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Bhutan vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 132nd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Malawi
Population
801123
22673513
Population rank 163/197 61/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$11B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Malawi
Year GDP
Bhutan Malawi
1970 $61,812,113 -
1971 $66,289,450 -
1972 $70,139,867 -
1973 $78,900,289 -
1974 $92,901,784 -
1975 $86,820,762 -
1976 $88,461,263 -
1977 $97,884,434 -
1978 $94,086,228 -
1979 $105,377,995 -
1980 $128,669,201 $1,801,156,775
1981 $139,174,178 $1,801,193,910
1982 $141,439,317 $1,717,379,495
1983 $156,704,290 $1,780,148,049
1984 $160,423,494 $1,758,028,656
1985 $163,288,815 $1,646,442,273
1986 $191,218,115 $1,722,586,299
1987 $242,742,766 $1,721,711,808
1988 $272,298,067 $2,008,189,508
1989 $264,798,626 $2,314,205,130
1990 $287,765,007 $2,737,087,862
1991 $240,294,286 $3,206,783,830
1992 $240,233,531 $2,618,837,835
1993 $225,973,693 $3,013,392,658
1994 $258,954,708 $1,719,864,761
1995 $290,490,984 $2,033,701,498
1996 $303,408,346 $3,319,573,750
1997 $352,229,077 $3,875,785,863
1998 $363,458,381 $2,547,609,590
1999 $399,311,200 $2,584,478,924
2000 $460,733,418 $2,537,307,580
2001 $496,110,226 $2,498,008,665
2002 $559,345,264 $5,087,328,438
2003 $651,935,430 $4,669,789,300
2004 $735,348,490 $5,058,726,350
2005 $860,391,000 $5,320,409,651
2006 $942,879,879 $5,818,279,739
2007 $1,255,767,964 $6,451,210,219
2008 $1,317,517,835 $7,743,617,352
2009 $1,331,343,798 $9,009,887,947
2010 $1,708,880,730 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,977,728,659 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,973,387,228 $8,773,203,178
2013 $1,943,696,952 $8,031,571,928
2014 $2,089,079,571 $8,801,326,169
2015 $2,187,815,803 $9,219,474,379
2016 $2,357,504,761 $7,909,868,618
2017 $2,591,358,009 $8,943,543,794
2018 $2,583,335,722 $9,879,231,592
2019 $2,735,683,570 $11,051,865,580
2020 $2,457,604,334 $11,769,313,598
2021 $2,768,802,960 $12,378,129,751
2022 $2,898,227,744 $12,429,060,151
2023 $3,019,253,885 $12,712,150,082
2024 - $11,008,925,323

Bhutan and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Malawi
1970 $200.3 -
1971 $207.7 -
1972 $212.4 -
1973 $230.9 -
1974 $262.8 -
1975 $237.4 -
1976 $233.7 -
1977 $249.9 -
1978 $232.2 -
1979 $251.4 -
1980 $296.9 $287.5
1981 $311 $276.4
1982 $306 $253.3
1983 $328 $252.4
1984 $326 $239.7
1985 $321 $216.1
1986 $365 $217.9
1987 $449 $207.6
1988 $489 $229.4
1989 $462 $252.2
1990 $488 $286.7
1991 $401 $326
1992 $416 $258.4
1993 $407 $293
1994 $467 $169.2
1995 $530 $200.4
1996 $553 $321
1997 $630 $367
1998 $638 $236
1999 $685 $233.9
2000 $772 $224.2
2001 $812 $215.5
2002 $896 $428
2003 $1,022 $383
2004 $1,130 $405
2005 $1,300 $414
2006 $1,406 $441
2007 $1,850 $475
2008 $1,920 $554
2009 $1,918 $626
2010 $2,436 $683
2011 $2,788 $763
2012 $2,751 $558
2013 $2,680 $497
2014 $2,849 $530
2015 $2,954 $540
2016 $3,152 $451
2017 $3,435 $496
2018 $3,400 $533
2019 $3,577 $581
2020 $3,192 $603
2021 $3,571 $617
2022 $3,711 $604
2023 $3,839 $602
2024 - $508

