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Bhutan vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 132nd vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Kiribati
Population
801123
138067
Population rank 163/197 180/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$308M
2024
GDP rank 169/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Kiribati
Year GDP
Bhutan Kiribati
1970 $61,812,113 $11,560,877
1971 $66,289,450 $12,356,134
1972 $70,139,867 $15,314,346
1973 $78,900,289 $25,645,040
1974 $92,901,784 $69,256,489
1975 $86,820,762 $44,547,454
1976 $88,461,263 $33,246,817
1977 $97,884,434 $31,335,459
1978 $94,086,228 $36,563,965
1979 $105,377,995 $34,466,197
1980 $128,669,201 $33,157,723
1981 $139,174,178 $35,267,489
1982 $141,439,317 $32,742,713
1983 $156,704,290 $31,000,546
1984 $160,423,494 $34,394,167
1985 $163,288,815 $26,126,615
1986 $191,218,115 $25,993,009
1987 $242,742,766 $29,554,413
1988 $272,298,067 $38,278,810
1989 $264,798,626 $37,645,319
1990 $287,765,007 $36,534,295
1991 $240,294,286 $41,247,792
1992 $240,233,531 $61,491,369
1993 $225,973,693 $58,953,596
1994 $258,954,708 $67,055,334
1995 $290,490,984 $68,596,395
1996 $303,408,346 $81,456,854
1997 $352,229,077 $80,205,807
1998 $363,458,381 $74,905,706
1999 $399,311,200 $77,323,978
2000 $460,733,418 $74,910,527
2001 $496,110,226 $64,935,850
2002 $559,345,264 $74,743,869
2003 $651,935,430 $96,105,619
2004 $735,348,490 $104,085,892
2005 $860,391,000 $113,895,437
2006 $942,879,879 $112,338,353
2007 $1,255,767,964 $138,054,946
2008 $1,317,517,835 $147,017,895
2009 $1,331,343,798 $140,177,384
2010 $1,708,880,730 $165,458,433
2011 $1,977,728,659 $195,970,140
2012 $1,973,387,228 $207,001,546
2013 $1,943,696,952 $201,730,861
2014 $2,089,079,571 $200,287,282
2015 $2,187,815,803 $191,559,399
2016 $2,357,504,761 $206,467,819
2017 $2,591,358,009 $222,875,736
2018 $2,583,335,722 $233,514,717
2019 $2,735,683,570 $216,985,388
2020 $2,457,604,334 $220,897,999
2021 $2,768,802,960 $285,259,894
2022 $2,898,227,744 $270,040,457
2023 $3,019,253,885 $288,610,732
2024 - $307,862,547

Bhutan and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Kiribati
1970 $200.3 $201
1971 $207.7 $210.7
1972 $212.4 $256.2
1973 $230.9 $422
1974 $262.8 $1,131
1975 $237.4 $730
1976 $233.7 $548
1977 $249.9 $520
1978 $232.2 $611
1979 $251.4 $573
1980 $296.9 $542
1981 $311 $568
1982 $306 $519
1983 $328 $483
1984 $326 $527
1985 $321 $393
1986 $365 $382
1987 $449 $424
1988 $489 $536
1989 $462 $515
1990 $488 $488
1991 $401 $540
1992 $416 $792
1993 $407 $748
1994 $467 $838
1995 $530 $844
1996 $553 $986
1997 $630 $953
1998 $638 $874
1999 $685 $887
2000 $772 $845
2001 $812 $719
2002 $896 $810
2003 $1,022 $1,021
2004 $1,130 $1,083
2005 $1,300 $1,162
2006 $1,406 $1,123
2007 $1,850 $1,353
2008 $1,920 $1,411
2009 $1,918 $1,317
2010 $2,436 $1,522
2011 $2,788 $1,771
2012 $2,751 $1,844
2013 $2,680 $1,772
2014 $2,849 $1,737
2015 $2,954 $1,640
2016 $3,152 $1,743
2017 $3,435 $1,853
2018 $3,400 $1,913
2019 $3,577 $1,751
2020 $3,192 $1,752
2021 $3,571 $2,222
2022 $3,711 $2,070
2023 $3,839 $2,178
2024 - $2,289

