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Bhutan vs Liechtenstein statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 40.2K in Liechtenstein (ranked 190/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 61.8 sq mi for Liechtenstein (ranked 132nd vs. 192nd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Liechtenstein
Population
801123
40646
Population rank 163/197 190/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$8.29B
2023
GDP rank 169/197 155/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$207,974
2023
GDP per capita rank 132/197 2/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$139,100
2009
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
$97,623
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
61.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
651 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
45.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.9 years
2025

Bhutan and Liechtenstein: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Liechtenstein
Year GDP
Bhutan Liechtenstein
1970 $61,812,113 $90,099,361
1971 $66,289,450 $104,889,795
1972 $70,139,867 $124,940,289
1973 $78,900,289 $165,928,882
1974 $92,901,784 $193,980,465
1975 $86,820,762 $246,389,102
1976 $88,461,263 $272,489,300
1977 $97,884,434 $303,493,119
1978 $94,086,228 $436,912,068
1979 $105,377,995 $503,173,104
1980 $128,669,201 $534,699,363
1981 $139,174,178 $511,647,750
1982 $141,439,317 $522,096,760
1983 $156,704,290 $524,023,625
1984 $160,423,494 $502,620,992
1985 $163,288,815 $529,073,612
1986 $191,218,115 $779,357,803
1987 $242,742,766 $1,052,848,996
1988 $272,298,067 $1,161,757,671
1989 $264,798,626 $1,119,983,801
1990 $287,765,007 $1,421,509,216
1991 $240,294,286 $1,484,160,302
1992 $240,233,531 $1,631,177,029
1993 $225,973,693 $1,673,085,245
1994 $258,954,708 $1,948,129,623
1995 $290,490,984 $2,428,525,061
1996 $303,408,346 $2,504,012,993
1997 $352,229,077 $2,298,389,803
1998 $363,458,381 $2,479,699,106
1999 $399,311,200 $2,664,105,901
2000 $460,733,418 $2,483,889,858
2001 $496,110,226 $2,491,800,559
2002 $559,345,264 $2,688,618,747
2003 $651,935,430 $3,070,803,051
2004 $735,348,490 $3,454,373,798
2005 $860,391,000 $3,659,319,117
2006 $942,879,879 $4,000,102,086
2007 $1,255,767,964 $4,601,429,897
2008 $1,317,517,835 $5,081,479,840
2009 $1,331,343,798 $4,504,375,348
2010 $1,708,880,730 $5,082,337,238
2011 $1,977,728,659 $5,739,706,005
2012 $1,973,387,228 $5,456,102,482
2013 $1,943,696,952 $6,391,708,311
2014 $2,089,079,571 $6,657,526,980
2015 $2,187,815,803 $6,268,515,276
2016 $2,357,504,761 $6,237,302,034
2017 $2,591,358,009 $6,474,308,718
2018 $2,583,335,722 $6,692,620,692
2019 $2,735,683,570 $6,436,467,007
2020 $2,457,604,334 $6,405,870,210
2021 $2,768,802,960 $7,912,602,342
2022 $2,898,227,744 $7,378,156,576
2023 $3,019,253,885 $8,287,748,667

Bhutan and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Liechtenstein
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Liechtenstein
1970 $200.3 $4,262
1971 $207.7 $4,856
1972 $212.4 $5,645
1973 $230.9 $7,282
1974 $262.8 $8,272
1975 $237.4 $10,333
1976 $233.7 $11,326
1977 $249.9 $12,417
1978 $232.2 $17,457
1979 $251.4 $19,674
1980 $296.9 $20,959
1981 $311 $19,929
1982 $306 $19,886
1983 $328 $19,815
1984 $326 $18,898
1985 $321 $19,684
1986 $365 $28,613
1987 $449 $38,206
1988 $489 $41,569
1989 $462 $39,552
1990 $488 $49,458
1991 $401 $50,812
1992 $416 $55,057
1993 $407 $55,605
1994 $467 $63,936
1995 $530 $78,910
1996 $553 $80,689
1997 $630 $73,591
1998 $638 $78,303
1999 $685 $82,682
2000 $772 $76,088
2001 $812 $75,068
2002 $896 $79,795
2003 $1,022 $90,108
2004 $1,130 $100,281
2005 $1,300 $105,295
2006 $1,406 $114,168
2007 $1,850 $130,493
2008 $1,920 $143,249
2009 $1,918 $126,025
2010 $2,436 $141,090
2011 $2,788 $158,066
2012 $2,751 $148,842
2013 $2,680 $172,824
2014 $2,849 $178,735
2015 $2,954 $167,187
2016 $3,152 $165,375
2017 $3,435 $170,547
2018 $3,400 $174,989
2019 $3,577 $166,908
2020 $3,192 $164,671
2021 $3,571 $201,945
2022 $3,711 $186,822
2023 $3,839 $207,974

