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Bhutan vs Mongolia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 3.52M in Mongolia (ranked 132/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 601,740 sq mi for Mongolia (ranked 132nd vs. 18th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Mongolia
Population
801123
3599274
Population rank 163/197 132/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$23.6B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 121/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$6,691
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 107/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$19,098
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$10.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
42.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$2,969
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 101/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$6,196
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
601,740 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.7
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
27.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
72.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Mongolia: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Mongolia economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Mongolia
Year GDP
Bhutan Mongolia
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 $2,101,394,100
1981 $139,174,178 $2,310,099,100
1982 $141,439,317 $2,552,401,933
1983 $156,704,290 $2,725,736,633
1984 $160,423,494 $2,098,734,600
1985 $163,288,815 $2,186,505,475
1986 $191,218,115 $2,896,178,867
1987 $242,742,766 $3,020,611,600
1988 $272,298,067 $3,204,461,567
1989 $264,798,626 $3,576,966,800
1990 $287,765,007 $2,560,785,660
1991 $240,294,286 $2,379,018,326
1992 $240,233,531 $1,317,611,864
1993 $225,973,693 $768,401,634
1994 $258,954,708 $925,817,092
1995 $290,490,984 $1,452,165,005
1996 $303,408,346 $1,345,719,472
1997 $352,229,077 $1,180,934,203
1998 $363,458,381 $1,124,440,205
1999 $399,311,200 $1,057,408,589
2000 $460,733,418 $1,136,896,124
2001 $496,110,226 $1,267,997,934
2002 $559,345,264 $1,396,555,720
2003 $651,935,430 $1,595,297,356
2004 $735,348,490 $1,992,066,808
2005 $860,391,000 $2,523,471,601
2006 $942,879,879 $3,414,055,662
2007 $1,255,767,964 $4,234,999,704
2008 $1,317,517,835 $5,623,216,608
2009 $1,331,343,798 $4,583,850,368
2010 $1,708,880,730 $7,189,481,999
2011 $1,977,728,659 $10,409,797,378
2012 $1,973,387,228 $12,292,770,632
2013 $1,943,696,952 $12,582,122,604
2014 $2,089,079,571 $12,226,514,668
2015 $2,187,815,803 $11,619,892,591
2016 $2,357,504,761 $11,181,350,649
2017 $2,591,358,009 $11,480,847,741
2018 $2,583,335,722 $13,178,094,720
2019 $2,735,683,570 $14,206,359,018
2020 $2,457,604,334 $13,312,981,429
2021 $2,768,802,960 $15,286,441,738
2022 $2,898,227,744 $17,146,471,714
2023 $3,019,253,885 $20,325,121,394
2024 - $23,586,055,802

Bhutan and Mongolia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Mongolia
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Mongolia
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 $1,235
1981 $311 $1,325
1982 $306 $1,430
1983 $328 $1,490
1984 $326 $1,120
1985 $321 $1,138
1986 $365 $1,469
1987 $449 $1,493
1988 $489 $1,543
1989 $462 $1,684
1990 $488 $1,220
1991 $401 $1,099
1992 $416 $608
1993 $407 $355
1994 $467 $423
1995 $530 $653
1996 $553 $596
1997 $630 $515
1998 $638 $484
1999 $685 $449
2000 $772 $476
2001 $812 $524
2002 $896 $570
2003 $1,022 $643
2004 $1,130 $794
2005 $1,300 $995
2006 $1,406 $1,330
2007 $1,850 $1,628
2008 $1,920 $2,127
2009 $1,918 $1,703
2010 $2,436 $2,625
2011 $2,788 $3,736
2012 $2,751 $4,329
2013 $2,680 $4,340
2014 $2,849 $4,126
2015 $2,954 $3,839
2016 $3,152 $3,620
2017 $3,435 $3,646
2018 $3,400 $4,108
2019 $3,577 $4,348
2020 $3,192 $4,001
2021 $3,571 $4,518
2022 $3,711 $4,994
2023 $3,839 $5,839
2024 - $6,691

