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Bhutan vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 132nd vs. 20th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Niger
Population
801123
28638403
Population rank 163/197 53/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Niger: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Niger economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Niger
Year GDP
Bhutan Niger
1960 - $449,526,873
1961 - $485,785,231
1962 - $531,736,599
1963 - $586,294,879
1964 - $582,816,396
1965 - $673,383,511
1966 - $702,296,079
1967 - $665,586,872
1968 - $641,214,226
1969 - $625,867,985
1970 $61,812,113 $649,916,621
1971 $66,289,450 $693,573,704
1972 $70,139,867 $742,779,661
1973 $78,900,289 $946,385,105
1974 $92,901,784 $1,026,137,111
1975 $86,820,762 $1,048,690,933
1976 $88,461,263 $1,064,517,601
1977 $97,884,434 $1,291,458,041
1978 $94,086,228 $1,774,365,590
1979 $105,377,995 $2,109,277,666
1980 $128,669,201 $2,508,524,721
1981 $139,174,178 $2,170,893,414
1982 $141,439,317 $2,017,612,216
1983 $156,704,290 $1,803,099,561
1984 $160,423,494 $1,461,243,326
1985 $163,288,815 $1,440,581,652
1986 $191,218,115 $1,904,096,998
1987 $242,742,766 $2,233,006,105
1988 $272,298,067 $2,280,356,193
1989 $264,798,626 $2,179,567,114
1990 $287,765,007 $3,512,356,508
1991 $240,294,286 $3,285,796,875
1992 $240,233,531 $3,386,232,579
1993 $225,973,693 $3,052,673,849
1994 $258,954,708 $1,938,058,175
1995 $290,490,984 $2,302,537,562
1996 $303,408,346 $2,405,686,940
1997 $352,229,077 $2,290,318,910
1998 $363,458,381 $2,643,363,519
1999 $399,311,200 $2,537,789,821
2000 $460,733,418 $2,241,753,193
2001 $496,110,226 $2,448,714,704
2002 $559,345,264 $2,782,192,879
2003 $651,935,430 $3,394,084,732
2004 $735,348,490 $3,760,443,738
2005 $860,391,000 $4,383,315,965
2006 $942,879,879 $4,756,361,252
2007 $1,255,767,964 $5,731,485,052
2008 $1,317,517,835 $7,297,600,226
2009 $1,331,343,798 $7,352,131,310
2010 $1,708,880,730 $7,851,192,502
2011 $1,977,728,659 $8,772,950,778
2012 $1,973,387,228 $9,426,912,648
2013 $1,943,696,952 $10,224,897,438
2014 $2,089,079,571 $10,862,943,544
2015 $2,187,815,803 $9,683,867,926
2016 $2,357,504,761 $10,398,861,982
2017 $2,591,358,009 $11,185,104,252
2018 $2,583,335,722 $12,837,307,497
2019 $2,735,683,570 $12,889,555,561
2020 $2,457,604,334 $13,744,653,103
2021 $2,768,802,960 $14,915,002,436
2022 $2,898,227,744 $15,433,852,714
2023 $3,019,253,885 $16,698,786,973
2024 - $19,537,639,288

Bhutan and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Niger
1960 - $128.3
1961 - $134.6
1962 - $143.2
1963 - $153.3
1964 - $148.1
1965 - $166.3
1966 - $168.6
1967 - $155.4
1968 - $145.6
1969 - $138.3
1970 $200.3 $139.8
1971 $207.7 $145.2
1972 $212.4 $151.4
1973 $230.9 $187.9
1974 $262.8 $198.3
1975 $237.4 $197.2
1976 $233.7 $194.8
1977 $249.9 $229.8
1978 $232.2 $307
1979 $251.4 $354
1980 $296.9 $409
1981 $311 $343
1982 $306 $310
1983 $328 $268.8
1984 $326 $211.5
1985 $321 $202.4
1986 $365 $259.6
1987 $449 $295.3
1988 $489 $292.6
1989 $462 $271.3
1990 $488 $424
1991 $401 $384
1992 $416 $384
1993 $407 $335
1994 $467 $206.2
1995 $530 $237
1996 $553 $239.5
1997 $630 $220.6
1998 $638 $246.1
1999 $685 $228.3
2000 $772 $194.8
2001 $812 $205.4
2002 $896 $225.3
2003 $1,022 $265.2
2004 $1,130 $283.5
2005 $1,300 $319
2006 $1,406 $333
2007 $1,850 $387
2008 $1,920 $475
2009 $1,918 $461
2010 $2,436 $474
2011 $2,788 $511
2012 $2,751 $529
2013 $2,680 $552
2014 $2,849 $565
2015 $2,954 $486
2016 $3,152 $503
2017 $3,435 $522
2018 $3,400 $579
2019 $3,577 $562
2020 $3,192 $580
2021 $3,571 $609
2022 $3,711 $610
2023 $3,839 $638
2024 - $723

