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Bhutan vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 132nd vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Kuwait
Population
801123
5128257
Population rank 163/197 127/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$160B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Bhutan and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Kuwait
Year GDP
Bhutan Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 $61,812,113 $2,873,638,851
1971 $66,289,450 $3,880,392,195
1972 $70,139,867 $4,450,537,925
1973 $78,900,289 $5,408,804,607
1974 $92,901,784 $13,006,948,296
1975 $86,820,762 $12,022,811,621
1976 $88,461,263 $13,132,252,802
1977 $97,884,434 $14,137,406,741
1978 $94,086,228 $15,503,557,496
1979 $105,377,995 $24,749,063,922
1980 $128,669,201 $28,638,868,356
1981 $139,174,178 $25,058,020,338
1982 $141,439,317 $21,577,153,356
1983 $156,704,290 $20,871,081,080
1984 $160,423,494 $21,700,082,753
1985 $163,288,815 $21,445,970,614
1986 $191,218,115 $17,903,989,745
1987 $242,742,766 $22,368,704,134
1988 $272,298,067 $20,690,322,153
1989 $264,798,626 $24,313,855,653
1990 $287,765,007 $18,427,777,778
1991 $240,294,286 $11,009,993,703
1992 $240,233,531 $19,858,555,215
1993 $225,973,693 $23,941,391,391
1994 $258,954,708 $24,848,483,838
1995 $290,490,984 $27,186,980,647
1996 $303,408,346 $31,492,373,309
1997 $352,229,077 $30,350,190,704
1998 $363,458,381 $25,943,705,784
1999 $399,311,200 $30,122,365,849
2000 $460,733,418 $37,718,743,480
2001 $496,110,226 $34,889,559,870
2002 $559,345,264 $38,135,788,414
2003 $651,935,430 $47,874,582,232
2004 $735,348,490 $59,439,090,601
2005 $860,391,000 $80,798,630,137
2006 $942,879,879 $101,557,330,723
2007 $1,255,767,964 $114,634,043,362
2008 $1,317,517,835 $147,379,737,230
2009 $1,331,343,798 $105,968,691,905
2010 $1,708,880,730 $115,416,245,238
2011 $1,977,728,659 $154,039,231,299
2012 $1,973,387,228 $174,047,662,555
2013 $1,943,696,952 $174,168,116,687
2014 $2,089,079,571 $162,650,450,785
2015 $2,187,815,803 $114,585,555,831
2016 $2,357,504,761 $109,406,674,088
2017 $2,591,358,009 $120,687,539,676
2018 $2,583,335,722 $138,646,316,322
2019 $2,735,683,570 $140,856,394,870
2020 $2,457,604,334 $111,045,470,461
2021 $2,768,802,960 $148,350,671,614
2022 $2,898,227,744 $183,502,046,669
2023 $3,019,253,885 $165,384,407,267
2024 - $160,227,273,001

Bhutan and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 $200.3 $3,552
1971 $207.7 $4,486
1972 $212.4 $4,836
1973 $230.9 $5,532
1974 $262.8 $12,527
1975 $237.4 $10,882
1976 $233.7 $11,141
1977 $249.9 $11,238
1978 $232.2 $11,567
1979 $251.4 $17,386
1980 $296.9 $19,032
1981 $311 $15,825
1982 $306 $12,979
1983 $328 $11,965
1984 $326 $11,919
1985 $321 $11,322
1986 $365 $9,077
1987 $449 $10,896
1988 $489 $9,692
1989 $462 $10,965
1990 $488 $10,938
1991 $401 $8,147
1992 $416 $12,146
1993 $407 $14,318
1994 $467 $14,930
1995 $530 $16,168
1996 $553 $18,201
1997 $630 $16,977
1998 $638 $14,067
1999 $685 $15,854
2000 $772 $19,296
2001 $812 $17,374
2002 $896 $18,513
2003 $1,022 $22,691
2004 $1,130 $27,552
2005 $1,300 $36,123
2006 $1,406 $42,947
2007 $1,850 $45,709
2008 $1,920 $55,585
2009 $1,918 $37,907
2010 $2,436 $39,212
2011 $2,788 $49,170
2012 $2,751 $52,155
2013 $2,680 $49,651
2014 $2,849 $44,369
2015 $2,954 $29,882
2016 $3,152 $27,324
2017 $3,435 $29,048
2018 $3,400 $32,068
2019 $3,577 $31,708
2020 $3,192 $25,236
2021 $3,571 $34,019
2022 $3,711 $39,982
2023 $3,839 $34,076
2024 - $32,214

