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Bhutan vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 132nd vs. 30th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Nigeria
Population
801123
241467099
Population rank 163/197 6/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$188B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Bhutan and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Nigeria
Year GDP
Bhutan Nigeria
1960 - $4,196,174,502
1961 - $4,467,287,893
1962 - $4,909,399,176
1963 - $5,165,590,254
1964 - $5,552,931,319
1965 - $5,874,537,650
1966 - $6,366,917,453
1967 - $5,203,237,919
1968 - $5,200,997,920
1969 - $6,634,317,346
1970 $61,812,113 $12,546,094,982
1971 $66,289,450 $9,181,769,912
1972 $70,139,867 $12,274,416,018
1973 $78,900,289 $15,162,871,287
1974 $92,901,784 $24,846,641,318
1975 $86,820,762 $27,778,934,625
1976 $88,461,263 $36,308,883,249
1977 $97,884,434 $36,035,407,725
1978 $94,086,228 $36,527,862,209
1979 $105,377,995 $47,259,911,894
1980 $128,669,201 $64,201,788,123
1981 $139,174,178 $164,475,209,516
1982 $141,439,317 $142,769,363,314
1983 $156,704,290 $97,094,911,792
1984 $160,423,494 $73,484,359,521
1985 $163,288,815 $73,745,821,158
1986 $191,218,115 $54,805,852,581
1987 $242,742,766 $52,676,041,931
1988 $272,298,067 $49,648,470,440
1989 $264,798,626 $44,003,061,108
1990 $287,765,007 $54,035,795,388
1991 $240,294,286 $59,526,833,412
1992 $240,233,531 $52,058,181,854
1993 $225,973,693 $56,721,051,402
1994 $258,954,708 $80,399,613,064
1995 $290,490,984 $140,919,776,986
1996 $303,408,346 $185,730,236,700
1997 $352,229,077 $200,850,397,618
1998 $363,458,381 $218,416,200,673
1999 $399,311,200 $59,145,077,039
2000 $460,733,418 $69,171,451,627
2001 $496,110,226 $73,557,840,064
2002 $559,345,264 $95,054,059,303
2003 $651,935,430 $104,738,954,264
2004 $735,348,490 $135,764,731,646
2005 $860,391,000 $175,670,569,969
2006 $942,879,879 $238,454,997,161
2007 $1,255,767,964 $278,260,846,800
2008 $1,317,517,835 $339,476,276,258
2009 $1,331,343,798 $295,008,835,381
2010 $1,708,880,730 $366,990,417,129
2011 $1,977,728,659 $414,466,676,831
2012 $1,973,387,228 $463,971,018,239
2013 $1,943,696,952 $520,117,180,314
2014 $2,089,079,571 $574,183,763,412
2015 $2,187,815,803 $493,026,682,801
2016 $2,357,504,761 $404,649,125,252
2017 $2,591,358,009 $375,745,731,053
2018 $2,583,335,722 $421,739,251,509
2019 $2,735,683,570 $474,517,490,844
2020 $2,457,604,334 $432,198,898,468
2021 $2,768,802,960 $440,833,635,874
2022 $2,898,227,744 $477,403,400,101
2023 $3,019,253,885 $363,846,332,835
2024 - $187,759,703,100

Bhutan and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Nigeria
1960 - $93.1
1961 - $97.1
1962 - $104.5
1963 - $107.7
1964 - $113.3
1965 - $117.3
1966 - $124.4
1967 - $99.5
1968 - $97.3
1969 - $121.4
1970 $200.3 $224.5
1971 $207.7 $160.5
1972 $212.4 $209.5
1973 $230.9 $252.4
1974 $262.8 $403
1975 $237.4 $438
1976 $233.7 $556
1977 $249.9 $536
1978 $232.2 $527
1979 $251.4 $661
1980 $296.9 $870
1981 $311 $2,162
1982 $306 $1,822
1983 $328 $1,207
1984 $326 $890
1985 $321 $869
1986 $365 $628
1987 $449 $588
1988 $489 $540
1989 $462 $465
1990 $488 $556
1991 $401 $597
1992 $416 $509
1993 $407 $540
1994 $467 $745
1995 $530 $1,272
1996 $553 $1,633
1997 $630 $1,720
1998 $638 $1,822
1999 $685 $481
2000 $772 $547
2001 $812 $566
2002 $896 $712
2003 $1,022 $763
2004 $1,130 $962
2005 $1,300 $1,211
2006 $1,406 $1,600
2007 $1,850 $1,816
2008 $1,920 $2,154
2009 $1,918 $1,820
2010 $2,436 $2,202
2011 $2,788 $2,418
2012 $2,751 $2,633
2013 $2,680 $2,873
2014 $2,849 $3,089
2015 $2,954 $2,586
2016 $3,152 $2,070
2017 $3,435 $1,876
2018 $3,400 $2,058
2019 $3,577 $2,265
2020 $3,192 $2,020
2021 $3,571 $2,017
2022 $3,711 $2,139
2023 $3,839 $1,597
2024 - $807

