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Bhutan vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 132nd vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Norway
Population
801123
5642662
Population rank 163/197 119/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$484B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Bhutan and Norway: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Norway economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Norway
Year GDP
Bhutan Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $61,812,113 $12,814,123,115
1971 $66,289,450 $14,583,114,840
1972 $70,139,867 $17,358,610,850
1973 $78,900,289 $22,534,253,703
1974 $92,901,784 $27,145,693,810
1975 $86,820,762 $32,877,805,200
1976 $88,461,263 $35,942,270,686
1977 $97,884,434 $41,508,030,431
1978 $94,086,228 $46,522,900,254
1979 $105,377,995 $53,132,244,624
1980 $128,669,201 $64,439,382,896
1981 $139,174,178 $63,596,654,761
1982 $141,439,317 $62,647,195,538
1983 $156,704,290 $61,627,240,831
1984 $160,423,494 $62,057,955,033
1985 $163,288,815 $65,416,879,914
1986 $191,218,115 $78,693,118,044
1987 $242,742,766 $94,229,907,236
1988 $272,298,067 $101,900,260,856
1989 $264,798,626 $102,633,934,391
1990 $287,765,007 $119,791,843,060
1991 $240,294,286 $121,872,464,483
1992 $240,233,531 $130,838,040,068
1993 $225,973,693 $120,579,213,713
1994 $258,954,708 $127,131,319,429
1995 $290,490,984 $152,029,612,325
1996 $303,408,346 $163,520,109,151
1997 $352,229,077 $161,356,631,888
1998 $363,458,381 $154,230,295,158
1999 $399,311,200 $162,383,706,021
2000 $460,733,418 $171,457,201,936
2001 $496,110,226 $174,239,354,071
2002 $559,345,264 $195,914,852,576
2003 $651,935,430 $229,385,469,337
2004 $735,348,490 $265,268,662,473
2005 $860,391,000 $309,978,579,744
2006 $942,879,879 $346,915,160,682
2007 $1,255,767,964 $402,643,260,488
2008 $1,317,517,835 $464,917,553,191
2009 $1,331,343,798 $387,976,400,617
2010 $1,708,880,730 $431,052,143,940
2011 $1,977,728,659 $501,360,549,669
2012 $1,973,387,228 $512,777,309,841
2013 $1,943,696,952 $526,014,468,085
2014 $2,089,079,571 $501,736,471,833
2015 $2,187,815,803 $388,159,512,246
2016 $2,357,504,761 $370,956,547,619
2017 $2,591,358,009 $401,745,275,035
2018 $2,583,335,722 $439,788,625,884
2019 $2,735,683,570 $408,742,840,909
2020 $2,457,604,334 $367,633,418,887
2021 $2,768,802,960 $503,367,986,030
2022 $2,898,227,744 $596,297,651,036
2023 $3,019,253,885 $482,949,731,777
2024 - $483,727,398,216

Bhutan and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $200.3 $3,306
1971 $207.7 $3,736
1972 $212.4 $4,414
1973 $230.9 $5,690
1974 $262.8 $6,812
1975 $237.4 $8,204
1976 $233.7 $8,927
1977 $249.9 $10,266
1978 $232.2 $11,463
1979 $251.4 $13,047
1980 $296.9 $15,772
1981 $311 $15,513
1982 $306 $15,225
1983 $328 $14,928
1984 $326 $14,989
1985 $321 $15,754
1986 $365 $18,883
1987 $449 $22,506
1988 $489 $24,207
1989 $462 $24,281
1990 $488 $28,243
1991 $401 $28,597
1992 $416 $30,524
1993 $407 $27,964
1994 $467 $29,316
1995 $530 $34,876
1996 $553 $37,322
1997 $630 $36,629
1998 $638 $34,803
1999 $685 $36,393
2000 $772 $38,178
2001 $812 $38,602
2002 $896 $43,171
2003 $1,022 $50,250
2004 $1,130 $57,769
2005 $1,300 $67,047
2006 $1,406 $74,434
2007 $1,850 $85,502
2008 $1,920 $97,504
2009 $1,918 $80,348
2010 $2,436 $88,163
2011 $2,788 $101,222
2012 $2,751 $102,176
2013 $2,680 $103,554
2014 $2,849 $97,667
2015 $2,954 $74,810
2016 $3,152 $70,867
2017 $3,435 $76,132
2018 $3,400 $82,793
2019 $3,577 $76,431
2020 $3,192 $68,340
2021 $3,571 $93,073
2022 $3,711 $109,270
2023 $3,839 $87,497
2024 - $86,810

