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Bhutan vs Netherlands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 132nd vs. 134th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Netherlands
Population
801123
18191638
Population rank 163/197 72/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$1.23T
2024
GDP rank 169/197 19/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$68,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 13/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$84,218
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$531B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
43.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$29,494
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 25/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$45,699
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
13,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.43
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
42.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Bhutan and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Netherlands economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Netherlands
Year GDP
Bhutan Netherlands
1960 - $13,282,979,015
1961 - $14,599,836,396
1962 - $15,847,582,341
1963 - $17,193,744,109
1964 - $20,232,048,553
1965 - $22,721,869,808
1966 - $24,741,480,717
1967 - $27,143,828,099
1968 - $30,097,635,751
1969 - $34,086,038,090
1970 $61,812,113 $38,220,884,519
1971 $66,289,450 $44,644,730,576
1972 $70,139,867 $54,787,070,173
1973 $78,900,289 $71,946,639,603
1974 $92,901,784 $87,371,810,804
1975 $86,820,762 $100,397,061,694
1976 $88,461,263 $109,329,386,564
1977 $97,884,434 $127,203,923,857
1978 $94,086,228 $156,089,077,205
1979 $105,377,995 $179,933,827,310
1980 $128,669,201 $195,439,301,707
1981 $139,174,178 $164,375,775,854
1982 $141,439,317 $158,712,765,536
1983 $156,704,290 $153,671,294,109
1984 $160,423,494 $144,124,462,912
1985 $163,288,815 $144,057,523,222
1986 $191,218,115 $201,157,708,221
1987 $242,742,766 $245,406,949,521
1988 $272,298,067 $262,295,966,105
1989 $264,798,626 $258,716,904,292
1990 $287,765,007 $318,799,003,994
1991 $240,294,286 $327,982,316,124
1992 $240,233,531 $363,497,050,125
1993 $225,973,693 $354,070,495,966
1994 $258,954,708 $379,688,232,232
1995 $290,490,984 $452,967,334,614
1996 $303,408,346 $451,372,549,020
1997 $352,229,077 $417,506,211,882
1998 $363,458,381 $438,612,530,549
1999 $399,311,200 $447,778,514,140
2000 $460,733,418 $417,649,282,154
2001 $496,110,226 $432,536,219,669
2002 $559,345,264 $475,529,972,123
2003 $651,935,430 $582,435,617,082
2004 $735,348,490 $661,224,886,143
2005 $860,391,000 $688,133,699,636
2006 $942,879,879 $737,593,995,289
2007 $1,255,767,964 $853,499,460,873
2008 $1,317,517,835 $957,901,566,041
2009 $1,331,343,798 $878,954,223,140
2010 $1,708,880,730 $852,464,982,433
2011 $1,977,728,659 $913,140,741,333
2012 $1,973,387,228 $845,689,017,066
2013 $1,943,696,952 $883,951,539,007
2014 $2,089,079,571 $901,556,501,756
2015 $2,187,815,803 $775,743,675,303
2016 $2,357,504,761 $797,163,949,290
2017 $2,591,358,009 $848,233,537,846
2018 $2,583,335,722 $929,733,599,797
2019 $2,735,683,570 $928,903,005,576
2020 $2,457,604,334 $932,560,861,701
2021 $2,768,802,960 $1,054,472,123,450
2022 $2,898,227,744 $1,046,540,797,549
2023 $3,019,253,885 $1,154,361,305,398
2024 - $1,227,543,925,316

Bhutan and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Netherlands
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Netherlands
1960 - $1,156
1961 - $1,254
1962 - $1,342
1963 - $1,437
1964 - $1,668
1965 - $1,848
1966 - $1,986
1967 - $2,155
1968 - $2,364
1969 - $2,647
1970 $200.3 $2,931
1971 $207.7 $3,384
1972 $212.4 $4,110
1973 $230.9 $5,353
1974 $262.8 $6,450
1975 $237.4 $7,346
1976 $233.7 $7,937
1977 $249.9 $9,180
1978 $232.2 $11,196
1979 $251.4 $12,817
1980 $296.9 $13,812
1981 $311 $11,537
1982 $306 $11,089
1983 $328 $10,696
1984 $326 $9,992
1985 $321 $9,941
1986 $365 $13,804
1987 $449 $16,734
1988 $489 $17,771
1989 $462 $17,423
1990 $488 $21,322
1991 $401 $21,764
1992 $416 $23,939
1993 $407 $23,156
1994 $467 $24,683
1995 $530 $29,301
1996 $553 $29,064
1997 $630 $26,745
1998 $638 $27,924
1999 $685 $28,319
2000 $772 $26,225
2001 $812 $26,956
2002 $896 $29,447
2003 $1,022 $35,897
2004 $1,130 $40,611
2005 $1,300 $42,165
2006 $1,406 $45,124
2007 $1,850 $52,101
2008 $1,920 $58,247
2009 $1,918 $53,172
2010 $2,436 $51,306
2011 $2,788 $54,702
2012 $2,751 $50,474
2013 $2,680 $52,602
2014 $2,849 $53,457
2015 $2,954 $45,794
2016 $3,152 $46,809
2017 $3,435 $49,514
2018 $3,400 $53,955
2019 $3,577 $53,555
2020 $3,192 $53,468
2021 $3,571 $60,142
2022 $3,711 $59,123
2023 $3,839 $64,572
2024 - $68,219