Bhutan vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Nigeria
1950 35.3 35.5
1951 35.3 35.7
1952 35.4 35.9
1953 35.4 36
1954 35.4 36.2
1955 35.5 36.3
1956 35.6 36.5
1957 35.7 36.6
1958 35.9 36.8
1959 36.1 37
1960 36.4 37.2
1961 36.7 37.4
1962 37 37.6
1963 37.4 37.8
1964 37.8 38
1965 38.3 38.2
1966 38.8 38.4
1967 39.4 37.5
1968 40 38.6
1969 40.6 38.9
1970 41.2 40
1971 41.8 40.6
1972 42.5 41.3
1973 43.1 41.8
1974 43.8 42.5
1975 44.5 43.1
1976 45.2 44.2
1977 46 44.8
1978 46.7 45.3
1979 47.4 45.7
1980 48.2 46
1981 49 46.3
1982 49.8 46.4
1983 50.6 46.4
1984 51.3 46.3
1985 52 46.2
1986 52.8 46
1987 53.6 45.9
1988 54.4 45.8
1989 55.1 45.8
1990 55.8 45.7
1991 56.5 45.5
1992 57.2 45.6
1993 57.9 45.8
1994 58.4 45.7
1995 59.3 45.9
1996 60 45.8
1997 60.6 46
1998 61.3 46.1
1999 62 46.6
2000 61.8 47.1
2001 63.3 47.5
2002 64 48
2003 64.7 48.6
2004 65.3 49.1
2005 65.9 49.5
2006 66.5 49.9
2007 67.2 50.4
2008 67.7 50.7
2009 68.2 51.1
2010 68.8 51.3
2011 69.3 51.5
2012 69.8 51.7
2013 70.2 51.8
2014 70.5 51.9
2015 70.8 51.9
2016 71.1 52.2
2017 71.4 52.4
2018 71.7 52.7
2019 72 53
2020 72.3 53.1
2021 72.4 53.5
2022 72.8 54.1
2023 73 54.5
2024 73.3 54.6
2025 73.5 54.8

