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Bhutan vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 132nd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Malta
Population
801123
583596
Population rank 163/197 167/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bhutan and Malta: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Malta economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Malta
Year GDP
Bhutan Malta
1970 $61,812,113 $250,728,796
1971 $66,289,450 $264,578,485
1972 $70,139,867 $295,106,628
1973 $78,900,289 $345,616,106
1974 $92,901,784 $376,081,124
1975 $86,820,762 $474,618,321
1976 $88,461,263 $527,936,989
1977 $97,884,434 $625,563,171
1978 $94,086,228 $793,673,402
1979 $105,377,995 $1,001,288,847
1980 $128,669,201 $1,250,198,601
1981 $139,174,178 $1,243,509,394
1982 $141,439,317 $1,234,474,404
1983 $156,704,290 $1,165,729,707
1984 $160,423,494 $1,101,807,023
1985 $163,288,815 $1,117,797,439
1986 $191,218,115 $1,435,038,441
1987 $242,742,766 $1,751,293,461
1988 $272,298,067 $2,019,503,068
1989 $264,798,626 $2,118,655,677
1990 $287,765,007 $2,547,328,748
1991 $240,294,286 $2,750,216,747
1992 $240,233,531 $3,021,942,759
1993 $225,973,693 $2,709,193,538
1994 $258,954,708 $2,998,505,428
1995 $290,490,984 $3,709,360,097
1996 $303,408,346 $3,822,489,746
1997 $352,229,077 $3,787,070,704
1998 $363,458,381 $4,010,092,091
1999 $399,311,200 $4,111,891,845
2000 $460,733,418 $4,036,809,865
2001 $496,110,226 $4,070,867,153
2002 $559,345,264 $4,455,127,398
2003 $651,935,430 $5,418,315,225
2004 $735,348,490 $6,104,141,501
2005 $860,391,000 $6,393,234,965
2006 $942,879,879 $6,749,838,862
2007 $1,255,767,964 $7,908,412,374
2008 $1,317,517,835 $9,135,419,490
2009 $1,331,343,798 $8,734,745,632
2010 $1,708,880,730 $9,097,044,182
2011 $1,977,728,659 $9,789,361,705
2012 $1,973,387,228 $9,609,532,106
2013 $1,943,696,952 $10,796,782,634
2014 $2,089,079,571 $11,888,032,862
2015 $2,187,815,803 $11,340,795,033
2016 $2,357,504,761 $12,025,782,885
2017 $2,591,358,009 $14,161,366,733
2018 $2,583,335,722 $16,153,779,511
2019 $2,735,683,570 $16,337,793,531
2020 $2,457,604,334 $16,409,900,599
2021 $2,768,802,960 $19,723,563,355
2022 $2,898,227,744 $19,239,187,084
2023 $3,019,253,885 $22,210,718,401
2024 - $24,322,006,608

Bhutan and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Malta
1970 $200.3 $828
1971 $207.7 $874
1972 $212.4 $976
1973 $230.9 $1,144
1974 $262.8 $1,245
1975 $237.4 $1,560
1976 $233.7 $1,727
1977 $249.9 $2,038
1978 $232.2 $2,559
1979 $251.4 $3,196
1980 $296.9 $3,948
1981 $311 $3,898
1982 $306 $3,788
1983 $328 $3,527
1984 $326 $3,333
1985 $321 $3,322
1986 $365 $4,195
1987 $449 $5,084
1988 $489 $5,814
1989 $462 $6,041
1990 $488 $7,192
1991 $401 $7,559
1992 $416 $8,220
1993 $407 $7,296
1994 $467 $8,000
1995 $530 $9,828
1996 $553 $10,062
1997 $630 $9,893
1998 $638 $10,408
1999 $685 $10,609
2000 $772 $10,348
2001 $812 $10,358
2002 $896 $11,251
2003 $1,022 $13,594
2004 $1,130 $15,212
2005 $1,300 $15,831
2006 $1,406 $16,654
2007 $1,850 $19,444
2008 $1,920 $22,315
2009 $1,918 $21,176
2010 $2,436 $21,947
2011 $2,788 $23,517
2012 $2,751 $22,878
2013 $2,680 $25,416
2014 $2,849 $27,425
2015 $2,954 $25,530
2016 $3,152 $26,459
2017 $3,435 $30,317
2018 $3,400 $33,382
2019 $3,577 $32,422
2020 $3,192 $31,834
2021 $3,571 $38,065
2022 $3,711 $36,224
2023 $3,839 $40,182
2024 - $42,347

