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Bhutan vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 132nd vs. 158th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Qatar
Population
801123
2964497
Population rank 163/197 137/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$218B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Qatar
Year GDP
Bhutan Qatar
1970 $61,812,113 $301,791,302
1971 $66,289,450 $387,703,106
1972 $70,139,867 $510,262,500
1973 $78,900,289 $793,885,560
1974 $92,901,784 $2,401,403,227
1975 $86,820,762 $2,512,773,166
1976 $88,461,263 $3,284,273,987
1977 $97,884,434 $3,617,564,638
1978 $94,086,228 $4,052,000,413
1979 $105,377,995 $5,632,962,997
1980 $128,669,201 $7,829,165,262
1981 $139,174,178 $8,661,263,764
1982 $141,439,317 $7,596,703,214
1983 $156,704,290 $6,467,582,308
1984 $160,423,494 $6,704,395,824
1985 $163,288,815 $6,153,296,456
1986 $191,218,115 $5,053,021,951
1987 $242,742,766 $5,446,428,681
1988 $272,298,067 $6,038,187,033
1989 $264,798,626 $6,487,912,088
1990 $287,765,007 $7,360,439,423
1991 $240,294,286 $6,883,516,484
1992 $240,233,531 $7,646,153,984
1993 $225,973,693 $7,156,593,654
1994 $258,954,708 $7,374,450,769
1995 $290,490,984 $8,137,911,978
1996 $303,408,346 $9,059,340,385
1997 $352,229,077 $11,297,802,115
1998 $363,458,381 $10,255,495,027
1999 $399,311,200 $12,393,131,868
2000 $460,733,418 $17,759,890,110
2001 $496,110,226 $17,538,461,538
2002 $559,345,264 $19,363,736,264
2003 $651,935,430 $23,533,791,209
2004 $735,348,490 $31,734,065,934
2005 $860,391,000 $44,530,494,505
2006 $942,879,879 $60,882,142,857
2007 $1,255,767,964 $79,712,087,912
2008 $1,317,517,835 $115,270,054,945
2009 $1,331,343,798 $97,798,351,648
2010 $1,708,880,730 $125,122,306,346
2011 $1,977,728,659 $167,775,268,626
2012 $1,973,387,228 $186,833,502,363
2013 $1,943,696,952 $198,727,642,967
2014 $2,089,079,571 $206,224,598,571
2015 $2,187,815,803 $161,739,955,577
2016 $2,357,504,761 $151,732,181,868
2017 $2,591,358,009 $161,099,122,225
2018 $2,583,335,722 $183,334,953,819
2019 $2,735,683,570 $176,371,267,692
2020 $2,457,604,334 $144,411,363,352
2021 $2,768,802,960 $179,732,009,560
2022 $2,898,227,744 $235,709,325,714
2023 $3,019,253,885 $213,002,809,341
2024 - $217,982,967,033

Bhutan and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Qatar
1970 $200.3 $2,594
1971 $207.7 $2,952
1972 $212.4 $3,483
1973 $230.9 $4,905
1974 $262.8 $13,540
1975 $237.4 $13,014
1976 $233.7 $15,710
1977 $249.9 $16,058
1978 $232.2 $16,757
1979 $251.4 $21,777
1980 $296.9 $28,375
1981 $311 $29,505
1982 $306 $24,385
1983 $328 $19,616
1984 $326 $19,272
1985 $321 $16,815
1986 $365 $13,213
1987 $449 $13,719
1988 $489 $14,682
1989 $462 $15,243
1990 $488 $16,722
1991 $401 $15,133
1992 $416 $16,280
1993 $407 $14,770
1994 $467 $14,765
1995 $530 $15,823
1996 $553 $17,125
1997 $630 $20,523
1998 $638 $17,665
1999 $685 $20,234
2000 $772 $27,535
2001 $812 $25,871
2002 $896 $27,227
2003 $1,022 $31,602
2004 $1,130 $41,036
2005 $1,300 $53,950
2006 $1,406 $62,582
2007 $1,850 $65,954
2008 $1,920 $80,781
2009 $1,918 $60,786
2010 $2,436 $77,387
2011 $2,788 $103,262
2012 $2,751 $108,470
2013 $2,680 $103,697
2014 $2,849 $95,841
2015 $2,954 $68,985
2016 $3,152 $61,254
2017 $3,435 $63,280
2018 $3,400 $71,040
2019 $3,577 $66,841
2020 $3,192 $51,684
2021 $3,571 $71,752
2022 $3,711 $88,701
2023 $3,839 $80,196
2024 - $76,276