Bhutan vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Kuwait
1950 35.3 49.7
1951 35.3 50.6
1952 35.4 51.4
1953 35.4 52.3
1954 35.4 53.1
1955 35.5 54
1956 35.6 54.9
1957 35.7 55.9
1958 35.9 56.9
1959 36.1 57.9
1960 36.4 58.9
1961 36.7 60
1962 37 61
1963 37.4 62
1964 37.8 63
1965 38.3 63.9
1966 38.8 64.9
1967 39.4 65.8
1968 40 66.6
1969 40.6 67.3
1970 41.2 68
1971 41.8 68.5
1972 42.5 68.9
1973 43.1 69.2
1974 43.8 69.4
1975 44.5 69.7
1976 45.2 69.9
1977 46 70.2
1978 46.7 70.5
1979 47.4 70.8
1980 48.2 71.1
1981 49 71.5
1982 49.8 71.9
1983 50.6 72.4
1984 51.3 72.9
1985 52 73.3
1986 52.8 73.8
1987 53.6 74.2
1988 54.4 74.6
1989 55.1 75
1990 55.8 72.9
1991 56.5 73.3
1992 57.2 75.7
1993 57.9 75.8
1994 58.4 75.7
1995 59.3 75.7
1996 60 75.6
1997 60.6 75.6
1998 61.3 75.6
1999 62 75.7
2000 61.8 75.9
2001 63.3 76
2002 64 76.2
2003 64.7 76.3
2004 65.3 76.4
2005 65.9 76.5
2006 66.5 76.6
2007 67.2 76.7
2008 67.7 76.9
2009 68.2 77.2
2010 68.8 77.5
2011 69.3 77.9
2012 69.8 78.2
2013 70.2 78.6
2014 70.5 78.9
2015 70.8 79.2
2016 71.1 79.5
2017 71.4 79.7
2018 71.7 79.9
2019 72 80
2020 72.3 78.2
2021 72.4 77.6
2022 72.8 78.8
2023 73 80.4
2024 73.3 80.6
2025 73.5 80.8