Bhutan vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Malta
1950 35.3 63.5
1951 35.3 63.9
1952 35.4 64.1
1953 35.4 64.3
1954 35.4 65.1
1955 35.5 66.3
1956 35.6 66.8
1957 35.7 67.5
1958 35.9 67.8
1959 36.1 68.4
1960 36.4 68.4
1961 36.7 68.4
1962 37 69.2
1963 37.4 69.2
1964 37.8 69.3
1965 38.3 69.5
1966 38.8 69.7
1967 39.4 69.8
1968 40 69.9
1969 40.6 70.1
1970 41.2 70.4
1971 41.8 70.1
1972 42.5 70.7
1973 43.1 71.3
1974 43.8 71.9
1975 44.5 72.1
1976 45.2 72.2
1977 46 72.3
1978 46.7 72.3
1979 47.4 72.5
1980 48.2 72.3
1981 49 72.4
1982 49.8 72.8
1983 50.6 73.1
1984 51.3 73.3
1985 52 73.9
1986 52.8 74.5
1987 53.6 75.3
1988 54.4 75.9
1989 55.1 76.2
1990 55.8 76.2
1991 56.5 76.5
1992 57.2 76.7
1993 57.9 76.8
1994 58.4 76.9
1995 59.3 77
1996 60 76.3
1997 60.6 77.3
1998 61.3 77.8
1999 62 77.8
2000 61.8 77.9
2001 63.3 78.9
2002 64 78.5
2003 64.7 78.7
2004 65.3 79.2
2005 65.9 79.5
2006 66.5 79.6
2007 67.2 79.7
2008 67.7 79.7
2009 68.2 80.4
2010 68.8 81.4
2011 69.3 80.8
2012 69.8 81.1
2013 70.2 81.8
2014 70.5 82.3
2015 70.8 82.6
2016 71.1 82.7
2017 71.4 83.1
2018 71.7 82.9
2019 72 82.8
2020 72.3 82.3
2021 72.4 82.3
2022 72.8 82.2
2023 73 83.3
2024 73.3 83.5
2025 73.5 83.6

Bhutan and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Malta
Year Population
Bhutan Malta
1960 224,084 326,550
1961 230,602 325,250
1962 237,636 323,900
1963 245,156 322,550
1964 252,987 321,250
1965 261,200 318,800
1966 269,820 315,200
1967 278,852 311,550
1968 288,311 307,900
1969 298,214 304,300
1970 308,528 302,650
1971 319,211 302,700
1972 330,264 302,450
1973 341,705 302,200
1974 353,538 301,996
1975 365,791 304,222
1976 378,490 305,774
1977 391,639 306,970
1978 405,243 310,182
1979 419,200 313,342
1980 433,404 316,645
1981 447,836 318,982
1982 462,485 325,898
1983 477,460 330,524
1984 492,784 330,593
1985 508,392 336,452
1986 524,324 342,121
1987 540,557 344,485
1988 556,986 347,325
1989 573,586 350,722
1990 589,287 354,170
1991 599,784 363,845
1992 577,774 367,618
1993 554,673 371,308
1994 554,497 374,797
1995 547,989 377,419
1996 548,784 379,905
1997 558,697 382,791
1998 569,435 385,287
1999 582,579 387,578
2000 596,863 390,087
2001 610,794 393,028
2002 624,409 395,969
2003 637,663 398,582
2004 650,544 401,268
2005 661,865 403,834
2006 670,799 405,308
2007 678,641 406,724
2008 686,351 409,379
2009 693,988 412,477
2010 701,632 414,508
2011 709,377 416,268
2012 717,279 420,028
2013 725,273 424,810
2014 733,139 433,481
2015 740,618 444,220
2016 747,866 454,505
2017 754,335 467,106
2018 759,759 483,903
2019 764,824 503,912
2020 770,006 515,490
2021 775,442 518,150
2022 780,914 531,113
2023 786,385 552,747
2024 791,524 574,346

