
1988	$272,298,067	$3,125,724,434,401
1989	$264,798,626	$3,109,455,047,824
1990	$287,765,007	$3,185,904,656,664
1991	$240,294,286	$3,648,065,760,649
1992	$240,233,531	$3,980,702,922,118
1993	$225,973,693	$4,536,940,479,038
1994	$258,954,708	$4,998,797,547,741
1995	$290,490,984	$5,545,563,663,890
1996	$303,408,346	$4,923,391,533,852
1997	$352,229,077	$4,492,448,605,639
1998	$363,458,381	$4,098,362,709,531
1999	$399,311,200	$4,635,982,224,064
2000	$460,733,418	$4,968,359,075,957
2001	$496,110,226	$4,374,711,694,091
2002	$559,345,264	$4,182,846,045,874
2003	$651,935,430	$4,519,561,645,254
2004	$735,348,490	$4,893,116,005,657
2005	$860,391,000	$4,831,467,035,390
2006	$942,879,879	$4,601,663,122,650
2007	$1,255,767,964	$4,579,750,920,355
2008	$1,317,517,835	$5,106,679,115,127
2009	$1,331,343,798	$5,289,493,117,994
2010	$1,708,880,730	$5,759,071,769,013
2011	$1,977,728,659	$6,233,147,172,341
2012	$1,973,387,228	$6,272,362,996,105
2013	$1,943,696,952	$5,212,328,181,166
2014	$2,089,079,571	$4,896,994,405,353
2015	$2,187,815,803	$4,444,930,651,964
2016	$2,357,504,761	$5,003,677,627,544
2017	$2,591,358,009	$4,930,837,369,151
2018	$2,583,335,722	$5,040,880,939,325
2019	$2,735,683,570	$5,117,993,853,017
2020	$2,457,604,334	$5,054,068,005,376
2021	$2,768,802,960	$5,039,148,168,861
2022	$2,898,227,744	$4,262,463,317,797
2023	$3,019,253,885	$4,213,167,237,906
2024	-	$4,026,210,821,147

Bhutan and Japan economies compared

GDP per capita

Bhutan

Japan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Bhutan	Japan
1960	-	$509
1961	-	$609
1962	-	$685
1963	-	$776
1964	-	$903
1965	-	$994
1966	-	$1,144
1967	-	$1,326
1968	-	$1,553
1969	-	$1,803
1970	$200.3	$2,101
1971	$207.7	$2,321
1972	$212.4	$3,031
1973	$230.9	$4,061
1974	$262.8	$4,448
1975	$237.4	$4,776
1976	$233.7	$5,310
1977	$249.9	$6,473
1978	$232.2	$9,012
1979	$251.4	$9,301
1980	$296.9	$9,669
1981	$311	$10,583
1982	$306	$9,780
1983	$328	$10,652
1984	$326	$11,207
1985	$321	$11,809
1986	$365	$17,452
1987	$449	$21,142
1988	$489	$25,500
1989	$462	$25,266
1990	$488	$25,801
1991	$401	$29,428
1992	$416	$31,993
1993	$407	$36,345
1994	$467	$39,934
1995	$530	$44,198
1996	$553	$39,150
1997	$630	$35,638
1998	$638	$32,424
1999	$685	$36,610
2000	$772	$39,169
2001	$812	$34,406
2002	$896	$32,821
2003	$1,022	$35,387
2004	$1,130	$38,299
2005	$1,300	$37,813
2006	$1,406	$35,992
2007	$1,850	$35,779
2008	$1,920	$39,876
2009	$1,918	$41,309
2010	$2,436	$44,968
2011	$2,788	$48,760
2012	$2,751	$49,145
2013	$2,680	$40,899
2014	$2,849	$38,475
2015	$2,954	$34,961
2016	$3,152	$39,375
2017	$3,435	$38,834
2018	$3,400	$39,751
2019	$3,577	$40,416
2020	$3,192	$40,029
2021	$3,571	$40,095
2022	$3,711	$34,066
2023	$3,839	$33,836
2024	-	$32,476

