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Bhutan vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 132nd vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Namibia
Population
801123
3141364
Population rank 163/197 134/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Namibia
Year GDP
Bhutan Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $139,174,178 $2,249,908,578
1982 $141,439,317 $2,118,710,248
1983 $156,704,290 $2,297,400,688
1984 $160,423,494 $1,951,260,038
1985 $163,288,815 $1,608,237,350
1986 $191,218,115 $1,809,048,527
1987 $242,742,766 $2,300,068,217
1988 $272,298,067 $2,495,094,746
1989 $264,798,626 $2,535,135,798
1990 $287,765,007 $2,789,921,854
1991 $240,294,286 $2,996,869,281
1992 $240,233,531 $3,429,521,699
1993 $225,973,693 $3,251,188,833
1994 $258,954,708 $3,666,503,530
1995 $290,490,984 $3,978,514,206
1996 $303,408,346 $3,989,163,197
1997 $352,229,077 $4,154,989,950
1998 $363,458,381 $3,873,109,866
1999 $399,311,200 $3,868,551,730
2000 $460,733,418 $3,922,232,165
2001 $496,110,226 $3,557,341,215
2002 $559,345,264 $3,349,169,826
2003 $651,935,430 $4,926,439,384
2004 $735,348,490 $6,609,205,995
2005 $860,391,000 $7,248,374,838
2006 $942,879,879 $8,001,779,551
2007 $1,255,767,964 $8,839,536,476
2008 $1,317,517,835 $8,607,431,497
2009 $1,331,343,798 $8,938,847,189
2010 $1,708,880,730 $11,431,412,421
2011 $1,977,728,659 $12,523,359,441
2012 $1,973,387,228 $13,042,053,592
2013 $1,943,696,952 $12,043,307,277
2014 $2,089,079,571 $12,435,430,970
2015 $2,187,815,803 $11,335,161,084
2016 $2,357,504,761 $10,722,018,732
2017 $2,591,358,009 $12,895,153,371
2018 $2,583,335,722 $13,682,019,076
2019 $2,735,683,570 $12,541,928,303
2020 $2,457,604,334 $10,583,748,542
2021 $2,768,802,960 $12,402,486,184
2022 $2,898,227,744 $12,569,449,123
2023 $3,019,253,885 $12,408,271,448
2024 - $13,372,354,269

Bhutan and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $311 $2,267
1982 $306 $2,097
1983 $328 $2,214
1984 $326 $1,830
1985 $321 $1,466
1986 $365 $1,599
1987 $449 $1,969
1988 $489 $2,063
1989 $462 $1,967
1990 $488 $2,037
1991 $401 $2,117
1992 $416 $2,347
1993 $407 $2,155
1994 $467 $2,356
1995 $530 $2,483
1996 $553 $2,423
1997 $630 $2,460
1998 $638 $2,235
1999 $685 $2,178
2000 $772 $2,157
2001 $812 $1,916
2002 $896 $1,772
2003 $1,022 $2,569
2004 $1,130 $3,403
2005 $1,300 $3,686
2006 $1,406 $4,017
2007 $1,850 $4,379
2008 $1,920 $4,205
2009 $1,918 $4,303
2010 $2,436 $5,418
2011 $2,788 $5,835
2012 $2,751 $5,943
2013 $2,680 $5,347
2014 $2,849 $5,378
2015 $2,954 $4,774
2016 $3,152 $4,396
2017 $3,435 $5,144
2018 $3,400 $5,309
2019 $3,577 $4,732
2020 $3,192 $3,879
2021 $3,571 $4,413
2022 $3,711 $4,350
2023 $3,839 $4,188
2024 - $4,413

Bhutan vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Namibia
1950 35.3 41.9
1951 35.3 42.5
1952 35.4 43.1
1953 35.4 43.8
1954 35.4 44.4
1955 35.5 45
1956 35.6 45.7
1957 35.7 46.4
1958 35.9 47.1
1959 36.1 47.8
1960 36.4 48.5
1961 36.7 49.2
1962 37 50
1963 37.4 50.6
1964 37.8 51.3
1965 38.3 52
1966 38.8 52.3
1967 39.4 52.9
1968 40 53.6
1969 40.6 54.1
1970 41.2 54.7
1971 41.8 55.3
1972 42.5 55.8
1973 43.1 56.4
1974 43.8 56.9
1975 44.5 57.6
1976 45.2 58
1977 46 58.6
1978 46.7 59.1
1979 47.4 59.5
1980 48.2 56.6
1981 49 56.9
1982 49.8 57.3
1983 50.6 57.6
1984 51.3 58.1
1985 52 58.5
1986 52.8 58.7
1987 53.6 59.1
1988 54.4 59
1989 55.1 60.8
1990 55.8 61.4
1991 56.5 60.8
1992 57.2 60.2
1993 57.9 59.3
1994 58.4 58.4
1995 59.3 57.5
1996 60 56.6
1997 60.6 55.8
1998 61.3 54.8
1999 62 54
2000 61.8 52.9
2001 63.3 52
2002 64 52
2003 64.7 51.9
2004 65.3 52.2
2005 65.9 52.6
2006 66.5 53.2
2007 67.2 54
2008 67.7 54.7
2009 68.2 55.3
2010 68.8 56.1
2011 69.3 56.6
2012 69.8 57.7
2013 70.2 58.5
2014 70.5 59.3
2015 70.8 60
2016 71.1 60.8
2017 71.4 61.7
2018 71.7 62.6
2019 72 63.5
2020 72.3 64.1
2021 72.4 60.8
2022 72.8 64.2
2023 73 67.4
2024 73.3 67.5
2025 73.5 67.7

