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Bhutan vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 132nd vs. 195th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Nauru
Population
801123
12088
Population rank 163/197 195/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$160M
2024
GDP rank 169/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Bhutan and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Nauru
Year GDP
Bhutan Nauru
1970 $61,812,113 $17,570,366
1971 $66,289,450 $19,009,433
1972 $70,139,867 $21,734,269
1973 $78,900,289 $26,529,817
1974 $92,901,784 $35,994,511
1975 $86,820,762 $40,106,776
1976 $88,461,263 $40,287,427
1977 $97,884,434 $40,444,702
1978 $94,086,228 $41,754,147
1979 $105,377,995 $44,431,330
1980 $128,669,201 $46,947,124
1981 $139,174,178 $51,689,637
1982 $141,439,317 $52,877,742
1983 $156,704,290 $48,439,093
1984 $160,423,494 $47,363,231
1985 $163,288,815 $41,548,741
1986 $191,218,115 $39,939,391
1987 $242,742,766 $40,118,410
1988 $272,298,067 $45,931,134
1989 $264,798,626 $53,736,786
1990 $287,765,007 $55,572,376
1991 $240,294,286 $52,533,789
1992 $240,233,531 $51,133,123
1993 $225,973,693 $43,542,088
1994 $258,954,708 $39,742,511
1995 $290,490,984 $39,969,706
1996 $303,408,346 $37,458,801
1997 $352,229,077 $37,331,507
1998 $363,458,381 $29,664,451
1999 $399,311,200 $27,328,613
2000 $460,733,418 $26,930,980
2001 $496,110,226 $22,613,288
2002 $559,345,264 $21,017,424
2003 $651,935,430 $24,778,160
2004 $735,348,490 $30,587,566
2005 $860,391,000 $30,282,840
2006 $942,879,879 $29,183,627
2007 $1,255,767,964 $23,068,623
2008 $1,317,517,835 $37,184,925
2009 $1,331,343,798 $44,024,970
2010 $1,708,880,730 $47,442,299
2011 $1,977,728,659 $65,444,174
2012 $1,973,387,228 $100,794,925
2013 $1,943,696,952 $94,385,015
2014 $2,089,079,571 $98,752,257
2015 $2,187,815,803 $84,383,389
2016 $2,357,504,761 $97,276,023
2017 $2,591,358,009 $108,862,279
2018 $2,583,335,722 $130,937,590
2019 $2,735,683,570 $124,871,111
2020 $2,457,604,334 $124,530,027
2021 $2,768,802,960 $175,513,985
2022 $2,898,227,744 $152,190,819
2023 $3,019,253,885 $151,455,968
2024 - $160,350,640

Bhutan and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Nauru
1970 $200.3 $2,619
1971 $207.7 $2,811
1972 $212.4 $3,191
1973 $230.9 $3,864
1974 $262.8 $5,199
1975 $237.4 $5,740
1976 $233.7 $5,703
1977 $249.9 $5,646
1978 $232.2 $5,721
1979 $251.4 $5,950
1980 $296.9 $6,138
1981 $311 $6,594
1982 $306 $6,577
1983 $328 $5,896
1984 $326 $5,654
1985 $321 $4,859
1986 $365 $4,569
1987 $449 $4,485
1988 $489 $5,012
1989 $462 $5,723
1990 $488 $5,776
1991 $401 $5,333
1992 $416 $5,103
1993 $407 $4,310
1994 $467 $3,921
1995 $530 $3,932
1996 $553 $3,679
1997 $630 $3,661
1998 $638 $2,909
1999 $685 $2,683
2000 $772 $2,649
2001 $812 $2,232
2002 $896 $2,085
2003 $1,022 $2,463
2004 $1,130 $3,041
2005 $1,300 $3,014
2006 $1,406 $2,908
2007 $1,850 $2,302
2008 $1,920 $3,715
2009 $1,918 $4,395
2010 $2,436 $4,724
2011 $2,788 $6,481
2012 $2,751 $9,817
2013 $2,680 $8,975
2014 $2,849 $9,193
2015 $2,954 $7,703
2016 $3,152 $8,724
2017 $3,435 $9,613
2018 $3,400 $11,409
2019 $3,577 $10,777
2020 $3,192 $10,696
2021 $3,571 $14,990
2022 $3,711 $12,896
2023 $3,839 $12,754
2024 - $13,422