Bhutan vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Kiribati
1950 35.3 45.7
1951 35.3 45.8
1952 35.4 45.9
1953 35.4 46
1954 35.4 46.1
1955 35.5 46.3
1956 35.6 46.5
1957 35.7 46.8
1958 35.9 47.1
1959 36.1 47.5
1960 36.4 48
1961 36.7 48.5
1962 37 49
1963 37.4 49.7
1964 37.8 50.4
1965 38.3 51
1966 38.8 51.7
1967 39.4 52.5
1968 40 53.1
1969 40.6 53.8
1970 41.2 54.4
1971 41.8 54.9
1972 42.5 55.3
1973 43.1 55.8
1974 43.8 56.1
1975 44.5 56.4
1976 45.2 56.6
1977 46 56.1
1978 46.7 56.9
1979 47.4 57.1
1980 48.2 57.3
1981 49 57.5
1982 49.8 57.8
1983 50.6 58.1
1984 51.3 58.4
1985 52 58.7
1986 52.8 59.1
1987 53.6 59.6
1988 54.4 60.1
1989 55.1 60.5
1990 55.8 61
1991 56.5 61.5
1992 57.2 62
1993 57.9 62.4
1994 58.4 62.8
1995 59.3 63.1
1996 60 63.5
1997 60.6 63.8
1998 61.3 64.1
1999 62 64.4
2000 61.8 64.7
2001 63.3 64.9
2002 64 65.1
2003 64.7 65.3
2004 65.3 65.4
2005 65.9 65.5
2006 66.5 65.6
2007 67.2 65.7
2008 67.7 65.7
2009 68.2 65.8
2010 68.8 65.9
2011 69.3 65.9
2012 69.8 65.9
2013 70.2 65.9
2014 70.5 65.9
2015 70.8 65.8
2016 71.1 65.8
2017 71.4 65.8
2018 71.7 65.8
2019 72 65.9
2020 72.3 65.2
2021 72.4 64.1
2022 72.8 66.3
2023 73 66.5
2024 73.3 66.6
2025 73.5 66.7

Bhutan and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Kiribati
Year Population
Bhutan Kiribati
1960 224,084 47,157
1961 230,602 48,323
1962 237,636 49,538
1963 245,156 50,791
1964 252,987 52,088
1965 261,200 53,439
1966 269,820 54,425
1967 278,852 54,996
1968 288,311 55,529
1969 298,214 56,360
1970 308,528 57,510
1971 319,211 58,652
1972 330,264 59,778
1973 341,705 60,824
1974 353,538 61,219
1975 365,791 60,987
1976 378,490 60,661
1977 391,639 60,267
1978 405,243 59,864
1979 419,200 60,172
1980 433,404 61,148
1981 447,836 62,121
1982 462,485 63,134
1983 477,460 64,169
1984 492,784 65,228
1985 508,392 66,496
1986 524,324 68,059
1987 540,557 69,733
1988 556,986 71,427
1989 573,586 73,147
1990 589,287 74,855
1991 599,784 76,367
1992 577,774 77,641
1993 554,673 78,841
1994 554,497 80,021
1995 547,989 81,234
1996 548,784 82,623
1997 558,697 84,147
1998 569,435 85,657
1999 582,579 87,126
2000 596,863 88,613
2001 610,794 90,335
2002 624,409 92,264
2003 637,663 94,175
2004 650,544 96,085
2005 661,865 98,035
2006 670,799 100,017
2007 678,641 102,068
2008 686,351 104,222
2009 693,988 106,467
2010 701,632 108,704
2011 709,377 110,647
2012 717,279 112,284
2013 725,273 113,838
2014 733,139 115,326
2015 740,618 116,815
2016 747,866 118,478
2017 754,335 120,275
2018 759,759 122,084
2019 764,824 123,921
2020 770,006 126,099
2021 775,442 128,377
2022 780,914 130,469
2023 786,385 132,530
2024 791,524 134,518