Bhutan vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Netherlands
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Netherlands
1950 35.3 71.4
1951 35.3 71.5
1952 35.4 72.1
1953 35.4 71.7
1954 35.4 72.4
1955 35.5 72.5
1956 35.6 72.5
1957 35.7 73
1958 35.9 73.1
1959 36.1 73.2
1960 36.4 73.4
1961 36.7 73.6
1962 37 73.2
1963 37.4 73.4
1964 37.8 73.7
1965 38.3 73.6
1966 38.8 73.6
1967 39.4 73.8
1968 40 73.6
1969 40.6 73.6
1970 41.2 73.6
1971 41.8 73.9
1972 42.5 73.8
1973 43.1 74.2
1974 43.8 74.6
1975 44.5 74.6
1976 45.2 74.7
1977 46 75.3
1978 46.7 75.2
1979 47.4 75.6
1980 48.2 75.8
1981 49 76
1982 49.8 76.1
1983 50.6 76.3
1984 51.3 76.3
1985 52 76.4
1986 52.8 76.4
1987 53.6 76.8
1988 54.4 77
1989 55.1 76.8
1990 55.8 77
1991 56.5 77.2
1992 57.2 77.4
1993 57.9 77
1994 58.4 77.5
1995 59.3 77.6
1996 60 77.6
1997 60.6 77.9
1998 61.3 78
1999 62 78
2000 61.8 78.1
2001 63.3 78.3
2002 64 78.4
2003 64.7 78.7
2004 65.3 79.2
2005 65.9 79.5
2006 66.5 79.8
2007 67.2 80.3
2008 67.7 80.4
2009 68.2 80.7
2010 68.8 80.8
2011 69.3 81.1
2012 69.8 81.1
2013 70.2 81.3
2014 70.5 81.7
2015 70.8 81.5
2016 71.1 81.6
2017 71.4 81.7
2018 71.7 81.8
2019 72 82.1
2020 72.3 81.4
2021 72.4 81.4
2022 72.8 81.9
2023 73 82.2
2024 73.3 82.3
2025 73.5 82.4

Bhutan and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Netherlands
Year Population
Bhutan Netherlands
1960 224,084 11,486,631
1961 230,602 11,638,712
1962 237,636 11,805,689
1963 245,156 11,965,966
1964 252,987 12,127,120
1965 261,200 12,294,732
1966 269,820 12,456,251
1967 278,852 12,598,201
1968 288,311 12,729,721
1969 298,214 12,877,984
1970 308,528 13,038,526
1971 319,211 13,194,497
1972 330,264 13,328,593
1973 341,705 13,439,322
1974 353,538 13,545,056
1975 365,791 13,666,335
1976 378,490 13,774,037
1977 391,639 13,856,185
1978 405,243 13,941,700
1979 419,200 14,038,270
1980 433,404 14,149,800
1981 447,836 14,247,208
1982 462,485 14,312,690
1983 477,460 14,367,070
1984 492,784 14,424,211
1985 508,392 14,491,632
1986 524,324 14,572,278
1987 540,557 14,665,037
1988 556,986 14,760,094
1989 573,586 14,848,907
1990 589,287 14,951,510
1991 599,784 15,069,798
1992 577,774 15,184,166
1993 554,673 15,290,368
1994 554,497 15,382,838
1995 547,989 15,459,006
1996 548,784 15,530,498
1997 558,697 15,610,650
1998 569,435 15,707,209
1999 582,579 15,812,088
2000 596,863 15,925,513
2001 610,794 16,046,180
2002 624,409 16,148,929
2003 637,663 16,225,302
2004 650,544 16,281,779
2005 661,865 16,319,868
2006 670,799 16,346,101
2007 678,641 16,381,696
2008 686,351 16,445,593
2009 693,988 16,530,388
2010 701,632 16,615,394
2011 709,377 16,693,074
2012 717,279 16,754,962
2013 725,273 16,804,432
2014 733,139 16,865,008
2015 740,618 16,939,923
2016 747,866 17,030,314
2017 754,335 17,131,296
2018 759,759 17,231,624
2019 764,824 17,344,874
2020 770,006 17,441,500
2021 775,442 17,533,044
2022 780,914 17,700,982
2023 786,385 17,877,117
2024 791,524 17,994,237