Bhutan vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Qatar
1950 35.3 50.8
1951 35.3 51.5
1952 35.4 52.1
1953 35.4 52.8
1954 35.4 53.5
1955 35.5 54.2
1956 35.6 54.9
1957 35.7 55.6
1958 35.9 56.3
1959 36.1 57
1960 36.4 57.8
1961 36.7 58.5
1962 37 59.2
1963 37.4 60
1964 37.8 60.7
1965 38.3 61.4
1966 38.8 62.2
1967 39.4 62.9
1968 40 63.6
1969 40.6 64.2
1970 41.2 64.9
1971 41.8 65.5
1972 42.5 66.1
1973 43.1 66.6
1974 43.8 67.2
1975 44.5 67.7
1976 45.2 68.2
1977 46 68.6
1978 46.7 69.1
1979 47.4 69.5
1980 48.2 69.9
1981 49 70.3
1982 49.8 70.7
1983 50.6 71.1
1984 51.3 71.5
1985 52 71.8
1986 52.8 72.2
1987 53.6 72.5
1988 54.4 72.8
1989 55.1 73.1
1990 55.8 73.4
1991 56.5 73.7
1992 57.2 73.9
1993 57.9 74.1
1994 58.4 74.2
1995 59.3 74.4
1996 60 74.6
1997 60.6 74.7
1998 61.3 74.9
1999 62 75
2000 61.8 75.3
2001 63.3 75.5
2002 64 75.8
2003 64.7 76.1
2004 65.3 76.5
2005 65.9 76.9
2006 66.5 77.3
2007 67.2 77.7
2008 67.7 78.3
2009 68.2 78.8
2010 68.8 79.4
2011 69.3 80
2012 69.8 80.5
2013 70.2 81
2014 70.5 81.4
2015 70.8 81.8
2016 71.1 82.1
2017 71.4 82.5
2018 71.7 82.7
2019 72 82.9
2020 72.3 80.4
2021 72.4 81.1
2022 72.8 81.9
2023 73 82.4
2024 73.3 82.5
2025 73.5 82.7

Bhutan and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Qatar
Year Population
Bhutan Qatar
1960 224,084 36,010
1961 230,602 39,680
1962 237,636 44,630
1963 245,156 50,380
1964 252,987 56,867
1965 261,200 64,065
1966 269,820 72,192
1967 278,852 81,439
1968 288,311 91,749
1969 298,214 103,025
1970 308,528 116,350
1971 319,211 131,346
1972 330,264 146,506
1973 341,705 161,841
1974 353,538 177,362
1975 365,791 193,087
1976 378,490 209,052
1977 391,639 225,285
1978 405,243 241,808
1979 419,200 258,670
1980 433,404 275,913
1981 447,836 293,553
1982 462,485 311,537
1983 477,460 329,709
1984 492,784 347,878
1985 508,392 365,940
1986 524,324 382,422
1987 540,557 397,005
1988 556,986 411,264
1989 573,586 425,646
1990 589,287 440,175
1991 599,784 454,853
1992 577,774 469,657
1993 554,673 484,545
1994 554,497 499,459
1995 547,989 514,325
1996 548,784 529,019
1997 558,697 550,500
1998 569,435 580,540
1999 582,579 612,500
2000 596,863 644,989
2001 610,794 677,925
2002 624,409 711,205
2003 637,663 744,682
2004 650,544 773,332
2005 661,865 825,408
2006 670,799 972,831
2007 678,641 1,208,595
2008 686,351 1,426,938
2009 693,988 1,608,903
2010 701,632 1,616,832
2011 709,377 1,624,761
2012 717,279 1,722,438
2013 725,273 1,916,426
2014 733,139 2,151,745
2015 740,618 2,344,557
2016 747,866 2,477,113
2017 754,335 2,545,820
2018 759,759 2,580,734
2019 764,824 2,638,657
2020 770,006 2,794,148
2021 775,442 2,504,910
2022 780,914 2,657,333
2023 786,385 2,656,032
2024 791,524 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Qatar