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Malta

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Malta
1960 6.7 3.62
1961 6.7 3.27
1962 6.69 3.24
1963 6.69 2.9
1964 6.68 2.79
1965 6.68 2.52
1966 6.67 2.33
1967 6.67 2.24
1968 6.66 2.12
1969 6.66 2.02
1970 6.65 2.03
1971 6.64 2.06
1972 6.64 2.01
1973 6.63 1.65
1974 6.62 1.64
1975 6.62 2.27
1976 6.62 2.21
1977 6.61 2.14
1978 6.58 2.05
1979 6.55 2.1
1980 6.51 1.99
1981 6.46 1.87
1982 6.4 1.9
1983 6.34 1.92
1984 6.26 1.95
1985 6.18 1.95
1986 6.1 1.93
1987 6 1.97
1988 5.88 2.06
1989 5.76 2.1
1990 5.6 2.02
1991 5.45 1.99
1992 5.27 2.07
1993 5.07 1.96
1994 4.87 1.84
1995 4.62 1.77
1996 4.37 1.99
1997 4.09 1.93
1998 3.85 1.84
1999 3.61 1.73
2000 3.38 1.68
2001 3.19 1.48
2002 3.01 1.45
2003 2.87 1.48
2004 2.78 1.4
2005 2.73 1.38
2006 2.66 1.36
2007 2.59 1.35
2008 2.48 1.43
2009 2.36 1.42
2010 2.25 1.36
2011 2.15 1.45
2012 2.07 1.42
2013 2 1.36
2014 1.92 1.38
2015 1.84 1.37
2016 1.74 1.37
2017 1.62 1.26
2018 1.52 1.23
2019 1.45 1.14
2020 1.5 1.13
2021 1.49 1.13
2022 1.48 1.08
2023 1.46 1.06

Bhutan and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Malta
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Malta
1960 18.8 23.6
1961 18.9 23.8
1962 18.9 24
1963 19 24.2
1964 19.1 24.4
1965 19.1 24.5
1966 19.2 24.6
1967 19.3 24.8
1968 19.3 25
1969 19.3 25.5
1970 19.3 25.9
1971 19.3 26.3
1972 19.3 26.8
1973 19.2 27.2
1974 19.2 27.6
1975 19.1 28
1976 19.1 28.4
1977 19 28.7
1978 19 29.2
1979 18.9 29.6
1980 18.9 30
1981 18.8 30.3
1982 18.7 30.6
1983 18.7 30.9
1984 18.6 31.2
1985 18.6 31.4
1986 18.5 31.7
1987 18.5 32
1988 18.5 32.4
1989 18.5 32.7
1990 18.6 33
1991 18.6 33.3
1992 18.6 33.7
1993 18.7 34
1994 18.8 34.3
1995 18.9 34.7
1996 19.1 35.1
1997 19.3 35.5
1998 19.5 35.8
1999 19.8 36.1
2000 20 36.4
2001 20.4 36.7
2002 20.8 37
2003 21.3 37.4
2004 21.8 37.7
2005 22.2 38.1
2006 22.6 38.4
2007 22.9 38.7
2008 23.3 39
2009 23.7 39.3
2010 24 39.6
2011 24.4 39.9
2012 24.7 40.2
2013 25.1 40.4
2014 25.6 40.6
2015 26 40.6
2016 26.4 40.6
2017 26.9 40.5
2018 27.5 40.2
2019 28 39.9
2020 28.6 39.9
2021 29.2 40.2
2022 29.8 40.8
2023 30.4 41.4
2024 30.9 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
96.6%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Malta
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
46
2024
Higher education index n/a
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Bhutan Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
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
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Malta
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
1,401 mi
2001

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