Bhutan and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Namibia
Year Population
Bhutan Namibia
1960 224,084 591,465
1961 230,602 603,067
1962 237,636 615,759
1963 245,156 629,589
1964 252,987 644,530
1965 261,200 660,558
1966 269,820 677,655
1967 278,852 696,045
1968 288,311 715,542
1969 298,214 736,120
1970 308,528 757,868
1971 319,211 780,584
1972 330,264 804,399
1973 341,705 828,928
1974 353,538 854,320
1975 365,791 881,032
1976 378,490 906,566
1977 391,639 931,104
1978 405,243 947,269
1979 419,200 962,825
1980 433,404 981,434
1981 447,836 992,500
1982 462,485 1,010,308
1983 477,460 1,037,511
1984 492,784 1,065,989
1985 508,392 1,096,890
1986 524,324 1,131,081
1987 540,557 1,167,889
1988 556,986 1,209,696
1989 573,586 1,288,947
1990 589,287 1,369,303
1991 599,784 1,415,684
1992 577,774 1,461,322
1993 554,673 1,508,697
1994 554,497 1,556,304
1995 547,989 1,602,170
1996 548,784 1,646,103
1997 558,697 1,689,264
1998 569,435 1,732,745
1999 582,579 1,776,368
2000 596,863 1,818,647
2001 610,794 1,857,048
2002 624,409 1,889,970
2003 637,663 1,917,464
2004 650,544 1,942,082
2005 661,865 1,966,582
2006 670,799 1,991,888
2007 678,641 2,018,600
2008 686,351 2,047,056
2009 693,988 2,077,394
2010 701,632 2,109,811
2011 709,377 2,146,325
2012 717,279 2,194,654
2013 725,273 2,252,508
2014 733,139 2,312,139
2015 740,618 2,374,300
2016 747,866 2,439,213
2017 754,335 2,506,853
2018 759,759 2,577,327
2019 764,824 2,650,494
2020 770,006 2,728,762
2021 775,442 2,810,548
2022 780,914 2,889,662
2023 786,385 2,963,095
2024 791,524 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Namibia

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Namibia
1960 6.7 6.24
1961 6.7 6.29
1962 6.69 6.35
1963 6.69 6.41
1964 6.68 6.43
1965 6.68 6.45
1966 6.67 6.47
1967 6.67 6.49
1968 6.66 6.5
1969 6.66 6.51
1970 6.65 6.52
1971 6.64 6.52
1972 6.64 6.53
1973 6.63 6.54
1974 6.62 6.55
1975 6.62 6.53
1976 6.62 6.49
1977 6.61 6.44
1978 6.58 6.38
1979 6.55 6.31
1980 6.51 6.24
1981 6.46 6.16
1982 6.4 6.08
1983 6.34 6
1984 6.26 5.94
1985 6.18 5.88
1986 6.1 5.79
1987 6 5.7
1988 5.88 5.61
1989 5.76 5.52
1990 5.6 5.4
1991 5.45 5.29
1992 5.27 5.11
1993 5.07 4.91
1994 4.87 4.68
1995 4.62 4.42
1996 4.37 4.2
1997 4.09 4.17
1998 3.85 4.18
1999 3.61 4.14
2000 3.38 3.99
2001 3.19 3.83
2002 3.01 3.69
2003 2.87 3.58
2004 2.78 3.55
2005 2.73 3.57
2006 2.66 3.6
2007 2.59 3.61
2008 2.48 3.62
2009 2.36 3.63
2010 2.25 3.66
2011 2.15 3.66
2012 2.07 3.68
2013 2 3.65
2014 1.92 3.64
2015 1.84 3.6
2016 1.74 3.57
2017 1.62 3.51
2018 1.52 3.46
2019 1.45 3.4
2020 1.5 3.35
2021 1.49 3.3
2022 1.48 3.25
2023 1.46 3.21

Bhutan and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Namibia
1960 18.8 18.9
1961 18.9 18.7
1962 18.9 18.6
1963 19 18.5
1964 19.1 18.4
1965 19.1 18.4
1966 19.2 18.3
1967 19.3 18.3
1968 19.3 18.2
1969 19.3 18.1
1970 19.3 18.1
1971 19.3 18
1972 19.3 17.9
1973 19.2 17.8
1974 19.2 17.7
1975 19.1 17.6
1976 19.1 17.5
1977 19 17.3
1978 19 17
1979 18.9 16.8
1980 18.9 16.6
1981 18.8 16.4
1982 18.7 16.3
1983 18.7 16.4
1984 18.6 16.5
1985 18.6 16.7
1986 18.5 16.9
1987 18.5 17
1988 18.5 17.3
1989 18.5 17.8
1990 18.6 18.3
1991 18.6 18.4
1992 18.6 18.4
1993 18.7 18.5
1994 18.8 18.5
1995 18.9 18.6
1996 19.1 18.7
1997 19.3 18.8
1998 19.5 18.9
1999 19.8 18.9
2000 20 19
2001 20.4 19.1
2002 20.8 19.2
2003 21.3 19.3
2004 21.8 19.4
2005 22.2 19.6
2006 22.6 19.7
2007 22.9 19.9
2008 23.3 20
2009 23.7 20.3
2010 24 20.5
2011 24.4 20.7
2012 24.7 20.9
2013 25.1 21.1
2014 25.6 21.3
2015 26 21.4
2016 26.4 21.5
2017 26.9 21.6
2018 27.5 21.7
2019 28 21.8
2020 28.6 21.8
2021 29.2 21.8
2022 29.8 21.8
2023 30.4 21.9
2024 30.9 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
72.9%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Bhutan Namibia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
49
2024
Higher education index n/a
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
87.6%
2023
English speaking
75%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Bhutan Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Namibia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
n/a

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