Bhutan vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Nauru
1950 35.3 56.6
1951 35.3 56.8
1952 35.4 57
1953 35.4 57.2
1954 35.4 57.4
1955 35.5 57.5
1956 35.6 57.6
1957 35.7 57.7
1958 35.9 57.8
1959 36.1 57.9
1960 36.4 57.9
1961 36.7 58
1962 37 58
1963 37.4 58.1
1964 37.8 58.2
1965 38.3 58.3
1966 38.8 58.4
1967 39.4 58.6
1968 40 58.6
1969 40.6 58.4
1970 41.2 58.4
1971 41.8 58.4
1972 42.5 58.4
1973 43.1 58.4
1974 43.8 58.3
1975 44.5 58.3
1976 45.2 58.2
1977 46 58.1
1978 46.7 58.3
1979 47.4 58.4
1980 48.2 58.5
1981 49 58.6
1982 49.8 58.6
1983 50.6 58.7
1984 51.3 58.7
1985 52 58.6
1986 52.8 58.6
1987 53.6 58.6
1988 54.4 58.7
1989 55.1 58.9
1990 55.8 59.1
1991 56.5 59.3
1992 57.2 59.5
1993 57.9 59.8
1994 58.4 60
1995 59.3 60.1
1996 60 60.1
1997 60.6 60
1998 61.3 59.9
1999 62 59.7
2000 61.8 59.6
2001 63.3 59.5
2002 64 59.4
2003 64.7 59.4
2004 65.3 59.3
2005 65.9 59.4
2006 66.5 59.4
2007 67.2 59.5
2008 67.7 59.7
2009 68.2 59.9
2010 68.8 60.1
2011 69.3 60.3
2012 69.8 60.5
2013 70.2 60.7
2014 70.5 60.8
2015 70.8 60.9
2016 71.1 61
2017 71.4 61.1
2018 71.7 61.2
2019 72 61.4
2020 72.3 61.5
2021 72.4 61.3
2022 72.8 61.9
2023 73 62.1
2024 73.3 62.3
2025 73.5 62.4

Bhutan and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Nauru
Year Population
Bhutan Nauru
1960 224,084 4,607
1961 230,602 4,774
1962 237,636 4,979
1963 245,156 5,226
1964 252,987 5,515
1965 261,200 5,832
1966 269,820 6,043
1967 278,852 6,135
1968 288,311 6,328
1969 298,214 6,581
1970 308,528 6,710
1971 319,211 6,762
1972 330,264 6,812
1973 341,705 6,866
1974 353,538 6,923
1975 365,791 6,987
1976 378,490 7,064
1977 391,639 7,163
1978 405,243 7,298
1979 419,200 7,468
1980 433,404 7,649
1981 447,836 7,839
1982 462,485 8,040
1983 477,460 8,216
1984 492,784 8,377
1985 508,392 8,551
1986 524,324 8,742
1987 540,557 8,946
1988 556,986 9,165
1989 573,586 9,390
1990 589,287 9,622
1991 599,784 9,850
1992 577,774 10,021
1993 554,673 10,102
1994 554,497 10,137
1995 547,989 10,165
1996 548,784 10,183
1997 558,697 10,197
1998 569,435 10,198
1999 582,579 10,187
2000 596,863 10,168
2001 610,794 10,130
2002 624,409 10,082
2003 637,663 10,059
2004 650,544 10,060
2005 661,865 10,049
2006 670,799 10,034
2007 678,641 10,020
2008 686,351 10,009
2009 693,988 10,016
2010 701,632 10,043
2011 709,377 10,098
2012 717,279 10,267
2013 725,273 10,517
2014 733,139 10,742
2015 740,618 10,954
2016 747,866 11,150
2017 754,335 11,324
2018 759,759 11,477
2019 764,824 11,587
2020 770,006 11,643
2021 775,442 11,709
2022 780,914 11,801
2023 786,385 11,875
2024 791,524 11,947

