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Bhutan vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 132nd vs. 16th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Libya
Population
801123
7523849
Population rank 163/197 105/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 87/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Libya: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Libya economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Libya
Year GDP
Bhutan Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 - $1,804,979,680
1966 - $2,312,438,536
1967 - $2,726,986,913
1968 - $3,850,623,095
1969 - $4,380,987,481
1970 $61,812,113 $4,601,649,451
1971 $66,289,450 $5,260,185,125
1972 $70,139,867 $6,299,395,544
1973 $78,900,289 $8,625,889,430
1974 $92,901,784 $15,112,543,717
1975 $86,820,762 $14,710,912,458
1976 $88,461,263 $19,096,943,017
1977 $97,884,434 $22,428,297,108
1978 $94,086,228 $22,136,422,643
1979 $105,377,995 $30,536,429,497
1980 $128,669,201 $40,953,924,949
1981 $139,174,178 $36,374,353,880
1982 $141,439,317 $33,760,146,991
1983 $156,704,290 $33,200,520,140
1984 $160,423,494 $29,476,109,153
1985 $163,288,815 $31,530,566,324
1986 $191,218,115 $24,180,400,959
1987 $242,742,766 $26,697,659,335
1988 $272,298,067 $24,308,959,591
1989 $264,798,626 $25,156,707,899
1990 $287,765,007 $28,904,183,602
1991 $240,294,286 $31,991,821,265
1992 $240,233,531 $33,887,047,909
1993 $225,973,693 $30,660,051,911
1994 $258,954,708 $28,610,549,763
1995 $290,490,984 $25,541,379,187
1996 $303,408,346 $27,884,615,385
1997 $352,229,077 $30,700,897,875
1998 $363,458,381 $27,251,301,398
1999 $399,311,200 $35,975,860,857
2000 $460,733,418 $38,270,954,138
2001 $496,110,226 $34,112,093,927
2002 $559,345,264 $20,481,889,764
2003 $651,935,430 $26,265,625,000
2004 $735,348,490 $33,122,307,692
2005 $860,391,000 $47,334,691,241
2006 $942,879,879 $60,094,231,607
2007 $1,255,767,964 $68,032,978,391
2008 $1,317,517,835 $86,710,767,415
2009 $1,331,343,798 $60,808,562,033
2010 $1,708,880,730 $75,380,825,062
2011 $1,977,728,659 $48,169,263,294
2012 $1,973,387,228 $92,540,938,129
2013 $1,943,696,952 $75,351,107,029
2014 $2,089,079,571 $57,372,355,592
2015 $2,187,815,803 $48,717,501,321
2016 $2,357,504,761 $49,912,073,701
2017 $2,591,358,009 $67,157,452,182
2018 $2,583,335,722 $76,686,029,772
2019 $2,735,683,570 $69,254,496,472
2020 $2,457,604,334 $46,854,285,441
2021 $2,768,802,960 $35,217,995,647
2022 $2,898,227,744 $43,246,297,922
2023 $3,019,253,885 $45,096,462,972
2024 - $46,636,278,902

Bhutan and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 - $1,001
1966 - $1,251
1967 - $1,437
1968 - $1,972
1969 - $2,175
1970 $200.3 $2,210
1971 $207.7 $2,443
1972 $212.4 $2,830
1973 $230.9 $3,727
1974 $262.8 $6,214
1975 $237.4 $5,721
1976 $233.7 $7,018
1977 $249.9 $7,783
1978 $232.2 $7,252
1979 $251.4 $9,443
1980 $296.9 $11,960
1981 $311 $10,044
1982 $306 $9,064
1983 $328 $8,927
1984 $326 $7,811
1985 $321 $8,087
1986 $365 $6,019
1987 $449 $6,465
1988 $489 $5,736
1989 $462 $5,793
1990 $488 $6,502
1991 $401 $7,040
1992 $416 $7,303
1993 $407 $6,478
1994 $467 $5,933
1995 $530 $5,205
1996 $553 $5,591
1997 $630 $6,062
1998 $638 $5,301
1999 $685 $6,895
2000 $772 $7,214
2001 $812 $6,313
2002 $896 $3,718
2003 $1,022 $4,674
2004 $1,130 $5,774
2005 $1,300 $8,079
2006 $1,406 $10,049
2007 $1,850 $11,145
2008 $1,920 $13,906
2009 $1,918 $9,551
2010 $2,436 $11,601
2011 $2,788 $7,594
2012 $2,751 $14,976
2013 $2,680 $11,952
2014 $2,849 $8,926
2015 $2,954 $7,458
2016 $3,152 $7,526
2017 $3,435 $9,966
2018 $3,400 $11,197
2019 $3,577 $9,963
2020 $3,192 $6,650
2021 $3,571 $4,936
2022 $3,711 $5,987
2023 $3,839 $6,173
2024 - $6,318

