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Bhutan vs Pakistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 251M in Pakistan (ranked 5/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 297,638 sq mi for Pakistan (ranked 132nd vs. 35th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Pakistan
Population
801123
258497127
Population rank 163/197 5/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$373B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 44/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,485
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 163/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$6,287
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$261B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
73.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$1,040
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 141/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,459
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
297,638 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
844 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.61
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.9 years
2025

Bhutan and Pakistan: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Pakistan economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Pakistan
Year GDP
Bhutan Pakistan
1960 - $3,749,265,015
1961 - $4,118,647,627
1962 - $4,310,163,797
1963 - $4,630,827,383
1964 - $5,204,955,901
1965 - $5,929,231,415
1966 - $6,561,108,778
1967 - $7,464,510,710
1968 - $8,041,999,160
1969 - $8,683,116,338
1970 $61,812,113 $10,027,509,450
1971 $66,289,450 $10,665,896,682
1972 $70,139,867 $9,415,016,360
1973 $78,900,289 $6,383,429,490
1974 $92,901,784 $8,899,191,919
1975 $86,820,762 $11,230,606,061
1976 $88,461,263 $13,168,080,808
1977 $97,884,434 $15,126,060,606
1978 $94,086,228 $17,811,515,152
1979 $105,377,995 $19,688,383,838
1980 $128,669,201 $23,654,444,444
1981 $139,174,178 $28,100,606,061
1982 $141,439,317 $30,725,971,564
1983 $156,704,290 $28,691,889,764
1984 $160,423,494 $31,151,825,467
1985 $163,288,815 $31,144,920,844
1986 $191,218,115 $31,899,070,056
1987 $242,742,766 $33,351,529,275
1988 $272,298,067 $38,472,742,808
1989 $264,798,626 $40,171,106,279
1990 $287,765,007 $40,010,423,970
1991 $240,294,286 $45,625,336,680
1992 $240,233,531 $48,884,671,947
1993 $225,973,693 $51,809,999,353
1994 $258,954,708 $52,293,470,813
1995 $290,490,984 $60,636,071,684
1996 $303,408,346 $63,320,170,084
1997 $352,229,077 $62,433,340,468
1998 $363,458,381 $62,191,955,814
1999 $399,311,200 $62,973,857,069
2000 $460,733,418 $99,484,802,345
2001 $496,110,226 $97,145,618,480
2002 $559,345,264 $97,923,302,809
2003 $651,935,430 $112,371,913,741
2004 $735,348,490 $132,216,048,339
2005 $860,391,000 $145,208,562,961
2006 $942,879,879 $161,871,385,506
2007 $1,255,767,964 $184,140,869,997
2008 $1,317,517,835 $202,203,748,584
2009 $1,331,343,798 $187,337,783,856
2010 $1,708,880,730 $196,709,621,850
2011 $1,977,728,659 $230,586,581,060
2012 $1,973,387,228 $250,106,966,105
2013 $1,943,696,952 $258,657,231,672
2014 $2,089,079,571 $271,390,474,858
2015 $2,187,815,803 $299,963,590,535
2016 $2,357,504,761 $313,630,000,130
2017 $2,591,358,009 $339,205,534,861
2018 $2,583,335,722 $356,128,166,705
2019 $2,735,683,570 $320,909,472,771
2020 $2,457,604,334 $300,425,609,818
2021 $2,768,802,960 $348,516,647,445
2022 $2,898,227,744 $374,890,295,667
2023 $3,019,253,885 $337,885,531,778
2024 - $373,071,855,732

Bhutan and Pakistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Pakistan
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Pakistan
1960 - $82
1961 - $87.8
1962 - $89.5
1963 - $93.7
1964 - $102.5
1965 - $113.6
1966 - $122.2
1967 - $135.2
1968 - $141.6
1969 - $148.5
1970 $200.3 $166.7
1971 $207.7 $172.5
1972 $212.4 $148.1
1973 $230.9 $97.5
1974 $262.8 $132
1975 $237.4 $161.7
1976 $233.7 $183.9
1977 $249.9 $204.7
1978 $232.2 $233.4
1979 $251.4 $249.2
1980 $296.9 $287.4
1981 $311 $328
1982 $306 $345
1983 $328 $311
1984 $326 $327
1985 $321 $317
1986 $365 $314
1987 $449 $317
1988 $489 $354
1989 $462 $358
1990 $488 $344
1991 $401 $380
1992 $416 $396
1993 $407 $408
1994 $467 $400
1995 $530 $451
1996 $553 $457
1997 $630 $438
1998 $638 $424
1999 $685 $418
2000 $772 $642
2001 $812 $610
2002 $896 $600
2003 $1,022 $672
2004 $1,130 $772
2005 $1,300 $828
2006 $1,406 $901
2007 $1,850 $998
2008 $1,920 $1,067
2009 $1,918 $964
2010 $2,436 $987
2011 $2,788 $1,132
2012 $2,751 $1,204
2013 $2,680 $1,225
2014 $2,849 $1,267
2015 $2,954 $1,380
2016 $3,152 $1,425
2017 $3,435 $1,519
2018 $3,400 $1,569
2019 $3,577 $1,390
2020 $3,192 $1,278
2021 $3,571 $1,455
2022 $3,711 $1,538
2023 $3,839 $1,365
2024 - $1,485