Bhutan vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Malawi
1950 35.3 32.7
1951 35.3 32.8
1952 35.4 33
1953 35.4 33.2
1954 35.4 33.3
1955 35.5 33.6
1956 35.6 33.8
1957 35.7 34.1
1958 35.9 34.4
1959 36.1 34.8
1960 36.4 35
1961 36.7 35.2
1962 37 35.4
1963 37.4 35.6
1964 37.8 35.7
1965 38.3 35.7
1966 38.8 35.8
1967 39.4 35.9
1968 40 36.1
1969 40.6 36.3
1970 41.2 36.6
1971 41.8 37.1
1972 42.5 37.6
1973 43.1 38.4
1974 43.8 39.2
1975 44.5 40.1
1976 45.2 41
1977 46 42
1978 46.7 43
1979 47.4 43.7
1980 48.2 44.3
1981 49 44.7
1982 49.8 44.8
1983 50.6 45
1984 51.3 44.8
1985 52 44.6
1986 52.8 44.3
1987 53.6 43.9
1988 54.4 43.6
1989 55.1 43.5
1990 55.8 43.6
1991 56.5 43.5
1992 57.2 43.6
1993 57.9 43.6
1994 58.4 43.8
1995 59.3 43.8
1996 60 44
1997 60.6 44.2
1998 61.3 44.3
1999 62 45.1
2000 61.8 46.2
2001 63.3 47.2
2002 64 48.2
2003 64.7 49.6
2004 65.3 51.1
2005 65.9 52.5
2006 66.5 53.7
2007 67.2 54.7
2008 67.7 55.7
2009 68.2 56.7
2010 68.8 57.8
2011 69.3 58.9
2012 69.8 59.9
2013 70.2 60.8
2014 70.5 61.7
2015 70.8 62.3
2016 71.1 63.2
2017 71.4 63.9
2018 71.7 64.5
2019 72 65
2020 72.3 65.2
2021 72.4 64.8
2022 72.8 66
2023 73 67.4
2024 73.3 67.6
2025 73.5 67.7

Bhutan and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Malawi
Year Population
Bhutan Malawi
1960 224,084 3,628,134
1961 230,602 3,715,534
1962 237,636 3,806,307
1963 245,156 3,900,506
1964 252,987 3,997,305
1965 261,200 4,096,157
1966 269,820 4,197,926
1967 278,852 4,303,012
1968 288,311 4,411,054
1969 298,214 4,521,184
1970 308,528 4,633,944
1971 319,211 4,751,434
1972 330,264 4,874,475
1973 341,705 5,003,938
1974 353,538 5,141,337
1975 365,791 5,287,367
1976 378,490 5,443,384
1977 391,639 5,614,983
1978 405,243 5,810,132
1979 419,200 6,028,749
1980 433,404 6,265,529
1981 447,836 6,516,454
1982 462,485 6,778,879
1983 477,460 7,051,709
1984 492,784 7,332,810
1985 508,392 7,620,508
1986 524,324 7,906,480
1987 540,557 8,293,174
1988 556,986 8,753,262
1989 573,586 9,176,220
1990 589,287 9,545,852
1991 599,784 9,844,227
1992 577,774 10,135,079
1993 554,673 10,284,024
1994 554,497 10,164,894
1995 547,989 10,150,117
1996 548,784 10,352,228
1997 558,697 10,562,035
1998 569,435 10,792,876
1999 582,579 11,047,804
2000 596,863 11,315,942
2001 610,794 11,593,058
2002 624,409 11,880,440
2003 637,663 12,181,574
2004 650,544 12,500,737
2005 661,865 12,840,031
2006 670,799 13,198,701
2007 678,641 13,576,343
2008 686,351 13,976,417
2009 693,988 14,395,788
2010 701,632 14,826,463
2011 709,377 15,265,022
2012 717,279 15,709,577
2013 725,273 16,161,816
2014 733,139 16,621,538
2015 740,618 17,085,587
2016 747,866 17,557,739
2017 754,335 18,039,715
2018 759,759 18,528,081
2019 764,824 19,025,752
2020 770,006 19,533,888
2021 775,442 20,047,258
2022 780,914 20,568,728
2023 786,385 21,104,482
2024 791,524 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Malawi