Bhutan vs. Liechtenstein life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Liechtenstein
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Liechtenstein
1950 35.3 65.3
1951 35.3 65.8
1952 35.4 66.2
1953 35.4 66.9
1954 35.4 67.5
1955 35.5 68.3
1956 35.6 68.9
1957 35.7 69.6
1958 35.9 70.1
1959 36.1 70.6
1960 36.4 70.9
1961 36.7 71
1962 37 70.9
1963 37.4 70.9
1964 37.8 71.1
1965 38.3 71.2
1966 38.8 71.6
1967 39.4 72
1968 40 72.3
1969 40.6 72.6
1970 41.2 72.8
1971 41.8 73
1972 42.5 73.4
1973 43.1 73.7
1974 43.8 74
1975 44.5 74.3
1976 45.2 74.6
1977 46 74.8
1978 46.7 74.7
1979 47.4 74.7
1980 48.2 74.8
1981 49 74.9
1982 49.8 75.1
1983 50.6 75.7
1984 51.3 76.2
1985 52 76.7
1986 52.8 77.2
1987 53.6 77.8
1988 54.4 78
1989 55.1 78.3
1990 55.8 78.5
1991 56.5 78.7
1992 57.2 78.7
1993 57.9 78.5
1994 58.4 78.2
1995 59.3 77.9
1996 60 77.7
1997 60.6 77.6
1998 61.3 77.8
1999 62 78.2
2000 61.8 78.6
2001 63.3 79.2
2002 64 79.8
2003 64.7 80.2
2004 65.3 80.7
2005 65.9 81.1
2006 66.5 81.4
2007 67.2 81.6
2008 67.7 81.9
2009 68.2 81.9
2010 68.8 82.1
2011 69.3 82.2
2012 69.8 82.3
2013 70.2 82.4
2014 70.5 82.5
2015 70.8 82.8
2016 71.1 82.9
2017 71.4 83.1
2018 71.7 83.3
2019 72 83.4
2020 72.3 82
2021 72.4 82.8
2022 72.8 83.4
2023 73 83.6
2024 73.3 83.7
2025 73.5 83.9

Bhutan and Liechtenstein population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Liechtenstein
Year Population
Bhutan Liechtenstein
1960 224,084 16,451
1961 230,602 16,877
1962 237,636 17,443
1963 245,156 18,093
1964 252,987 18,755
1965 261,200 19,195
1966 269,820 19,610
1967 278,852 20,175
1968 288,311 20,835
1969 298,214 21,084
1970 308,528 21,140
1971 319,211 21,600
1972 330,264 22,132
1973 341,705 22,785
1974 353,538 23,451
1975 365,791 23,846
1976 378,490 24,058
1977 391,639 24,442
1978 405,243 25,028
1979 419,200 25,575
1980 433,404 25,512
1981 447,836 25,673
1982 462,485 26,255
1983 477,460 26,446
1984 492,784 26,596
1985 508,392 26,878
1986 524,324 27,238
1987 540,557 27,557
1988 556,986 27,948
1989 573,586 28,317
1990 589,287 28,742
1991 599,784 29,209
1992 577,774 29,627
1993 554,673 30,089
1994 554,497 30,470
1995 547,989 30,776
1996 548,784 31,033
1997 558,697 31,232
1998 569,435 31,668
1999 582,579 32,221
2000 596,863 32,645
2001 610,794 33,194
2002 624,409 33,694
2003 637,663 34,079
2004 650,544 34,447
2005 661,865 34,753
2006 670,799 35,037
2007 678,641 35,262
2008 686,351 35,473
2009 693,988 35,742
2010 701,632 36,022
2011 709,377 36,312
2012 717,279 36,657
2013 725,273 36,984
2014 733,139 37,248
2015 740,618 37,494
2016 747,866 37,716
2017 754,335 37,962
2018 759,759 38,246
2019 764,824 38,563
2020 770,006 38,901
2021 775,442 39,182
2022 780,914 39,493
2023 786,385 39,850
2024 791,524 40,197