Bhutan and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Nigeria
Year Population
Bhutan Nigeria
1960 224,084 45,053,782
1961 230,602 45,989,310
1962 237,636 46,965,292
1963 245,156 47,973,575
1964 252,987 49,012,016
1965 261,200 50,086,764
1966 269,820 51,188,234
1967 278,852 52,293,065
1968 288,311 53,432,783
1969 298,214 54,631,914
1970 308,528 55,893,838
1971 319,211 57,214,684
1972 330,264 58,601,748
1973 341,705 60,082,139
1974 353,538 61,679,144
1975 365,791 63,410,815
1976 378,490 65,258,009
1977 391,639 67,234,590
1978 405,243 69,326,532
1979 419,200 71,498,242
1980 433,404 73,764,641
1981 447,836 76,068,103
1982 462,485 78,378,701
1983 477,460 80,438,260
1984 492,784 82,526,443
1985 508,392 84,897,973
1986 524,324 87,235,953
1987 540,557 89,591,716
1988 556,986 92,020,090
1989 573,586 94,531,014
1990 589,287 97,120,925
1991 599,784 99,720,162
1992 577,774 102,372,770
1993 554,673 105,122,069
1994 554,497 107,935,714
1995 547,989 110,819,428
1996 548,784 113,754,779
1997 558,697 116,754,792
1998 569,435 119,846,254
1999 582,579 123,047,320
2000 596,863 126,382,494
2001 610,794 129,862,595
2002 624,409 133,471,989
2003 637,663 137,202,644
2004 650,544 141,057,045
2005 661,865 145,017,253
2006 670,799 149,077,334
2007 678,641 153,267,261
2008 686,351 157,595,014
2009 693,988 162,049,464
2010 701,632 166,642,886
2011 709,377 171,379,598
2012 717,279 176,200,625
2013 725,273 181,049,443
2014 733,139 185,896,915
2015 740,618 190,671,878
2016 747,866 195,443,700
2017 754,335 200,254,579
2018 759,759 204,938,755
2019 764,824 209,485,641
2020 770,006 213,996,181
2021 775,442 218,529,286
2022 780,914 223,150,896
2023 786,385 227,882,945
2024 791,524 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Nigeria
1960 6.7 6.36
1961 6.7 6.35
1962 6.69 6.36
1963 6.69 6.35
1964 6.68 6.36
1965 6.68 6.37
1966 6.67 6.39
1967 6.67 6.4
1968 6.66 6.42
1969 6.66 6.44
1970 6.65 6.47
1971 6.64 6.53
1972 6.64 6.58
1973 6.63 6.63
1974 6.62 6.7
1975 6.62 6.77
1976 6.62 6.81
1977 6.61 6.86
1978 6.58 6.92
1979 6.55 6.89
1980 6.51 6.85
1981 6.46 6.82
1982 6.4 6.8
1983 6.34 6.78
1984 6.26 6.7
1985 6.18 6.62
1986 6.1 6.56
1987 6 6.5
1988 5.88 6.5
1989 5.76 6.49
1990 5.6 6.46
1991 5.45 6.43
1992 5.27 6.39
1993 5.07 6.35
1994 4.87 6.32
1995 4.62 6.27
1996 4.37 6.22
1997 4.09 6.14
1998 3.85 6.07
1999 3.61 6.08
2000 3.38 6.12
2001 3.19 6.13
2002 3.01 6.12
2003 2.87 6.1
2004 2.78 6.09
2005 2.73 6.06
2006 2.66 6.05
2007 2.59 6.03
2008 2.48 6.02
2009 2.36 5.99
2010 2.25 5.95
2011 2.15 5.89
2012 2.07 5.8
2013 2 5.69
2014 1.92 5.62
2015 1.84 5.5
2016 1.74 5.34
2017 1.62 5.18
2018 1.52 5.02
2019 1.45 4.86
2020 1.5 4.7
2021 1.49 4.64
2022 1.48 4.55
2023 1.46 4.48

Bhutan and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Nigeria
1960 18.8 19.3
1961 18.9 19.3
1962 18.9 19.3
1963 19 19.3
1964 19.1 19.3
1965 19.1 19.3
1966 19.2 19.3
1967 19.3 19.2
1968 19.3 19.2
1969 19.3 19.1
1970 19.3 18.9
1971 19.3 18.8
1972 19.3 18.7
1973 19.2 18.6
1974 19.2 18.5
1975 19.1 18.4
1976 19.1 18.3
1977 19 18.2
1978 19 18
1979 18.9 17.9
1980 18.9 17.8
1981 18.8 17.7
1982 18.7 17.6
1983 18.7 17.5
1984 18.6 17.4
1985 18.6 17.3
1986 18.5 17.3
1987 18.5 17.3
1988 18.5 17.3
1989 18.5 17.3
1990 18.6 17.3
1991 18.6 17.3
1992 18.6 17.4
1993 18.7 17.4
1994 18.8 17.5
1995 18.9 17.6
1996 19.1 17.6
1997 19.3 17.7
1998 19.5 17.8
1999 19.8 17.9
2000 20 17.9
2001 20.4 17.9
2002 20.8 17.9
2003 21.3 17.9
2004 21.8 17.9
2005 22.2 17.9
2006 22.6 17.9
2007 22.9 17.9
2008 23.3 17.8
2009 23.7 17.8
2010 24 17.8
2011 24.4 17.7
2012 24.7 17.7
2013 25.1 17.7
2014 25.6 17.7
2015 26 17.8
2016 26.4 17.8
2017 26.9 17.9
2018 27.5 18
2019 28 18.2
2020 28.6 18.3
2021 29.2 18.5
2022 29.8 18.7
2023 30.4 18.8
2024 30.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
0.8%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
63.3%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Bhutan Nigeria
% of world population
0.01%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
70.4%
2024
English speaking
75%
2025
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Bhutan Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Nigeria
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
121,167 mi
2017

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