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Malawi
1960 6.7 7.04
1961 6.7 7.07
1962 6.69 7.1
1963 6.69 7.13
1964 6.68 7.11
1965 6.68 7.13
1966 6.67 7.17
1967 6.67 7.21
1968 6.66 7.26
1969 6.66 7.27
1970 6.65 7.3
1971 6.64 7.31
1972 6.64 7.33
1973 6.63 7.34
1974 6.62 7.34
1975 6.62 7.36
1976 6.62 7.39
1977 6.61 7.41
1978 6.58 7.43
1979 6.55 7.47
1980 6.51 7.52
1981 6.46 7.49
1982 6.4 7.45
1983 6.34 7.36
1984 6.26 7.27
1985 6.18 7.17
1986 6.1 7.07
1987 6 6.97
1988 5.88 6.88
1989 5.76 6.8
1990 5.6 6.74
1991 5.45 6.68
1992 5.27 6.63
1993 5.07 6.57
1994 4.87 6.49
1995 4.62 6.39
1996 4.37 6.29
1997 4.09 6.23
1998 3.85 6.21
1999 3.61 6.12
2000 3.38 6
2001 3.19 5.94
2002 3.01 5.9
2003 2.87 5.88
2004 2.78 5.86
2005 2.73 5.85
2006 2.66 5.8
2007 2.59 5.72
2008 2.48 5.61
2009 2.36 5.45
2010 2.25 5.26
2011 2.15 5.08
2012 2.07 4.9
2013 2 4.76
2014 1.92 4.57
2015 1.84 4.38
2016 1.74 4.22
2017 1.62 4.11
2018 1.52 4.02
2019 1.45 3.95
2020 1.5 3.88
2021 1.49 3.79
2022 1.48 3.72
2023 1.46 3.65

Bhutan and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Malawi
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.9 18.3
1962 18.9 18.3
1963 19 18.3
1964 19.1 18.3
1965 19.1 18.4
1966 19.2 18.3
1967 19.3 18.3
1968 19.3 18.3
1969 19.3 18.2
1970 19.3 18
1971 19.3 17.9
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.2 17.7
1974 19.2 17.6
1975 19.1 17.5
1976 19.1 17.5
1977 19 17.4
1978 19 17.4
1979 18.9 17.4
1980 18.9 17.3
1981 18.8 17.3
1982 18.7 17.3
1983 18.7 17.3
1984 18.6 17.3
1985 18.6 17.3
1986 18.5 17.3
1987 18.5 17.4
1988 18.5 17.5
1989 18.5 17.4
1990 18.6 17.3
1991 18.6 17.2
1992 18.6 17.1
1993 18.7 17
1994 18.8 16.9
1995 18.9 16.9
1996 19.1 16.8
1997 19.3 16.8
1998 19.5 16.8
1999 19.8 16.7
2000 20 16.8
2001 20.4 16.8
2002 20.8 16.8
2003 21.3 16.8
2004 21.8 16.8
2005 22.2 16.8
2006 22.6 16.8
2007 22.9 16.8
2008 23.3 16.8
2009 23.7 16.7
2010 24 16.7
2011 24.4 16.8
2012 24.7 16.8
2013 25.1 16.9
2014 25.6 17
2015 26 17.1
2016 26.4 17.2
2017 26.9 17.4
2018 27.5 17.6
2019 28 17.8
2020 28.6 18
2021 29.2 18.2
2022 29.8 18.4
2023 30.4 18.7
2024 30.9 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
50.4%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Malawi
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
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
62.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Bhutan Malawi
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Bhutan Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Malawi
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
9,601 mi
2015

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