Bhutan vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Libya
1950 35.3 33.1
1951 35.3 33.5
1952 35.4 33.8
1953 35.4 34.2
1954 35.4 34.7
1955 35.5 35.2
1956 35.6 36
1957 35.7 36.9
1958 35.9 38
1959 36.1 39.3
1960 36.4 40.8
1961 36.7 42.4
1962 37 44.1
1963 37.4 45.6
1964 37.8 47.7
1965 38.3 49.3
1966 38.8 50.9
1967 39.4 52.5
1968 40 53.8
1969 40.6 55.2
1970 41.2 56.4
1971 41.8 57.6
1972 42.5 58.7
1973 43.1 59.7
1974 43.8 60.7
1975 44.5 61.6
1976 45.2 62.4
1977 46 63.1
1978 46.7 63.8
1979 47.4 64.3
1980 48.2 64.8
1981 49 65.3
1982 49.8 65.8
1983 50.6 66.3
1984 51.3 66.7
1985 52 67.3
1986 52.8 67.8
1987 53.6 68.3
1988 54.4 68.6
1989 55.1 69
1990 55.8 69.3
1991 56.5 69.6
1992 57.2 70
1993 57.9 70.2
1994 58.4 70.5
1995 59.3 70.6
1996 60 70.7
1997 60.6 70.7
1998 61.3 70.7
1999 62 70.6
2000 61.8 70.5
2001 63.3 70.7
2002 64 70.8
2003 64.7 71
2004 65.3 71.2
2005 65.9 71.4
2006 66.5 71.6
2007 67.2 71.8
2008 67.7 71.9
2009 68.2 72.1
2010 68.8 72.2
2011 69.3 69.9
2012 69.8 72.2
2013 70.2 72.3
2014 70.5 71.3
2015 70.8 71.6
2016 71.1 71.8
2017 71.4 72.7
2018 71.7 73.2
2019 72 72.9
2020 72.3 72.4
2021 72.4 72.1
2022 72.8 74.5
2023 73 69.3
2024 73.3 71.1
2025 73.5 73.2

Bhutan and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Libya
Year Population
Bhutan Libya
1960 224,084 1,492,890
1961 230,602 1,555,699
1962 237,636 1,621,960
1963 245,156 1,690,457
1964 252,987 1,753,691
1965 261,200 1,804,015
1966 269,820 1,849,063
1967 278,852 1,898,199
1968 288,311 1,952,781
1969 298,214 2,014,293
1970 308,528 2,082,589
1971 319,211 2,153,534
1972 330,264 2,226,091
1973 341,705 2,314,193
1974 353,538 2,432,211
1975 365,791 2,571,556
1976 378,490 2,721,237
1977 391,639 2,881,533
1978 405,243 3,052,526
1979 419,200 3,233,846
1980 433,404 3,424,378
1981 447,836 3,621,486
1982 462,485 3,724,765
1983 477,460 3,718,961
1984 492,784 3,773,633
1985 508,392 3,898,745
1986 524,324 4,017,403
1987 540,557 4,129,739
1988 556,986 4,237,755
1989 573,586 4,342,920
1990 589,287 4,445,239
1991 599,784 4,544,400
1992 577,774 4,640,352
1993 554,673 4,733,045
1994 554,497 4,822,037
1995 547,989 4,906,843
1996 548,784 4,987,393
1997 558,697 5,064,639
1998 569,435 5,140,704
1999 582,579 5,218,038
2000 596,863 5,305,021
2001 610,794 5,403,639
2002 624,409 5,508,410
2003 637,663 5,619,398
2004 650,544 5,736,693
2005 661,865 5,858,798
2006 670,799 5,980,211
2007 678,641 6,104,380
2008 686,351 6,235,430
2009 693,988 6,366,686
2010 701,632 6,497,839
2011 709,377 6,343,203
2012 717,279 6,179,328
2013 725,273 6,304,628
2014 733,139 6,427,252
2015 740,618 6,531,819
2016 747,866 6,632,126
2017 754,335 6,738,770
2018 759,759 6,849,055
2019 764,824 6,951,033
2020 770,006 7,045,399
2021 775,442 7,135,175
2022 780,914 7,223,805
2023 786,385 7,305,659
2024 791,524 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Libya