Bhutan vs. Japan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Bhutan

Japan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Bhutan	Japan
1950	35.3	59.3
1951	35.3	61
1952	35.4	63
1953	35.4	63.3
1954	35.4	64.5
1955	35.5	65.7
1956	35.6	65.6
1957	35.7	65.4
1958	35.9	67
1959	36.1	67.5
1960	36.4	67.7
1961	36.7	68.4
1962	37	68.7
1963	37.4	69.7
1964	37.8	70.2
1965	38.3	70.3
1966	38.8	71.1
1967	39.4	71.4
1968	40	71.7
1969	40.6	71.9
1970	41.2	72
1971	41.8	72.8
1972	42.5	73.3
1973	43.1	73.4
1974	43.8	73.8
1975	44.5	74.4
1976	45.2	74.8
1977	46	75.3
1978	46.7	75.7
1979	47.4	76.2
1980	48.2	76.1
1981	49	76.6
1982	49.8	77.1
1983	50.6	77.1
1984	51.3	77.5
1985	52	77.8
1986	52.8	78.2
1987	53.6	78.6
1988	54.4	78.5
1989	55.1	79
1990	55.8	79
1991	56.5	79.3
1992	57.2	79.3
1993	57.9	79.4
1994	58.4	79.8
1995	59.3	79.7
1996	60	80.4
1997	60.6	80.6
1998	61.3	80.6
1999	62	80.6
2000	61.8	81.2
2001	63.3	81.5
2002	64	81.8
2003	64.7	81.9
2004	65.3	82.1
2005	65.9	82
2006	66.5	82.4
2007	67.2	82.5
2008	67.7	82.6
2009	68.2	83
2010	68.8	82.9
2011	69.3	82.7
2012	69.8	83.2
2013	70.2	83.4
2014	70.5	83.6
2015	70.8	83.9
2016	71.1	84.1
2017	71.4	84.2
2018	71.7	84.3
2019	72	84.4
2020	72.3	84.7
2021	72.4	84.6
2022	72.8	84.1
2023	73	84.7
2024	73.3	84.9
2025	73.5	85

Bhutan and Japan population clocks and comparison

Population

Bhutan

Japan

Table

Year	Population
	Bhutan	Japan
1960	224,084	93,216,000
1961	230,602	94,055,000
1962	237,636	94,933,000
1963	245,156	95,900,000
1964	252,987	96,903,000
1965	261,200	97,952,000
1966	269,820	98,851,000
1967	278,852	99,879,000
1968	288,311	101,011,000
1969	298,214	102,219,000
1970	308,528	103,403,000
1971	319,211	105,697,000
1972	330,264	107,188,000
1973	341,705	108,707,000
1974	353,538	110,162,000
1975	365,791	111,573,000
1976	378,490	112,775,000
1977	391,639	113,872,000
1978	405,243	114,913,000
1979	419,200	115,890,000
1980	433,404	116,807,000
1981	447,836	117,661,000
1982	462,485	118,480,000
1983	477,460	119,307,000
1984	492,784	120,083,000
1985	508,392	120,837,000
1986	524,324	121,482,000
1987	540,557	122,069,000
1988	556,986	122,578,000
1989	573,586	123,069,000
1990	589,287	123,478,000
1991	599,784	123,964,000
1992	577,774	124,425,000
1993	554,673	124,829,000
1994	554,497	125,178,000
1995	547,989	125,472,000
1996	548,784	125,757,000
1997	558,697	126,057,000
1998	569,435	126,400,000
1999	582,579	126,631,000
2000	596,863	126,843,000
2001	610,794	127,149,000
2002	624,409	127,445,000
2003	637,663	127,718,000
2004	650,544	127,761,000
2005	661,865	127,773,000
2006	670,799	127,854,000
2007	678,641	128,001,000
2008	686,351	128,063,000
2009	693,988	128,047,000
2010	701,632	128,070,000
2011	709,377	127,833,000
2012	717,279	127,629,000
2013	725,273	127,445,000
2014	733,139	127,276,000
2015	740,618	127,141,000
2016	747,866	127,076,000
2017	754,335	126,972,000
2018	759,759	126,811,000
2019	764,824	126,633,000
2020	770,006	126,261,000
2021	775,442	125,681,593
2022	780,914	125,124,989
2023	786,385	124,516,650
2024	791,524	123,975,371

