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Bhutan vs Myanmar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 54.5M in Myanmar (ranked 27/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar (ranked 132nd vs. 39th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Myanmar
Population
801123
55119090
Population rank 163/197 27/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$74.1B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 85/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,359
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 165/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$5,997
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$45.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
62.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$833
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 146/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,798
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
251,997 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.3 years
2025

Bhutan and Myanmar: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Myanmar economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Myanmar
Year GDP
Bhutan Myanmar
1960 - $545,098,448
1961 - $605,581,577
1962 - $634,528,872
1963 - $598,998,419
1964 - $411,419,906
1965 - $367,053,117
1966 - $293,103,479
1967 - $420,359,036
1968 - $559,956,130
1969 - $571,854,215
1970 $61,812,113 $563,555,631
1971 $66,289,450 $587,448,405
1972 $70,139,867 $662,213,083
1973 $78,900,289 $719,754,655
1974 $92,901,784 $1,225,589,878
1975 $86,820,762 $1,061,107,354
1976 $88,461,263 $1,204,699,849
1977 $97,884,434 $873,579,932
1978 $94,086,228 $935,408,775
1979 $105,377,995 $952,265,043
1980 $128,669,201 $1,038,225,167
1981 $139,174,178 $1,111,000,765
1982 $141,439,317 $1,481,165,468
1983 $156,704,290 $1,381,573,615
1984 $160,423,494 $1,304,063,253
1985 $163,288,815 $1,478,908,173
1986 $191,218,115 $1,582,873,750
1987 $242,742,766 $1,562,448,077
1988 $272,298,067 $1,541,088,312
1989 $264,798,626 $2,013,448,229
1990 $287,765,007 $2,115,193,513
1991 $240,294,286 $2,069,832,687
1992 $240,233,531 $2,411,552,289
1993 $225,973,693 $3,163,020,035
1994 $258,954,708 $4,432,257,174
1995 $290,490,984 $5,289,174,943
1996 $303,408,346 $6,123,556,717
1997 $352,229,077 $4,722,288,496
1998 $363,458,381 $6,459,461,639
1999 $399,311,200 $8,486,832,801
2000 $460,733,418 $8,905,066,164
2001 $496,110,226 $6,477,790,688
2002 $559,345,264 $6,777,632,512
2003 $651,935,430 $10,467,109,978
2004 $735,348,490 $10,567,354,056
2005 $860,391,000 $11,986,972,419
2006 $942,879,879 $14,502,553,710
2007 $1,255,767,964 $20,182,477,481
2008 $1,317,517,835 $31,862,554,102
2009 $1,331,343,798 $36,906,181,381
2010 $1,708,880,730 $49,540,813,342
2011 $1,977,728,659 $59,977,326,086
2012 $1,973,387,228 $59,937,796,648
2013 $1,943,696,952 $60,269,732,855
2014 $2,089,079,571 $65,531,374,200
2015 $2,187,815,803 $59,607,290,408
2016 $2,357,504,761 $63,298,361,996
2017 $2,591,358,009 $66,053,040,483
2018 $2,583,335,722 $67,860,515,990
2019 $2,735,683,570 $75,065,106,228
2020 $2,457,604,334 $79,006,113,643
2021 $2,768,802,960 $66,345,291,160
2022 $2,898,227,744 $62,253,049,892
2023 $3,019,253,885 $66,757,619,000
2024 - $74,079,772,652

Bhutan and Myanmar economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Myanmar
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Myanmar
1960 - $25.1
1961 - $27.3
1962 - $27.9
1963 - $25.8
1964 - $17.3
1965 - $15.1
1966 - $11.8
1967 - $16.5
1968 - $21.5
1969 - $21.5
1970 $200.3 $20.7
1971 $207.7 $21.1
1972 $212.4 $23.3
1973 $230.9 $24.8
1974 $262.8 $41.4
1975 $237.4 $35.2
1976 $233.7 $39.2
1977 $249.9 $27.9
1978 $232.2 $29.3
1979 $251.4 $29.2
1980 $296.9 $31.2
1981 $311 $32.8
1982 $306 $43
1983 $328 $39.3
1984 $326 $36.3
1985 $321 $40.4
1986 $365 $42.4
1987 $449 $41.1
1988 $489 $39.9
1989 $462 $51.3
1990 $488 $53.1
1991 $401 $51.2
1992 $416 $58.9
1993 $407 $76.2
1994 $467 $105.4
1995 $530 $124.1
1996 $553 $141.9
1997 $630 $108
1998 $638 $146
1999 $685 $189.5
2000 $772 $196.6
2001 $812 $141.5
2002 $896 $146.6
2003 $1,022 $224.3
2004 $1,130 $224.5
2005 $1,300 $252.7
2006 $1,406 $303
2007 $1,850 $419
2008 $1,920 $658
2009 $1,918 $758
2010 $2,436 $1,011
2011 $2,788 $1,214
2012 $2,751 $1,203
2013 $2,680 $1,199
2014 $2,849 $1,293
2015 $2,954 $1,167
2016 $3,152 $1,229
2017 $3,435 $1,273
2018 $3,400 $1,298
2019 $3,577 $1,426
2020 $3,192 $1,490
2021 $3,571 $1,243
2022 $3,711 $1,158
2023 $3,839 $1,233
2024 - $1,359