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Netherlands

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Netherlands
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Netherlands
1960 6.7 3.12
1961 6.7 3.22
1962 6.69 3.18
1963 6.69 3.19
1964 6.68 3.17
1965 6.68 3.04
1966 6.67 2.9
1967 6.67 2.81
1968 6.66 2.72
1969 6.66 2.75
1970 6.65 2.57
1971 6.64 2.36
1972 6.64 2.15
1973 6.63 1.9
1974 6.62 1.77
1975 6.62 1.66
1976 6.62 1.63
1977 6.61 1.58
1978 6.58 1.58
1979 6.55 1.56
1980 6.51 1.6
1981 6.46 1.56
1982 6.4 1.5
1983 6.34 1.47
1984 6.26 1.49
1985 6.18 1.51
1986 6.1 1.55
1987 6 1.56
1988 5.88 1.55
1989 5.76 1.55
1990 5.6 1.62
1991 5.45 1.61
1992 5.27 1.59
1993 5.07 1.57
1994 4.87 1.57
1995 4.62 1.53
1996 4.37 1.53
1997 4.09 1.56
1998 3.85 1.63
1999 3.61 1.65
2000 3.38 1.72
2001 3.19 1.71
2002 3.01 1.73
2003 2.87 1.75
2004 2.78 1.72
2005 2.73 1.71
2006 2.66 1.72
2007 2.59 1.72
2008 2.48 1.77
2009 2.36 1.79
2010 2.25 1.79
2011 2.15 1.76
2012 2.07 1.72
2013 2 1.68
2014 1.92 1.71
2015 1.84 1.66
2016 1.74 1.66
2017 1.62 1.62
2018 1.52 1.59
2019 1.45 1.57
2020 1.5 1.54
2021 1.49 1.62
2022 1.48 1.49
2023 1.46 1.43

Bhutan and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Netherlands
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Netherlands
1960 18.8 28.8
1961 18.9 28.8
1962 18.9 28.7
1963 19 28.7
1964 19.1 28.6
1965 19.1 28.6
1966 19.2 28.6
1967 19.3 28.5
1968 19.3 28.6
1969 19.3 28.6
1970 19.3 28.6
1971 19.3 28.7
1972 19.3 28.9
1973 19.2 29
1974 19.2 29.3
1975 19.1 29.4
1976 19.1 29.8
1977 19 30.3
1978 19 30.7
1979 18.9 31
1980 18.9 31.3
1981 18.8 31.6
1982 18.7 31.9
1983 18.7 32.3
1984 18.6 32.6
1985 18.6 32.9
1986 18.5 33.2
1987 18.5 33.5
1988 18.5 33.8
1989 18.5 34.1
1990 18.6 34.3
1991 18.6 34.6
1992 18.6 34.8
1993 18.7 35.1
1994 18.8 35.4
1995 18.9 35.7
1996 19.1 36.1
1997 19.3 36.4
1998 19.5 36.7
1999 19.8 37
2000 20 37.3
2001 20.4 37.5
2002 20.8 37.8
2003 21.3 38.1
2004 21.8 38.5
2005 22.2 38.9
2006 22.6 39.3
2007 22.9 39.7
2008 23.3 40
2009 23.7 40.3
2010 24 40.7
2011 24.4 41
2012 24.7 41.3
2013 25.1 41.6
2014 25.6 41.8
2015 26 42
2016 26.4 42.2
2017 26.9 42.3
2018 27.5 42.4
2019 28 42.5
2020 28.6 42.5
2021 29.2 42.6
2022 29.8 42.5
2023 30.4 42.4
2024 30.9 42.4

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Finance

Bhutan Netherlands
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$1.13T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
44.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.18%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-1.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.64%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
70.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
17.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
78.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
21.4%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.6%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,231,625
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
8.62%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
13
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
103
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.1T
2017
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$79.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$4.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
7,265,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.44%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
99.2%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Netherlands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
3,418 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
122.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
6.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
83.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.01%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
87%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,189 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
33.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.28%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Netherlands
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+121,628
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
93.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
6.03 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
92.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
78
2024
Higher education index n/a
95
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
75%
2025
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
97%
2023

Health

Bhutan Netherlands
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$5,796
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$581
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
3.91
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
4
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
15%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
8.71 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Netherlands
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
722 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
6,961 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
1,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
88,123 mi
2022

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