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Kiribati
1960 6.7 6.44
1961 6.7 6.48
1962 6.69 6.42
1963 6.69 6.35
1964 6.68 6.29
1965 6.68 6.26
1966 6.67 6.23
1967 6.67 6.11
1968 6.66 5.98
1969 6.66 5.85
1970 6.65 5.71
1971 6.64 5.55
1972 6.64 5.37
1973 6.63 5.2
1974 6.62 5.09
1975 6.62 5.02
1976 6.62 4.96
1977 6.61 4.96
1978 6.58 4.97
1979 6.55 4.97
1980 6.51 4.96
1981 6.46 4.96
1982 6.4 4.95
1983 6.34 4.91
1984 6.26 4.91
1985 6.18 4.91
1986 6.1 4.87
1987 6 4.81
1988 5.88 4.73
1989 5.76 4.69
1990 5.6 4.67
1991 5.45 4.64
1992 5.27 4.57
1993 5.07 4.49
1994 4.87 4.44
1995 4.62 4.42
1996 4.37 4.43
1997 4.09 4.37
1998 3.85 4.29
1999 3.61 4.18
2000 3.38 4.07
2001 3.19 3.96
2002 3.01 3.81
2003 2.87 3.7
2004 2.78 3.73
2005 2.73 3.76
2006 2.66 3.82
2007 2.59 3.87
2008 2.48 3.9
2009 2.36 3.91
2010 2.25 3.9
2011 2.15 3.88
2012 2.07 3.77
2013 2 3.64
2014 1.92 3.52
2015 1.84 3.44
2016 1.74 3.38
2017 1.62 3.34
2018 1.52 3.32
2019 1.45 3.29
2020 1.5 3.25
2021 1.49 3.22
2022 1.48 3.18
2023 1.46 3.15

Bhutan and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Kiribati
1960 18.8 18.8
1961 18.9 18.5
1962 18.9 18.3
1963 19 18.2
1964 19.1 18.1
1965 19.1 18
1966 19.2 17.9
1967 19.3 17.7
1968 19.3 17.6
1969 19.3 17.5
1970 19.3 17.5
1971 19.3 17.6
1972 19.3 17.6
1973 19.2 17.7
1974 19.2 17.8
1975 19.1 18
1976 19.1 18.1
1977 19 18.2
1978 19 18.3
1979 18.9 18.4
1980 18.9 18.7
1981 18.8 18.9
1982 18.7 19
1983 18.7 19.2
1984 18.6 19.4
1985 18.6 19.6
1986 18.5 19.8
1987 18.5 19.9
1988 18.5 20.1
1989 18.5 20.2
1990 18.6 20.2
1991 18.6 20.2
1992 18.6 20.1
1993 18.7 20
1994 18.8 19.8
1995 18.9 19.7
1996 19.1 19.6
1997 19.3 19.6
1998 19.5 19.6
1999 19.8 19.6
2000 20 19.7
2001 20.4 19.8
2002 20.8 19.9
2003 21.3 20.1
2004 21.8 20.3
2005 22.2 20.5
2006 22.6 20.7
2007 22.9 20.9
2008 23.3 21
2009 23.7 21.2
2010 24 21.3
2011 24.4 21.5
2012 24.7 21.7
2013 25.1 21.9
2014 25.6 22.1
2015 26 22.3
2016 26.4 22.5
2017 26.9 22.7
2018 27.5 22.9
2019 28 23
2020 28.6 23.2
2021 29.2 23.3
2022 29.8 23.5
2023 30.4 23.6
2024 30.9 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
16.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
41.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Bhutan Kiribati
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
98.6%
2020
English speaking
75%
2025
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Bhutan Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Kiribati
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
416 mi
2017

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