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Libya
1960 6.7 7.51
1961 6.7 7.56
1962 6.69 7.61
1963 6.69 7.69
1964 6.68 7.75
1965 6.68 7.82
1966 6.67 7.89
1967 6.67 7.93
1968 6.66 7.97
1969 6.66 8.01
1970 6.65 8.05
1971 6.64 8.1
1972 6.64 8.07
1973 6.63 8.05
1974 6.62 8.02
1975 6.62 7.98
1976 6.62 7.93
1977 6.61 7.87
1978 6.58 7.79
1979 6.55 7.68
1980 6.51 7.54
1981 6.46 7.37
1982 6.4 7.16
1983 6.34 6.91
1984 6.26 6.62
1985 6.18 6.33
1986 6.1 6.02
1987 6 5.72
1988 5.88 5.41
1989 5.76 5.09
1990 5.6 4.78
1991 5.45 4.46
1992 5.27 4.16
1993 5.07 3.88
1994 4.87 3.65
1995 4.62 3.44
1996 4.37 3.26
1997 4.09 3.13
1998 3.85 3.04
1999 3.61 2.97
2000 3.38 2.91
2001 3.19 2.87
2002 3.01 2.83
2003 2.87 2.8
2004 2.78 2.77
2005 2.73 2.77
2006 2.66 2.7
2007 2.59 2.65
2008 2.48 2.6
2009 2.36 2.56
2010 2.25 2.6
2011 2.15 2.65
2012 2.07 2.68
2013 2 2.72
2014 1.92 2.75
2015 1.84 2.71
2016 1.74 2.67
2017 1.62 2.63
2018 1.52 2.58
2019 1.45 2.54
2020 1.5 2.51
2021 1.49 2.46
2022 1.48 2.4
2023 1.46 2.36

Bhutan and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Libya
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Libya
1960 18.8 18.5
1961 18.9 18.2
1962 18.9 17.9
1963 19 17.5
1964 19.1 17.2
1965 19.1 16.7
1966 19.2 15.9
1967 19.3 15.3
1968 19.3 14.9
1969 19.3 14.7
1970 19.3 14.7
1971 19.3 14.7
1972 19.3 14.7
1973 19.2 14.9
1974 19.2 15.3
1975 19.1 15.5
1976 19.1 15.6
1977 19 15.8
1978 19 15.9
1979 18.9 15.9
1980 18.9 16
1981 18.8 16.1
1982 18.7 16.3
1983 18.7 16.5
1984 18.6 16.8
1985 18.6 17.1
1986 18.5 17.3
1987 18.5 17.6
1988 18.5 17.9
1989 18.5 18.2
1990 18.6 18.6
1991 18.6 18.9
1992 18.6 19.3
1993 18.7 19.7
1994 18.8 20.1
1995 18.9 20.6
1996 19.1 21.1
1997 19.3 21.5
1998 19.5 22
1999 19.8 22.4
2000 20 22.7
2001 20.4 22.9
2002 20.8 23.1
2003 21.3 23.2
2004 21.8 23.4
2005 22.2 23.6
2006 22.6 23.8
2007 22.9 24.2
2008 23.3 24.6
2009 23.7 25
2010 24 25.3
2011 24.4 25.5
2012 24.7 25.7
2013 25.1 25.9
2014 25.6 26.2
2015 26 26.4
2016 26.4 26.6
2017 26.9 26.8
2018 27.5 27
2019 28 27.2
2020 28.6 27.5
2021 29.2 27.7
2022 29.8 28
2023 30.4 28.2
2024 30.9 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
33.1%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Bhutan Libya
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
13
2024
Higher education index n/a
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
76.5%
1994
English speaking
75%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.16
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Libya
% of world land
0.03%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
22,991 mi
2010

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