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Liechtenstein

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Liechtenstein
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Liechtenstein
1960 6.7 2.78
1961 6.7 2.78
1962 6.69 2.8
1963 6.69 2.85
1964 6.68 2.92
1965 6.68 2.96
1966 6.67 2.78
1967 6.67 2.48
1968 6.66 2.22
1969 6.66 2.13
1970 6.65 2.09
1971 6.64 2.03
1972 6.64 1.98
1973 6.63 1.94
1974 6.62 1.9
1975 6.62 1.9
1976 6.62 1.91
1977 6.61 1.92
1978 6.58 1.9
1979 6.55 1.67
1980 6.51 1.7
1981 6.46 1.69
1982 6.4 1.61
1983 6.34 1.53
1984 6.26 1.51
1985 6.18 1.5
1986 6.1 1.48
1987 6 1.5
1988 5.88 1.5
1989 5.76 1.5
1990 5.6 1.5
1991 5.45 1.5
1992 5.27 1.48
1993 5.07 1.45
1994 4.87 1.44
1995 4.62 1.44
1996 4.37 1.52
1997 4.09 1.57
1998 3.85 1.59
1999 3.61 1.63
2000 3.38 1.57
2001 3.19 1.52
2002 3.01 1.47
2003 2.87 1.36
2004 2.78 1.44
2005 2.73 1.49
2006 2.66 1.43
2007 2.59 1.42
2008 2.48 1.43
2009 2.36 1.71
2010 2.25 1.4
2011 2.15 1.69
2012 2.07 1.51
2013 2 1.45
2014 1.92 1.59
2015 1.84 1.4
2016 1.74 1.61
2017 1.62 1.44
2018 1.52 1.58
2019 1.45 1.48
2020 1.5 1.46
2021 1.49 1.53
2022 1.48 1.47
2023 1.46 1.45

Bhutan and Liechtenstein demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Liechtenstein
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Liechtenstein
1960 18.8 28
1961 18.9 27.8
1962 18.9 27.5
1963 19 27.3
1964 19.1 27.1
1965 19.1 27
1966 19.2 27
1967 19.3 27
1968 19.3 27
1969 19.3 27.1
1970 19.3 27.2
1971 19.3 27.3
1972 19.3 27.6
1973 19.2 27.8
1974 19.2 28.1
1975 19.1 28.3
1976 19.1 28.6
1977 19 29
1978 19 29.4
1979 18.9 29.8
1980 18.9 30.2
1981 18.8 30.5
1982 18.7 30.7
1983 18.7 31
1984 18.6 31.2
1985 18.6 31.5
1986 18.5 31.7
1987 18.5 32
1988 18.5 32.3
1989 18.5 32.6
1990 18.6 32.9
1991 18.6 33.3
1992 18.6 33.6
1993 18.7 33.9
1994 18.8 34.3
1995 18.9 34.6
1996 19.1 35
1997 19.3 35.3
1998 19.5 35.7
1999 19.8 36.1
2000 20 36.5
2001 20.4 36.9
2002 20.8 37.3
2003 21.3 37.7
2004 21.8 38.2
2005 22.2 38.6
2006 22.6 39.1
2007 22.9 39.6
2008 23.3 40.1
2009 23.7 40.6
2010 24 41.1
2011 24.4 41.4
2012 24.7 41.8
2013 25.1 42.2
2014 25.6 42.7
2015 26 43
2016 26.4 43.4
2017 26.9 43.8
2018 27.5 44.1
2019 28 44.4
2020 28.6 44.6
2021 29.2 44.8
2022 29.8 45
2023 30.4 45.2
2024 30.9 45.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Liechtenstein
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$4.16B
2009
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.56%
2011
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
2.01%
2007
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
55.6%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
40.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
58,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Liechtenstein
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
56.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Liechtenstein
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+206
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
14.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
95.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
82
2025
Higher education index n/a
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
5.12
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
67
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
75%
2025
35%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Bhutan Liechtenstein
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.3 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bhutan Liechtenstein
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,537 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
20 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
25.9 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
391 mi
2019

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