Bhutan vs. Myanmar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Myanmar
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Myanmar
1950 35.3 35.7
1951 35.3 36.5
1952 35.4 37.7
1953 35.4 38.6
1954 35.4 39.6
1955 35.5 40.4
1956 35.6 41.2
1957 35.7 42
1958 35.9 42.8
1959 36.1 43.4
1960 36.4 44.1
1961 36.7 44.6
1962 37 45.3
1963 37.4 46
1964 37.8 46.7
1965 38.3 47.4
1966 38.8 48.2
1967 39.4 48.9
1968 40 49.4
1969 40.6 50
1970 41.2 50.5
1971 41.8 51
1972 42.5 51.4
1973 43.1 51.8
1974 43.8 52.1
1975 44.5 52.5
1976 45.2 52.9
1977 46 53.3
1978 46.7 53.5
1979 47.4 54
1980 48.2 54.4
1981 49 54.7
1982 49.8 55
1983 50.6 55.3
1984 51.3 55.6
1985 52 55.8
1986 52.8 56.1
1987 53.6 56.4
1988 54.4 56.6
1989 55.1 56.9
1990 55.8 57.2
1991 56.5 57.4
1992 57.2 57.7
1993 57.9 58
1994 58.4 58.3
1995 59.3 58.7
1996 60 59.2
1997 60.6 59.5
1998 61.3 59.9
1999 62 60.1
2000 61.8 60.4
2001 63.3 60.6
2002 64 60.9
2003 64.7 61.2
2004 65.3 61.4
2005 65.9 61.7
2006 66.5 62
2007 67.2 62.4
2008 67.7 56.4
2009 68.2 63.1
2010 68.8 63.5
2011 69.3 63.9
2012 69.8 64.3
2013 70.2 64.6
2014 70.5 65
2015 70.8 65.3
2016 71.1 65.6
2017 71.4 65.9
2018 71.7 66.2
2019 72 66.5
2020 72.3 66.6
2021 72.4 65.6
2022 72.8 66.5
2023 73 66.9
2024 73.3 67.1
2025 73.5 67.3

Bhutan and Myanmar population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Myanmar
Year Population
Bhutan Myanmar
1960 224,084 21,730,250
1961 230,602 22,210,581
1962 237,636 22,704,719
1963 245,156 23,213,408
1964 252,987 23,737,315
1965 261,200 24,279,431
1966 269,820 24,836,496
1967 278,852 25,406,429
1968 288,311 25,989,662
1969 298,214 26,585,112
1970 308,528 27,193,016
1971 319,211 27,807,219
1972 330,264 28,428,324
1973 341,705 29,026,388
1974 353,538 29,598,167
1975 365,791 30,176,565
1976 378,490 30,758,811
1977 391,639 31,355,966
1978 405,243 31,972,976
1979 419,200 32,596,550
1980 433,404 33,227,204
1981 447,836 33,858,783
1982 462,485 34,482,965
1983 477,460 35,162,715
1984 492,784 35,899,313
1985 508,392 36,622,827
1986 524,324 37,314,878
1987 540,557 37,971,594
1988 556,986 38,600,927
1989 573,586 39,214,618
1990 589,287 39,817,251
1991 599,784 40,394,154
1992 577,774 40,950,342
1993 554,673 41,502,429
1994 554,497 42,055,143
1995 547,989 42,605,338
1996 548,784 43,154,860
1997 558,697 43,708,798
1998 569,435 44,257,793
1999 582,579 44,787,724
2000 596,863 45,290,841
2001 610,794 45,771,139
2002 624,409 46,232,653
2003 637,663 46,667,192
2004 650,544 47,068,772
2005 661,865 47,438,365
2006 670,799 47,785,135
2007 678,641 48,125,043
2008 686,351 48,390,793
2009 693,988 48,660,459
2010 701,632 49,024,382
2011 709,377 49,419,820
2012 717,279 49,837,446
2013 725,273 50,262,658
2014 733,139 50,681,634
2015 740,618 51,089,056
2016 747,866 51,495,696
2017 754,335 51,894,938
2018 759,759 52,272,247
2019 764,824 52,640,713
2020 770,006 53,016,522
2021 775,442 53,387,102
2022 780,914 53,756,787
2023 786,385 54,133,798
2024 791,524 54,500,091