Bhutan vs. Pakistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Pakistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Pakistan
1950 35.3 34.2
1951 35.3 35.4
1952 35.4 36.5
1953 35.4 37.6
1954 35.4 38.6
1955 35.5 39.6
1956 35.6 40.6
1957 35.7 41.6
1958 35.9 42.5
1959 36.1 43.3
1960 36.4 44.1
1961 36.7 45
1962 37 45.9
1963 37.4 46.8
1964 37.8 47.8
1965 38.3 48.5
1966 38.8 49.8
1967 39.4 50.8
1968 40 51.6
1969 40.6 52.3
1970 41.2 52.9
1971 41.8 49
1972 42.5 53.8
1973 43.1 54.1
1974 43.8 54.3
1975 44.5 54.7
1976 45.2 55.1
1977 46 55.5
1978 46.7 56.1
1979 47.4 56.6
1980 48.2 57.2
1981 49 57.8
1982 49.8 58.3
1983 50.6 58.7
1984 51.3 58.9
1985 52 59.1
1986 52.8 59.2
1987 53.6 59.2
1988 54.4 59.4
1989 55.1 59.5
1990 55.8 59.7
1991 56.5 59.9
1992 57.2 60
1993 57.9 60.1
1994 58.4 60.2
1995 59.3 60.3
1996 60 60.5
1997 60.6 60.6
1998 61.3 61.1
1999 62 61.5
2000 61.8 61.9
2001 63.3 62.2
2002 64 62.6
2003 64.7 62.8
2004 65.3 63.1
2005 65.9 62.4
2006 66.5 63.6
2007 67.2 63.8
2008 67.7 64
2009 68.2 64.2
2010 68.8 64.4
2011 69.3 64.7
2012 69.8 64.9
2013 70.2 65.1
2014 70.5 65.4
2015 70.8 65.6
2016 71.1 65.9
2017 71.4 66.2
2018 71.7 66.5
2019 72 66.7
2020 72.3 65.7
2021 72.4 65.8
2022 72.8 67.4
2023 73 67.6
2024 73.3 67.8
2025 73.5 67.9

Bhutan and Pakistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Pakistan
Year Population
Bhutan Pakistan
1960 224,084 45,709,310
1961 230,602 46,921,277
1962 237,636 48,156,128
1963 245,156 49,447,776
1964 252,987 50,799,999
1965 261,200 52,209,010
1966 269,820 53,678,667
1967 278,852 55,214,768
1968 288,311 56,810,507
1969 298,214 58,460,939
1970 308,528 60,166,719
1971 319,211 61,847,899
1972 330,264 63,583,194
1973 341,705 65,461,912
1974 353,538 67,415,487
1975 365,791 69,461,175
1976 378,490 71,620,254
1977 391,639 73,901,827
1978 405,243 76,307,379
1979 419,200 78,997,039
1980 433,404 82,291,010
1981 447,836 85,802,049
1982 462,485 89,089,246
1983 477,460 92,227,711
1984 492,784 95,164,936
1985 508,392 98,229,285
1986 524,324 101,606,764
1987 540,557 105,130,717
1988 556,986 108,724,739
1989 573,586 112,336,629
1990 589,287 116,155,576
1991 599,784 120,060,406
1992 577,774 123,546,848
1993 554,673 127,020,117
1994 554,497 130,748,083
1995 547,989 134,582,253
1996 548,784 138,557,092
1997 558,697 142,531,804
1998 569,435 146,522,356
1999 582,579 150,565,377
2000 596,863 154,879,127
2001 610,794 159,270,907
2002 624,409 163,222,549
2003 637,663 167,110,248
2004 650,544 171,286,000
2005 661,865 175,453,212
2006 670,799 179,682,690
2007 678,641 184,493,231
2008 686,351 189,499,113
2009 693,988 194,376,534
2010 701,632 199,239,047
2011 709,377 203,746,065
2012 717,279 207,667,125
2013 725,273 211,073,978
2014 733,139 214,264,647
2015 740,618 217,290,883
2016 747,866 220,138,869
2017 754,335 223,273,967
2018 759,759 226,928,892
2019 764,824 230,800,899
2020 770,006 235,001,746
2021 775,442 239,477,801
2022 780,914 243,700,667
2023 786,385 247,504,495
2024 791,524 251,269,164