Bhutan vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Norway
1950 35.3 71.6
1951 35.3 72.5
1952 35.4 72.7
1953 35.4 73.1
1954 35.4 73.2
1955 35.5 73.4
1956 35.6 73.5
1957 35.7 73.4
1958 35.9 73.4
1959 36.1 73.6
1960 36.4 73.6
1961 36.7 73.6
1962 37 73.5
1963 37.4 73.1
1964 37.8 73.6
1965 38.3 73.7
1966 38.8 74
1967 39.4 74.1
1968 40 73.9
1969 40.6 73.7
1970 41.2 74.1
1971 41.8 74.2
1972 42.5 74.3
1973 43.1 74.4
1974 43.8 74.8
1975 44.5 74.8
1976 45.2 75
1977 46 75.4
1978 46.7 75.4
1979 47.4 75.4
1980 48.2 75.7
1981 49 75.9
1982 49.8 76
1983 50.6 76.1
1984 51.3 76.2
1985 52 75.9
1986 52.8 76.3
1987 53.6 76.1
1988 54.4 76.3
1989 55.1 76.5
1990 55.8 76.6
1991 56.5 77
1992 57.2 77.2
1993 57.9 77.2
1994 58.4 77.8
1995 59.3 77.8
1996 60 78.2
1997 60.6 78.2
1998 61.3 78.4
1999 62 78.4
2000 61.8 78.7
2001 63.3 78.9
2002 64 79
2003 64.7 79.5
2004 65.3 80
2005 65.9 80.2
2006 66.5 80.4
2007 67.2 80.5
2008 67.7 80.7
2009 68.2 80.9
2010 68.8 81
2011 69.3 81.2
2012 69.8 81.4
2013 70.2 81.7
2014 70.5 82.1
2015 70.8 82.3
2016 71.1 82.4
2017 71.4 82.6
2018 71.7 82.8
2019 72 83
2020 72.3 83.2
2021 72.4 83.2
2022 72.8 82.6
2023 73 83.3
2024 73.3 83.5
2025 73.5 83.6

Bhutan and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Norway
Year Population
Bhutan Norway
1960 224,084 3,581,239
1961 230,602 3,609,800
1962 237,636 3,638,918
1963 245,156 3,666,537
1964 252,987 3,694,339
1965 261,200 3,723,168
1966 269,820 3,753,012
1967 278,852 3,784,539
1968 288,311 3,816,486
1969 298,214 3,847,707
1970 308,528 3,875,763
1971 319,211 3,903,039
1972 330,264 3,933,004
1973 341,705 3,960,612
1974 353,538 3,985,258
1975 365,791 4,007,313
1976 378,490 4,026,152
1977 391,639 4,043,205
1978 405,243 4,058,671
1979 419,200 4,072,517
1980 433,404 4,085,620
1981 447,836 4,099,702
1982 462,485 4,114,787
1983 477,460 4,128,432
1984 492,784 4,140,099
1985 508,392 4,152,516
1986 524,324 4,167,354
1987 540,557 4,186,905
1988 556,986 4,209,488
1989 573,586 4,226,901
1990 589,287 4,241,473
1991 599,784 4,261,732
1992 577,774 4,286,401
1993 554,673 4,311,991
1994 554,497 4,336,613
1995 547,989 4,359,184
1996 548,784 4,381,336
1997 558,697 4,405,157
1998 569,435 4,431,464
1999 582,579 4,461,913
2000 596,863 4,490,967
2001 610,794 4,513,751
2002 624,409 4,538,159
2003 637,663 4,564,855
2004 650,544 4,591,910
2005 661,865 4,623,291
2006 670,799 4,660,677
2007 678,641 4,709,153
2008 686,351 4,768,212
2009 693,988 4,828,726
2010 701,632 4,889,252
2011 709,377 4,953,088
2012 717,279 5,018,573
2013 725,273 5,079,623
2014 733,139 5,137,232
2015 740,618 5,188,607
2016 747,866 5,234,519
2017 754,335 5,276,968
2018 759,759 5,311,916
2019 764,824 5,347,896
2020 770,006 5,379,475
2021 775,442 5,408,320
2022 780,914 5,457,127
2023 786,385 5,519,594
2024 791,524 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Norway