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Nauru

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Nauru
1960 6.7 5.34
1961 6.7 5.38
1962 6.69 5.42
1963 6.69 5.44
1964 6.68 5.47
1965 6.68 5.48
1966 6.67 5.41
1967 6.67 5.29
1968 6.66 5.14
1969 6.66 4.94
1970 6.65 4.74
1971 6.64 4.54
1972 6.64 4.36
1973 6.63 4.19
1974 6.62 4.07
1975 6.62 3.97
1976 6.62 3.9
1977 6.61 3.86
1978 6.58 3.84
1979 6.55 3.85
1980 6.51 3.88
1981 6.46 3.94
1982 6.4 3.99
1983 6.34 4.06
1984 6.26 4.11
1985 6.18 4.14
1986 6.1 4.15
1987 6 4.14
1988 5.88 4.11
1989 5.76 4.07
1990 5.6 4.02
1991 5.45 3.99
1992 5.27 3.95
1993 5.07 3.89
1994 4.87 3.84
1995 4.62 3.81
1996 4.37 3.78
1997 4.09 3.74
1998 3.85 3.68
1999 3.61 3.64
2000 3.38 3.54
2001 3.19 3.46
2002 3.01 3.4
2003 2.87 3.39
2004 2.78 3.38
2005 2.73 3.38
2006 2.66 3.4
2007 2.59 3.5
2008 2.48 3.67
2009 2.36 3.85
2010 2.25 4.02
2011 2.15 4.12
2012 2.07 4.12
2013 2 4.1
2014 1.92 4.09
2015 1.84 4.08
2016 1.74 4.03
2017 1.62 3.88
2018 1.52 3.68
2019 1.45 3.53
2020 1.5 3.47
2021 1.49 3.43
2022 1.48 3.38
2023 1.46 3.33

Bhutan and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Nauru
1960 18.8 23.8
1961 18.9 24
1962 18.9 23.9
1963 19 23.7
1964 19.1 23.4
1965 19.1 23.1
1966 19.2 22.9
1967 19.3 22.9
1968 19.3 21.2
1969 19.3 18.9
1970 19.3 18.7
1971 19.3 19.1
1972 19.3 19.4
1973 19.2 19.8
1974 19.2 20.4
1975 19.1 21
1976 19.1 21.5
1977 19 22.1
1978 19 22.9
1979 18.9 23.6
1980 18.9 24.2
1981 18.8 24.7
1982 18.7 25.1
1983 18.7 25.2
1984 18.6 24.5
1985 18.6 23.7
1986 18.5 22.8
1987 18.5 22.1
1988 18.5 21.4
1989 18.5 20.8
1990 18.6 20.2
1991 18.6 19.7
1992 18.6 19.4
1993 18.7 19.3
1994 18.8 19.3
1995 18.9 19.3
1996 19.1 19.4
1997 19.3 19.5
1998 19.5 19.6
1999 19.8 19.8
2000 20 20.1
2001 20.4 20.4
2002 20.8 20.6
2003 21.3 20.8
2004 21.8 21
2005 22.2 21.2
2006 22.6 21.3
2007 22.9 21.5
2008 23.3 21.7
2009 23.7 21.8
2010 24 21.8
2011 24.4 21.8
2012 24.7 21.7
2013 25.1 21.6
2014 25.6 21.5
2015 26 21.4
2016 26.4 21.5
2017 26.9 21.6
2018 27.5 21.8
2019 28 21.9
2020 28.6 21.8
2021 29.2 21.7
2022 29.8 21.6
2023 30.4 21.5
2024 30.9 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.68%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Nauru
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
56
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
67
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
96.6%
2023
English speaking
75%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Bhutan Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Nauru
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
18.6 mi
2002

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