Bhutan vs. Mongolia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Mongolia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Mongolia
1950 35.3 38.6
1951 35.3 39.1
1952 35.4 39.4
1953 35.4 39.8
1954 35.4 40.2
1955 35.5 40.7
1956 35.6 41.4
1957 35.7 40.4
1958 35.9 42.8
1959 36.1 43.7
1960 36.4 44.5
1961 36.7 45.4
1962 37 46.3
1963 37.4 47.1
1964 37.8 47.9
1965 38.3 48.7
1966 38.8 49.4
1967 39.4 50.1
1968 40 50.8
1969 40.6 51.4
1970 41.2 52
1971 41.8 52.6
1972 42.5 53.1
1973 43.1 53.6
1974 43.8 54
1975 44.5 54.3
1976 45.2 54.6
1977 46 54.8
1978 46.7 54.9
1979 47.4 55.1
1980 48.2 55.2
1981 49 55.4
1982 49.8 55.6
1983 50.6 55.9
1984 51.3 56.1
1985 52 56.4
1986 52.8 56.8
1987 53.6 57.1
1988 54.4 57.5
1989 55.1 58.1
1990 55.8 58.8
1991 56.5 59.8
1992 57.2 60.4
1993 57.9 60.8
1994 58.4 60.9
1995 59.3 60.9
1996 60 61
1997 60.6 61.4
1998 61.3 62.1
1999 62 62.8
2000 61.8 63.5
2001 63.3 63.8
2002 64 64
2003 64.7 64.1
2004 65.3 64.3
2005 65.9 64.8
2006 66.5 65.6
2007 67.2 66.5
2008 67.7 67.1
2009 68.2 67.2
2010 68.8 67.1
2011 69.3 67.2
2012 69.8 67.6
2013 70.2 68.2
2014 70.5 68.7
2015 70.8 69.2
2016 71.1 69.7
2017 71.4 70.2
2018 71.7 70.6
2019 72 70.7
2020 72.3 70
2021 72.4 68.6
2022 72.8 71.5
2023 73 71.7
2024 73.3 72
2025 73.5 72.2

Bhutan and Mongolia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Mongolia
Year Population
Bhutan Mongolia
1960 224,084 977,595
1961 230,602 1,009,284
1962 237,636 1,041,444
1963 245,156 1,071,362
1964 252,987 1,100,234
1965 261,200 1,131,177
1966 269,820 1,163,754
1967 278,852 1,196,996
1968 288,311 1,229,930
1969 298,214 1,262,284
1970 308,528 1,295,272
1971 319,211 1,330,071
1972 330,264 1,366,821
1973 341,705 1,405,502
1974 353,538 1,446,050
1975 365,791 1,488,296
1976 378,490 1,531,945
1977 391,639 1,576,245
1978 405,243 1,619,468
1979 419,200 1,660,659
1980 433,404 1,701,335
1981 447,836 1,742,857
1982 462,485 1,785,364
1983 477,460 1,829,092
1984 492,784 1,874,349
1985 508,392 1,921,514
1986 524,324 1,970,965
1987 540,557 2,022,800
1988 556,986 2,076,322
1989 573,586 2,124,185
1990 589,287 2,098,710
1991 599,784 2,165,342
1992 577,774 2,167,790
1993 554,673 2,165,130
1994 554,497 2,189,395
1995 547,989 2,224,945
1996 548,784 2,259,507
1997 558,697 2,291,750
1998 569,435 2,323,809
1999 582,579 2,356,813
2000 596,863 2,388,299
2001 610,794 2,417,751
2002 624,409 2,449,027
2003 637,663 2,480,374
2004 650,544 2,508,412
2005 661,865 2,536,407
2006 670,799 2,567,168
2007 678,641 2,601,850
2008 686,351 2,643,201
2009 693,988 2,691,115
2010 701,632 2,738,622
2011 709,377 2,786,317
2012 717,279 2,839,705
2013 725,273 2,899,011
2014 733,139 2,963,113
2015 740,618 3,026,864
2016 747,866 3,088,856
2017 754,335 3,148,917
2018 759,759 3,208,189
2019 764,824 3,267,673
2020 770,006 3,327,204
2021 775,442 3,383,741
2022 780,914 3,433,748
2023 786,385 3,481,145
2024 791,524 3,524,788