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Pakistan

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Pakistan
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Pakistan
1960 6.7 6.8
1961 6.7 6.8
1962 6.69 6.8
1963 6.69 6.8
1964 6.68 6.8
1965 6.68 6.8
1966 6.67 6.8
1967 6.67 6.8
1968 6.66 6.8
1969 6.66 6.8
1970 6.65 6.8
1971 6.64 6.8
1972 6.64 6.81
1973 6.63 6.81
1974 6.62 6.81
1975 6.62 6.81
1976 6.62 6.81
1977 6.61 6.8
1978 6.58 6.78
1979 6.55 6.76
1980 6.51 6.73
1981 6.46 6.7
1982 6.4 6.67
1983 6.34 6.64
1984 6.26 6.62
1985 6.18 6.59
1986 6.1 6.55
1987 6 6.52
1988 5.88 6.48
1989 5.76 6.43
1990 5.6 6.36
1991 5.45 6.29
1992 5.27 6.21
1993 5.07 6.11
1994 4.87 6.01
1995 4.62 5.89
1996 4.37 5.77
1997 4.09 5.64
1998 3.85 5.51
1999 3.61 5.46
2000 3.38 5.35
2001 3.19 5.18
2002 3.01 5.01
2003 2.87 4.89
2004 2.78 4.68
2005 2.73 4.6
2006 2.66 4.59
2007 2.59 4.55
2008 2.48 4.51
2009 2.36 4.47
2010 2.25 4.4
2011 2.15 4.31
2012 2.07 4.2
2013 2 4.13
2014 1.92 4.06
2015 1.84 3.99
2016 1.74 3.9
2017 1.62 3.9
2018 1.52 3.86
2019 1.45 3.81
2020 1.5 3.77
2021 1.49 3.72
2022 1.48 3.66
2023 1.46 3.61

Bhutan and Pakistan demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Pakistan
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Pakistan
1960 18.8 19.1
1961 18.9 19.1
1962 18.9 19
1963 19 19
1964 19.1 18.9
1965 19.1 18.8
1966 19.2 18.7
1967 19.3 18.6
1968 19.3 18.5
1969 19.3 18.4
1970 19.3 18.2
1971 19.3 18.1
1972 19.3 18
1973 19.2 18
1974 19.2 17.9
1975 19.1 17.9
1976 19.1 17.9
1977 19 17.9
1978 19 18
1979 18.9 18
1980 18.9 18.2
1981 18.8 18.3
1982 18.7 18.4
1983 18.7 18.4
1984 18.6 18.3
1985 18.6 18.2
1986 18.5 18.2
1987 18.5 18.1
1988 18.5 18.1
1989 18.5 18
1990 18.6 18
1991 18.6 18
1992 18.6 17.9
1993 18.7 17.8
1994 18.8 17.8
1995 18.9 17.8
1996 19.1 17.8
1997 19.3 17.8
1998 19.5 17.9
1999 19.8 18
2000 20 18.1
2001 20.4 18.3
2002 20.8 18.4
2003 21.3 18.5
2004 21.8 18.7
2005 22.2 18.9
2006 22.6 19
2007 22.9 19.2
2008 23.3 19.4
2009 23.7 19.6
2010 24 19.8
2011 24.4 19.9
2012 24.7 20
2013 25.1 20.1
2014 25.6 20.2
2015 26 20.3
2016 26.4 20.3
2017 26.9 20.4
2018 27.5 20.5
2019 28 20.7
2020 28.6 20.9
2021 29.2 21
2022 29.8 21.2
2023 30.4 21.3
2024 30.9 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Pakistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$360B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
1.95%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
943,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
6.34%
2021
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
50.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
20%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
25.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
4.2%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
530
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$52.1B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$18.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$34.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
966,000
2012
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
2.8%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
27.3%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Pakistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
471 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$12.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
200.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.81 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
41.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.25%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
39.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
606 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
28.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
20%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
15.6%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.6%
2023

Society

Bhutan Pakistan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
3.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-1,401,173
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
38.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
29
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
27
2024
Higher education index n/a
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
4.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
45
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
58.9%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
48.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
27.4%
2023

Health

Bhutan Pakistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$38.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$18.4
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
13.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
1.08
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
58.5
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
31.4%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
2
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
18.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.08 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Pakistan
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,185 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
138,977 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
13,907 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
164,151 mi
2025

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