Bhutan vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Niger
1950 35.3 35.9
1951 35.3 35.9
1952 35.4 35.9
1953 35.4 35.9
1954 35.4 36
1955 35.5 36
1956 35.6 36
1957 35.7 36.1
1958 35.9 36.1
1959 36.1 36.1
1960 36.4 36.2
1961 36.7 36.3
1962 37 36.3
1963 37.4 36.4
1964 37.8 36.5
1965 38.3 36.4
1966 38.8 36.3
1967 39.4 36.2
1968 40 36.1
1969 40.6 36
1970 41.2 35.9
1971 41.8 35.3
1972 42.5 35.8
1973 43.1 35.9
1974 43.8 36.2
1975 44.5 36.6
1976 45.2 37.1
1977 46 37.7
1978 46.7 38.3
1979 47.4 38.9
1980 48.2 39.3
1981 49 39.6
1982 49.8 39.8
1983 50.6 40
1984 51.3 40
1985 52 40.1
1986 52.8 40.3
1987 53.6 40.5
1988 54.4 40.8
1989 55.1 41.2
1990 55.8 41.7
1991 56.5 42.3
1992 57.2 43.1
1993 57.9 43.8
1994 58.4 44.6
1995 59.3 45.5
1996 60 46.3
1997 60.6 47.1
1998 61.3 47.8
1999 62 48.5
2000 61.8 49.2
2001 63.3 49.9
2002 64 50.6
2003 64.7 51.5
2004 65.3 52.4
2005 65.9 53.3
2006 66.5 54.2
2007 67.2 55.1
2008 67.7 55.9
2009 68.2 56.5
2010 68.8 57.1
2011 69.3 57.6
2012 69.8 58
2013 70.2 58.4
2014 70.5 58.7
2015 70.8 58.8
2016 71.1 59.2
2017 71.4 59.5
2018 71.7 59.8
2019 72 60
2020 72.3 59.9
2021 72.4 59.5
2022 72.8 60.4
2023 73 61.2
2024 73.3 61.4
2025 73.5 61.7

Bhutan and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Niger
Year Population
Bhutan Niger
1960 224,084 3,505,050
1961 230,602 3,608,162
1962 237,636 3,714,520
1963 245,156 3,823,873
1964 252,987 3,935,814
1965 261,200 4,049,695
1966 269,820 4,165,544
1967 278,852 4,283,590
1968 288,311 4,403,637
1969 298,214 4,525,725
1970 308,528 4,650,275
1971 319,211 4,776,225
1972 330,264 4,904,845
1973 341,705 5,037,865
1974 353,538 5,174,953
1975 365,791 5,317,019
1976 378,490 5,464,962
1977 391,639 5,619,716
1978 405,243 5,782,932
1979 419,200 5,955,556
1980 433,404 6,135,971
1981 447,836 6,322,006
1982 462,485 6,512,732
1983 477,460 6,708,644
1984 492,784 6,909,971
1985 508,392 7,118,457
1986 524,324 7,335,811
1987 540,557 7,561,150
1988 556,986 7,793,748
1989 573,586 8,034,780
1990 589,287 8,286,059
1991 599,784 8,546,900
1992 577,774 8,817,633
1993 554,673 9,100,789
1994 554,497 9,398,258
1995 547,989 9,714,529
1996 548,784 10,044,852
1997 558,697 10,383,969
1998 569,435 10,741,413
1999 582,579 11,117,411
2000 596,863 11,509,630
2001 610,794 11,920,647
2002 624,409 12,349,144
2003 637,663 12,796,984
2004 650,544 13,265,836
2005 661,865 13,756,192
2006 670,799 14,268,581
2007 678,641 14,803,610
2008 686,351 15,361,915
2009 693,988 15,943,675
2010 701,632 16,548,835
2011 709,377 17,176,283
2012 717,279 17,836,769
2013 725,273 18,519,898
2014 733,139 19,215,909
2015 740,618 19,939,498
2016 747,866 20,685,753
2017 754,335 21,435,446
2018 759,759 22,188,069
2019 764,824 22,947,757
2020 770,006 23,717,613
2021 775,442 24,502,140
2022 780,914 25,311,973
2023 786,385 26,159,867
2024 791,524 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Niger