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Norway
1960 6.7 2.85
1961 6.7 2.94
1962 6.69 2.91
1963 6.69 2.93
1964 6.68 2.98
1965 6.68 2.94
1966 6.67 2.9
1967 6.67 2.81
1968 6.66 2.75
1969 6.66 2.7
1970 6.65 2.5
1971 6.64 2.49
1972 6.64 2.38
1973 6.63 2.23
1974 6.62 2.13
1975 6.62 1.98
1976 6.62 1.86
1977 6.61 1.75
1978 6.58 1.77
1979 6.55 1.75
1980 6.51 1.72
1981 6.46 1.7
1982 6.4 1.71
1983 6.34 1.66
1984 6.26 1.66
1985 6.18 1.68
1986 6.1 1.71
1987 6 1.74
1988 5.88 1.84
1989 5.76 1.89
1990 5.6 1.93
1991 5.45 1.92
1992 5.27 1.88
1993 5.07 1.86
1994 4.87 1.87
1995 4.62 1.87
1996 4.37 1.89
1997 4.09 1.86
1998 3.85 1.81
1999 3.61 1.85
2000 3.38 1.85
2001 3.19 1.78
2002 3.01 1.75
2003 2.87 1.8
2004 2.78 1.83
2005 2.73 1.84
2006 2.66 1.9
2007 2.59 1.9
2008 2.48 1.96
2009 2.36 1.98
2010 2.25 1.95
2011 2.15 1.88
2012 2.07 1.85
2013 2 1.78
2014 1.92 1.75
2015 1.84 1.72
2016 1.74 1.71
2017 1.62 1.62
2018 1.52 1.56
2019 1.45 1.53
2020 1.5 1.48
2021 1.49 1.55
2022 1.48 1.41
2023 1.46 1.4

Bhutan and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Norway
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Norway
1960 18.8 34.3
1961 18.9 34.4
1962 18.9 34.4
1963 19 34.3
1964 19.1 34.2
1965 19.1 34.1
1966 19.2 33.9
1967 19.3 33.7
1968 19.3 33.5
1969 19.3 33.2
1970 19.3 32.9
1971 19.3 32.7
1972 19.3 32.5
1973 19.2 32.4
1974 19.2 32.4
1975 19.1 32.5
1976 19.1 32.6
1977 19 32.7
1978 19 32.9
1979 18.9 33.1
1980 18.9 33.3
1981 18.8 33.6
1982 18.7 33.9
1983 18.7 34.1
1984 18.6 34.4
1985 18.6 34.6
1986 18.5 34.8
1987 18.5 34.9
1988 18.5 35.1
1989 18.5 35.2
1990 18.6 35.4
1991 18.6 35.5
1992 18.6 35.7
1993 18.7 35.8
1994 18.8 35.9
1995 18.9 36.1
1996 19.1 36.2
1997 19.3 36.4
1998 19.5 36.5
1999 19.8 36.7
2000 20 36.9
2001 20.4 37.1
2002 20.8 37.3
2003 21.3 37.5
2004 21.8 37.7
2005 22.2 37.9
2006 22.6 38.1
2007 22.9 38.3
2008 23.3 38.4
2009 23.7 38.5
2010 24 38.6
2011 24.4 38.7
2012 24.7 38.8
2013 25.1 38.9
2014 25.6 39
2015 26 39.2
2016 26.4 39.3
2017 26.9 39.4
2018 27.5 39.6
2019 28 39.8
2020 28.6 40
2021 29.2 40.3
2022 29.8 40.4
2023 30.4 40.5
2024 30.9 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
98.6%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Norway
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
81
2024
Higher education index n/a
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
95%
2013
English speaking
75%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Bhutan Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Norway
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
n/a

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