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Japan

Fertility rate

Bhutan

Japan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bhutan	Japan
1960	6.7	2
1961	6.7	1.96
1962	6.69	1.98
1963	6.69	2
1964	6.68	2.05
1965	6.68	2.14
1966	6.67	1.58
1967	6.67	2.23
1968	6.66	2.13
1969	6.66	2.13
1970	6.65	2.13
1971	6.64	2.16
1972	6.64	2.14
1973	6.63	2.14
1974	6.62	2.05
1975	6.62	1.91
1976	6.62	1.85
1977	6.61	1.8
1978	6.58	1.79
1979	6.55	1.77
1980	6.51	1.75
1981	6.46	1.74
1982	6.4	1.77
1983	6.34	1.8
1984	6.26	1.81
1985	6.18	1.76
1986	6.1	1.72
1987	6	1.69
1988	5.88	1.66
1989	5.76	1.57
1990	5.6	1.54
1991	5.45	1.53
1992	5.27	1.5
1993	5.07	1.46
1994	4.87	1.5
1995	4.62	1.42
1996	4.37	1.43
1997	4.09	1.39
1998	3.85	1.38
1999	3.61	1.34
2000	3.38	1.36
2001	3.19	1.33
2002	3.01	1.32
2003	2.87	1.29
2004	2.78	1.29
2005	2.73	1.26
2006	2.66	1.32
2007	2.59	1.34
2008	2.48	1.37
2009	2.36	1.37
2010	2.25	1.39
2011	2.15	1.39
2012	2.07	1.41
2013	2	1.43
2014	1.92	1.42
2015	1.84	1.45
2016	1.74	1.44
2017	1.62	1.43
2018	1.52	1.42
2019	1.45	1.36
2020	1.5	1.33
2021	1.49	1.3
2022	1.48	1.26
2023	1.46	1.2

Bhutan and Japan demographics compared

Median age

Bhutan

Japan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Bhutan	Japan
1960	18.8	25.8
1961	18.9	26.2
1962	18.9	26.5
1963	19	26.9
1964	19.1	27.2
1965	19.1	27.6
1966	19.2	28
1967	19.3	28.4
1968	19.3	28.6
1969	19.3	28.9
1970	19.3	29.2
1971	19.3	29.6
1972	19.3	29.9
1973	19.2	30.2
1974	19.2	30.4
1975	19.1	30.6
1976	19.1	30.9
1977	19	31.5
1978	19	32
1979	18.9	32.4
1980	18.9	32.8
1981	18.8	33.1
1982	18.7	33.7
1983	18.7	34.3
1984	18.6	34.9
1985	18.6	35.4
1986	18.5	35.9
1987	18.5	36.3
1988	18.5	36.8
1989	18.5	37.2
1990	18.6	37.7
1991	18.6	38.2
1992	18.6	38.7
1993	18.7	39.2
1994	18.8	39.6
1995	18.9	40
1996	19.1	40.3
1997	19.3	40.7
1998	19.5	41
1999	19.8	41.4
2000	20	41.8
2001	20.4	42.1
2002	20.8	42.5
2003	21.3	42.8
2004	21.8	43.2
2005	22.2	43.6
2006	22.6	43.9
2007	22.9	44.2
2008	23.3	44.6
2009	23.7	44.9
2010	24	45.2
2011	24.4	45.5
2012	24.7	45.8
2013	25.1	46.2
2014	25.6	46.6
2015	26	47
2016	26.4	47.3
2017	26.9	47.6
2018	27.5	48
2019	28	48.3
2020	28.6	48.7
2021	29.2	49.1
2022	29.8	49.5
2023	30.4	50
2024	30.9	50.4

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