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Qatar
1960 6.7 6.53
1961 6.7 6.53
1962 6.69 6.53
1963 6.69 6.53
1964 6.68 6.53
1965 6.68 6.53
1966 6.67 6.52
1967 6.67 6.46
1968 6.66 6.39
1969 6.66 6.31
1970 6.65 6.23
1971 6.64 6.15
1972 6.64 6.07
1973 6.63 6.01
1974 6.62 5.94
1975 6.62 5.86
1976 6.62 5.78
1977 6.61 5.69
1978 6.58 5.58
1979 6.55 5.46
1980 6.51 5.33
1981 6.46 5.2
1982 6.4 5.04
1983 6.34 4.9
1984 6.26 4.76
1985 6.18 4.64
1986 6.1 4.57
1987 6 4.54
1988 5.88 4.51
1989 5.76 4.41
1990 5.6 4.23
1991 5.45 3.99
1992 5.27 3.85
1993 5.07 3.77
1994 4.87 3.67
1995 4.62 3.56
1996 4.37 3.44
1997 4.09 3.33
1998 3.85 3.21
1999 3.61 3.12
2000 3.38 3.07
2001 3.19 3.08
2002 3.01 3.01
2003 2.87 2.93
2004 2.78 2.79
2005 2.73 2.64
2006 2.66 2.51
2007 2.59 2.44
2008 2.48 2.37
2009 2.36 2.25
2010 2.25 2.14
2011 2.15 2.07
2012 2.07 2.04
2013 2 2.03
2014 1.92 2.03
2015 1.84 1.98
2016 1.74 1.86
2017 1.62 1.83
2018 1.52 1.76
2019 1.45 1.73
2020 1.5 1.68
2021 1.49 1.61
2022 1.48 1.74
2023 1.46 1.73

Bhutan and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Qatar
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.9 19
1962 18.9 20.1
1963 19 21.1
1964 19.1 21.8
1965 19.1 22.5
1966 19.2 23
1967 19.3 23.5
1968 19.3 24
1969 19.3 24.4
1970 19.3 23.7
1971 19.3 22.2
1972 19.3 21.3
1973 19.2 20.9
1974 19.2 20.8
1975 19.1 21
1976 19.1 21.3
1977 19 21.8
1978 19 22.3
1979 18.9 22.9
1980 18.9 23.5
1981 18.8 24.1
1982 18.7 24.8
1983 18.7 25.6
1984 18.6 26.3
1985 18.6 27
1986 18.5 27.4
1987 18.5 27.5
1988 18.5 27.5
1989 18.5 27.6
1990 18.6 27.7
1991 18.6 27.9
1992 18.6 28.1
1993 18.7 28.4
1994 18.8 28.7
1995 18.9 29.1
1996 19.1 29.6
1997 19.3 29.9
1998 19.5 29.8
1999 19.8 29.8
2000 20 29.9
2001 20.4 30.1
2002 20.8 30.5
2003 21.3 30.9
2004 21.8 31
2005 22.2 30.9
2006 22.6 30.6
2007 22.9 30.1
2008 23.3 30.1
2009 23.7 30.8
2010 24 31.3
2011 24.4 31.2
2012 24.7 31
2013 25.1 30.9
2014 25.6 31.1
2015 26 31.2
2016 26.4 31.4
2017 26.9 31.6
2018 27.5 31.9
2019 28 32.3
2020 28.6 32.6
2021 29.2 32.9
2022 29.8 33.4
2023 30.4 34.1
2024 30.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
65.9%
2011

Energy

Bhutan Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Qatar
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
75%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Bhutan Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.5
2018
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
6
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Qatar
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
4,374 mi
2016

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