Bhutan and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Kuwait
Year Population
Bhutan Kuwait
1960 224,084 311,060
1961 230,602 345,945
1962 237,636 384,995
1963 245,156 427,694
1964 252,987 473,115
1965 261,200 521,174
1966 269,820 572,590
1967 278,852 628,089
1968 288,311 687,716
1969 298,214 749,452
1970 308,528 809,114
1971 319,211 865,076
1972 330,264 920,352
1973 341,705 977,654
1974 353,538 1,038,346
1975 365,791 1,104,863
1976 378,490 1,178,711
1977 391,639 1,258,023
1978 405,243 1,340,319
1979 419,200 1,423,514
1980 433,404 1,504,782
1981 447,836 1,583,426
1982 462,485 1,662,480
1983 477,460 1,744,295
1984 492,784 1,820,688
1985 508,392 1,894,242
1986 524,324 1,972,520
1987 540,557 2,052,994
1988 556,986 2,134,707
1989 573,586 2,217,468
1990 589,287 1,684,819
1991 599,784 1,351,399
1992 577,774 1,634,961
1993 554,673 1,672,151
1994 554,497 1,664,361
1995 547,989 1,681,513
1996 548,784 1,730,246
1997 558,697 1,787,683
1998 569,435 1,844,302
1999 582,579 1,900,030
2000 596,863 1,954,709
2001 610,794 2,008,121
2002 624,409 2,059,974
2003 637,663 2,109,881
2004 650,544 2,157,320
2005 661,865 2,236,788
2006 670,799 2,364,733
2007 678,641 2,507,887
2008 686,351 2,651,421
2009 693,988 2,795,484
2010 701,632 2,943,372
2011 709,377 3,132,814
2012 717,279 3,337,109
2013 725,273 3,507,844
2014 733,139 3,665,876
2015 740,618 3,834,574
2016 747,866 4,004,096
2017 754,335 4,154,812
2018 759,759 4,323,515
2019 764,824 4,442,316
2020 770,006 4,400,267
2021 775,442 4,360,865
2022 780,914 4,589,643
2023 786,385 4,853,420
2024 791,524 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Kuwait
1960 6.7 7.22
1961 6.7 7.25
1962 6.69 7.25
1963 6.69 7.28
1964 6.68 7.29
1965 6.68 7.31
1966 6.67 7.34
1967 6.67 7.33
1968 6.66 7.28
1969 6.66 7.18
1970 6.65 7.03
1971 6.64 6.84
1972 6.64 6.64
1973 6.63 6.43
1974 6.62 6.23
1975 6.62 6.06
1976 6.62 5.9
1977 6.61 5.71
1978 6.58 5.52
1979 6.55 5.33
1980 6.51 5.18
1981 6.46 5.02
1982 6.4 4.85
1983 6.34 4.66
1984 6.26 4.45
1985 6.18 4.22
1986 6.1 4
1987 6 3.83
1988 5.88 3.7
1989 5.76 3.59
1990 5.6 3.49
1991 5.45 3.4
1992 5.27 3.35
1993 5.07 3.31
1994 4.87 3.27
1995 4.62 3.25
1996 4.37 3.22
1997 4.09 3.14
1998 3.85 3.04
1999 3.61 2.95
2000 3.38 2.89
2001 3.19 2.84
2002 3.01 2.8
2003 2.87 2.77
2004 2.78 2.76
2005 2.73 2.73
2006 2.66 2.59
2007 2.59 2.41
2008 2.48 2.27
2009 2.36 2.15
2010 2.25 2.04
2011 2.15 1.96
2012 2.07 1.99
2013 2 1.97
2014 1.92 2.06
2015 1.84 2.03
2016 1.74 2.06
2017 1.62 2.16
2018 1.52 2.12
2019 1.45 2.08
2020 1.5 2.03
2021 1.49 2.15
2022 1.48 1.55
2023 1.46 1.52

Bhutan and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Kuwait
1960 18.8 22
1961 18.9 21.8
1962 18.9 21.5
1963 19 21
1964 19.1 20.7
1965 19.1 20.4
1966 19.2 20
1967 19.3 19.6
1968 19.3 19.2
1969 19.3 18.8
1970 19.3 18.5
1971 19.3 18.3
1972 19.3 18.3
1973 19.2 18.3
1974 19.2 18.4
1975 19.1 18.4
1976 19.1 18.7
1977 19 19.2
1978 19 19.6
1979 18.9 20.1
1980 18.9 20.5
1981 18.8 20.9
1982 18.7 21.3
1983 18.7 21.7
1984 18.6 22.1
1985 18.6 22.4
1986 18.5 22.7
1987 18.5 22.8
1988 18.5 23
1989 18.5 23.2
1990 18.6 23.4
1991 18.6 23.6
1992 18.6 23.8
1993 18.7 24.2
1994 18.8 25.1
1995 18.9 25.5
1996 19.1 25.5
1997 19.3 25.5
1998 19.5 25.5
1999 19.8 25.6
2000 20 25.9
2001 20.4 26.3
2002 20.8 26.8
2003 21.3 27.3
2004 21.8 27.9
2005 22.2 28.3
2006 22.6 28.5
2007 22.9 28.6
2008 23.3 28.8
2009 23.7 29.2
2010 24 29.6
2011 24.4 30.5
2012 24.7 31.5
2013 25.1 32.3
2014 25.6 33
2015 26 33.8
2016 26.4 34.7
2017 26.9 35.6
2018 27.5 36.4
2019 28 37.1
2020 28.6 37.7
2021 29.2 35.8
2022 29.8 34.4
2023 30.4 35.5
2024 30.9 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
74.5%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Kuwait
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
46
2024
Higher education index n/a
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
96.5%
2020
English speaking
75%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Bhutan Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.29
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Kuwait
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
3,572 mi
2018

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