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Mongolia

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Mongolia
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Mongolia
1960 6.7 6.82
1961 6.7 6.96
1962 6.69 7.1
1963 6.69 7.24
1964 6.68 7.33
1965 6.68 7.38
1966 6.67 7.41
1967 6.67 7.39
1968 6.66 7.37
1969 6.66 7.34
1970 6.65 7.31
1971 6.64 7.3
1972 6.64 7.28
1973 6.63 7.24
1974 6.62 7.17
1975 6.62 7.07
1976 6.62 6.93
1977 6.61 6.79
1978 6.58 6.62
1979 6.55 6.42
1980 6.51 6.21
1981 6.46 5.98
1982 6.4 5.8
1983 6.34 5.63
1984 6.26 5.45
1985 6.18 5.26
1986 6.1 5.03
1987 6 4.83
1988 5.88 4.65
1989 5.76 4.42
1990 5.6 4.5
1991 5.45 4
1992 5.27 3.5
1993 5.07 2.5
1994 4.87 2.7
1995 4.62 2.77
1996 4.37 2.5
1997 4.09 2.4
1998 3.85 2.3
1999 3.61 2.3
2000 3.38 2.2
2001 3.19 2.2
2002 3.01 2.1
2003 2.87 2
2004 2.78 2
2005 2.73 2
2006 2.66 2.1
2007 2.59 2.3
2008 2.48 2.6
2009 2.36 2.8
2010 2.25 2.4
2011 2.15 2.6
2012 2.07 2.7
2013 2 3
2014 1.92 3.1
2015 1.84 3
2016 1.74 3
2017 1.62 2.8
2018 1.52 2.9
2019 1.45 3
2020 1.5 2.9
2021 1.49 2.8
2022 1.48 2.7
2023 1.46 2.7

Bhutan and Mongolia demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Mongolia
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Mongolia
1960 18.8 22.8
1961 18.9 22.5
1962 18.9 22.2
1963 19 21.7
1964 19.1 21
1965 19.1 20.3
1966 19.2 19.6
1967 19.3 19
1968 19.3 18.4
1969 19.3 18
1970 19.3 17.7
1971 19.3 17.5
1972 19.3 17.3
1973 19.2 17.2
1974 19.2 17.2
1975 19.1 17.2
1976 19.1 17.2
1977 19 17.3
1978 19 17.4
1979 18.9 17.5
1980 18.9 17.7
1981 18.8 17.9
1982 18.7 18
1983 18.7 18.2
1984 18.6 18.4
1985 18.6 18.5
1986 18.5 18.6
1987 18.5 18.7
1988 18.5 18.7
1989 18.5 18.8
1990 18.6 19
1991 18.6 19.1
1992 18.6 19.3
1993 18.7 19.5
1994 18.8 19.8
1995 18.9 20
1996 19.1 20.4
1997 19.3 20.7
1998 19.5 21
1999 19.8 21.4
2000 20 21.8
2001 20.4 22.2
2002 20.8 22.6
2003 21.3 23
2004 21.8 23.4
2005 22.2 23.8
2006 22.6 24.2
2007 22.9 24.5
2008 23.3 24.8
2009 23.7 25.1
2010 24 25.4
2011 24.4 25.8
2012 24.7 26.1
2013 25.1 26.3
2014 25.6 26.5
2015 26 26.7
2016 26.4 26.9
2017 26.9 27
2018 27.5 27.1
2019 28 27.2
2020 28.6 27.3
2021 29.2 27.4
2022 29.8 27.6
2023 30.4 27.7
2024 30.9 27.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Mongolia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
36.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
3.66%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.6%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
5.18%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
44.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
38.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
62.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
24.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.4%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$5.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$528M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
66,900
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.64%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
98.3%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Mongolia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
1,891 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$8.68
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
28.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
8.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
94.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-226.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
10.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0.81%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Mongolia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+83
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
42
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
5.92
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
21
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
77
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
98.6%
2023
English speaking
75%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
83%
2023

Health

Bhutan Mongolia
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$174.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
72.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
24.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
3.87
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
41
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
13.6
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
29.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
7.68 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Mongolia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
1.05%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
170,717 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
414,933 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
54,709 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
70,339 mi
2017

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