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Myanmar

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Myanmar
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Myanmar
1960 6.7 5.9
1961 6.7 5.9
1962 6.69 5.9
1963 6.69 5.91
1964 6.68 5.91
1965 6.68 5.91
1966 6.67 5.88
1967 6.67 5.84
1968 6.66 5.8
1969 6.66 5.75
1970 6.65 5.68
1971 6.64 5.62
1972 6.64 5.53
1973 6.63 5.44
1974 6.62 5.34
1975 6.62 5.25
1976 6.62 5.16
1977 6.61 5.07
1978 6.58 4.99
1979 6.55 4.9
1980 6.51 4.79
1981 6.46 4.69
1982 6.4 4.66
1983 6.34 4.63
1984 6.26 4.52
1985 6.18 4.32
1986 6.1 4.08
1987 6 3.86
1988 5.88 3.67
1989 5.76 3.59
1990 5.6 3.5
1991 5.45 3.43
1992 5.27 3.35
1993 5.07 3.28
1994 4.87 3.2
1995 4.62 3.13
1996 4.37 3.06
1997 4.09 2.99
1998 3.85 2.91
1999 3.61 2.85
2000 3.38 2.81
2001 3.19 2.79
2002 3.01 2.77
2003 2.87 2.68
2004 2.78 2.59
2005 2.73 2.52
2006 2.66 2.47
2007 2.59 2.45
2008 2.48 2.4
2009 2.36 2.37
2010 2.25 2.34
2011 2.15 2.31
2012 2.07 2.28
2013 2 2.26
2014 1.92 2.25
2015 1.84 2.27
2016 1.74 2.27
2017 1.62 2.25
2018 1.52 2.23
2019 1.45 2.21
2020 1.5 2.18
2021 1.49 2.16
2022 1.48 2.13
2023 1.46 2.12

Bhutan and Myanmar demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Myanmar
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Myanmar
1960 18.8 20.9
1961 18.9 20.7
1962 18.9 20.5
1963 19 20.3
1964 19.1 20.1
1965 19.1 19.9
1966 19.2 19.8
1967 19.3 19.7
1968 19.3 19.6
1969 19.3 19.5
1970 19.3 19.5
1971 19.3 19.5
1972 19.3 19.6
1973 19.2 19.6
1974 19.2 19.7
1975 19.1 19.7
1976 19.1 19.8
1977 19 19.8
1978 19 19.9
1979 18.9 20
1980 18.9 20.1
1981 18.8 20.2
1982 18.7 20.3
1983 18.7 20.4
1984 18.6 20.5
1985 18.6 20.7
1986 18.5 20.9
1987 18.5 21.1
1988 18.5 21.3
1989 18.5 21.5
1990 18.6 21.7
1991 18.6 21.9
1992 18.6 22.1
1993 18.7 22.3
1994 18.8 22.5
1995 18.9 22.8
1996 19.1 23
1997 19.3 23.2
1998 19.5 23.5
1999 19.8 23.7
2000 20 24
2001 20.4 24.2
2002 20.8 24.5
2003 21.3 24.7
2004 21.8 25
2005 22.2 25.3
2006 22.6 25.5
2007 22.9 25.8
2008 23.3 26.2
2009 23.7 26.5
2010 24 26.8
2011 24.4 27.1
2012 24.7 27.4
2013 25.1 27.7
2014 25.6 28
2015 26 28.3
2016 26.4 28.6
2017 26.9 28.9
2018 27.5 29.2
2019 28 29.5
2020 28.6 29.7
2021 29.2 30
2022 29.8 30.3
2023 30.4 30.5
2024 30.9 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Myanmar
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$66.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2%
2019
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
463,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
1.48%
2020
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
41.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
37.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
43.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
25.5%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.8%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$9.34B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$1.15B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
903,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
14.3%
2019
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
47.8%
2021

Energy

Bhutan Myanmar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
400 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
33.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.62 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
62.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.7%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-19%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
354 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
62.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
43.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.8%
2023

Society

Bhutan Myanmar
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.67%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-37,979
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
32.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
23
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
16
2024
Higher education index n/a
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
3.87
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
20.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
93.5%
2020
English speaking
75%
2025
4.45%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Myanmar
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$58
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$37.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
13.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.75
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
185
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
38.7
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
7.71%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
44.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
1.93 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Myanmar
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.44%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
4,624 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
50,183 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
106,853 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
97,555 mi
2013

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