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Niger
1960 6.7 7.53
1961 6.7 7.51
1962 6.69 7.5
1963 6.69 7.49
1964 6.68 7.48
1965 6.68 7.47
1966 6.67 7.48
1967 6.67 7.49
1968 6.66 7.5
1969 6.66 7.51
1970 6.65 7.51
1971 6.64 7.52
1972 6.64 7.52
1973 6.63 7.53
1974 6.62 7.54
1975 6.62 7.54
1976 6.62 7.56
1977 6.61 7.6
1978 6.58 7.66
1979 6.55 7.72
1980 6.51 7.78
1981 6.46 7.82
1982 6.4 7.86
1983 6.34 7.9
1984 6.26 7.92
1985 6.18 7.93
1986 6.1 7.9
1987 6 7.87
1988 5.88 7.84
1989 5.76 7.82
1990 5.6 7.81
1991 5.45 7.8
1992 5.27 7.8
1993 5.07 7.79
1994 4.87 7.79
1995 4.62 7.78
1996 4.37 7.78
1997 4.09 7.8
1998 3.85 7.84
1999 3.61 7.84
2000 3.38 7.83
2001 3.19 7.81
2002 3.01 7.8
2003 2.87 7.79
2004 2.78 7.78
2005 2.73 7.77
2006 2.66 7.74
2007 2.59 7.73
2008 2.48 7.7
2009 2.36 7.68
2010 2.25 7.64
2011 2.15 7.59
2012 2.07 7.53
2013 2 7.45
2014 1.92 7.34
2015 1.84 7.22
2016 1.74 7.04
2017 1.62 6.87
2018 1.52 6.71
2019 1.45 6.54
2020 1.5 6.37
2021 1.49 6.2
2022 1.48 6.14
2023 1.46 6.06

Bhutan and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Niger
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Niger
1960 18.8 15.5
1961 18.9 15.5
1962 18.9 15.5
1963 19 15.5
1964 19.1 15.6
1965 19.1 15.6
1966 19.2 15.6
1967 19.3 15.7
1968 19.3 15.7
1969 19.3 15.8
1970 19.3 15.9
1971 19.3 15.9
1972 19.3 16
1973 19.2 16.1
1974 19.2 16.1
1975 19.1 16.2
1976 19.1 16.3
1977 19 16.3
1978 19 16.4
1979 18.9 16.4
1980 18.9 16.4
1981 18.8 16.4
1982 18.7 16.4
1983 18.7 16.4
1984 18.6 16.4
1985 18.6 16.4
1986 18.5 16.4
1987 18.5 16.4
1988 18.5 16.5
1989 18.5 16.5
1990 18.6 16.5
1991 18.6 16.6
1992 18.6 16.6
1993 18.7 16.6
1994 18.8 16.6
1995 18.9 16.6
1996 19.1 16.6
1997 19.3 16.5
1998 19.5 16.5
1999 19.8 16.4
2000 20 16.3
2001 20.4 16.2
2002 20.8 16.1
2003 21.3 16
2004 21.8 15.9
2005 22.2 15.8
2006 22.6 15.7
2007 22.9 15.5
2008 23.3 15.5
2009 23.7 15.4
2010 24 15.3
2011 24.4 15.3
2012 24.7 15.3
2013 25.1 15.3
2014 25.6 15.3
2015 26 15.4
2016 26.4 15.5
2017 26.9 15.6
2018 27.5 15.7
2019 28 15.8
2020 28.6 15.9
2021 29.2 16
2022 29.8 16.2
2023 30.4 16.3
2024 30.9 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
14.8%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Bhutan Niger
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
35.6%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Bhutan Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Niger
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
11,774 mi
2010

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