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Bhutan vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 132nd vs. 1st).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Russia
Population
801123
142718132
Population rank 163/197 9/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 169/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Bhutan and Russia: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Russia economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Russia
Year GDP
Bhutan Russia
1970 $61,812,113 -
1971 $66,289,450 -
1972 $70,139,867 -
1973 $78,900,289 -
1974 $92,901,784 -
1975 $86,820,762 -
1976 $88,461,263 -
1977 $97,884,434 -
1978 $94,086,228 -
1979 $105,377,995 -
1980 $128,669,201 -
1981 $139,174,178 -
1982 $141,439,317 -
1983 $156,704,290 -
1984 $160,423,494 -
1985 $163,288,815 -
1986 $191,218,115 -
1987 $242,742,766 -
1988 $272,298,067 $554,828,660,436
1989 $264,798,626 $506,631,299,735
1990 $287,765,007 $517,014,446,228
1991 $240,294,286 $517,962,962,963
1992 $240,233,531 $460,290,556,901
1993 $225,973,693 $435,083,713,851
1994 $258,954,708 $395,077,301,248
1995 $290,490,984 $395,537,185,735
1996 $303,408,346 $391,724,890,744
1997 $352,229,077 $404,928,954,192
1998 $363,458,381 $270,955,486,862
1999 $399,311,200 $195,907,128,351
2000 $460,733,418 $259,710,142,197
2001 $496,110,226 $306,602,070,621
2002 $559,345,264 $345,470,494,418
2003 $651,935,430 $430,347,420,185
2004 $735,348,490 $591,016,690,732
2005 $860,391,000 $764,015,973,481
2006 $942,879,879 $989,932,071,353
2007 $1,255,767,964 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $1,317,517,835 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $1,331,343,798 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $1,708,880,730 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $1,977,728,659 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $1,973,387,228 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $1,943,696,952 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $2,089,079,571 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $2,187,815,803 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $2,357,504,761 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $2,591,358,009 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $2,583,335,722 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $2,735,683,570 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $2,457,604,334 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $2,768,802,960 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $2,898,227,744 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $3,019,253,885 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 - $2,173,835,806,672

Bhutan and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Russia
1970 $200.3 -
1971 $207.7 -
1972 $212.4 -
1973 $230.9 -
1974 $262.8 -
1975 $237.4 -
1976 $233.7 -
1977 $249.9 -
1978 $232.2 -
1979 $251.4 -
1980 $296.9 -
1981 $311 -
1982 $306 -
1983 $328 -
1984 $326 -
1985 $321 -
1986 $365 -
1987 $449 -
1988 $489 $3,778
1989 $462 $3,430
1990 $488 $3,494
1991 $401 $3,490
1992 $416 $3,099
1993 $407 $2,931
1994 $467 $2,662
1995 $530 $2,666
1996 $553 $2,644
1997 $630 $2,738
1998 $638 $1,835
1999 $685 $1,331
2000 $772 $1,772
2001 $812 $2,100
2002 $896 $2,378
2003 $1,022 $2,975
2004 $1,130 $4,102
2005 $1,300 $5,323
2006 $1,406 $6,920
2007 $1,850 $9,101
2008 $1,920 $11,635
2009 $1,918 $8,563
2010 $2,436 $10,675
2011 $2,788 $14,305
2012 $2,751 $15,402
2013 $2,680 $15,941
2014 $2,849 $14,277
2015 $2,954 $9,427
2016 $3,152 $8,804
2017 $3,435 $10,835
2018 $3,400 $11,399
2019 $3,577 $11,640
2020 $3,192 $10,280
2021 $3,571 $12,637
2022 $3,711 $15,888
2023 $3,839 $14,403
2024 - $15,145

Bhutan vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Russia
1950 35.3 55.5
1951 35.3 55.3
1952 35.4 57.6
1953 35.4 58.8
1954 35.4 59.9
1955 35.5 62.1
1956 35.6 66.5
1957 35.7 66
1958 35.9 67.7
1959 36.1 67.4
1960 36.4 68.3
1961 36.7 68.6
1962 37 68.5
1963 37.4 69.1
1964 37.8 69.5
1965 38.3 69.3
1966 38.8 69.4
1967 39.4 69.2
1968 40 69.1
1969 40.6 68.6
1970 41.2 68.7
1971 41.8 68.9
1972 42.5 68.8
1973 43.1 68.9
1974 43.8 68.7
1975 44.5 68.3
1976 45.2 68.1
1977 46 67.9
1978 46.7 67.8
1979 47.4 67.6
1980 48.2 67.5
1981 49 67.6
1982 49.8 68.1
1983 50.6 68
1984 51.3 67.6
1985 52 68.3
1986 52.8 70
1987 53.6 70.1
1988 54.4 69.9
1989 55.1 69.7
1990 55.8 69.3
1991 56.5 69
1992 57.2 67.8
1993 57.9 65
1994 58.4 63.8
1995 59.3 64
1996 60 65.4
1997 60.6 66.6
1998 61.3 66.9
1999 62 65.6
2000 61.8 65
2001 63.3 65
2002 64 64.7
2003 64.7 64.7
2004 65.3 65.1
2005 65.9 65.2
2006 66.5 66.5
2007 67.2 67.5
2008 67.7 67.9
2009 68.2 68.7
2010 68.8 68.2
2011 69.3 69.7
2012 69.8 70.1
2013 70.2 70.6
2014 70.5 70.8
2015 70.8 71.3
2016 71.1 71.9
2017 71.4 72.8
2018 71.7 72.9
2019 72 73.1
2020 72.3 71.2
2021 72.4 69.8
2022 72.8 72.5
2023 73 73.2
2024 73.3 73.3
2025 73.5 73.5

Bhutan and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Russia
Year Population
Bhutan Russia
1960 224,084 119,897,000
1961 230,602 121,236,000
1962 237,636 122,591,000
1963 245,156 123,960,000
1964 252,987 125,345,000
1965 261,200 126,745,000
1966 269,820 127,468,000
1967 278,852 128,196,000
1968 288,311 128,928,000
1969 298,214 129,664,000
1970 308,528 130,404,000
1971 319,211 131,155,000
1972 330,264 131,909,000
1973 341,705 132,669,000
1974 353,538 133,432,000
1975 365,791 134,200,000
1976 378,490 135,147,000
1977 391,639 136,100,000
1978 405,243 137,060,000
1979 419,200 138,027,000
1980 433,404 139,010,000
1981 447,836 139,941,000
1982 462,485 140,823,000
1983 477,460 141,668,000
1984 492,784 142,745,000
1985 508,392 143,858,000
1986 524,324 144,894,000
1987 540,557 145,908,000
1988 556,986 146,857,000
1989 573,586 147,721,000
1990 589,287 147,969,406
1991 599,784 148,394,216
1992 577,774 148,538,197
1993 554,673 148,458,777
1994 554,497 148,407,912
1995 547,989 148,375,787
1996 548,784 148,160,129
1997 558,697 147,915,361
1998 569,435 147,670,784
1999 582,579 147,214,776
2000 596,863 146,596,869
2001 610,794 145,976,482
2002 624,409 145,306,497
2003 637,663 144,648,618
2004 650,544 144,067,316
2005 661,865 143,518,814
2006 670,799 143,049,637
2007 678,641 142,805,114
2008 686,351 142,742,366
2009 693,988 142,785,348
2010 701,632 142,849,468
2011 709,377 143,018,195
2012 717,279 143,378,447
2013 725,273 143,805,638
2014 733,139 144,237,223
2015 740,618 144,640,716
2016 747,866 145,015,460
2017 754,335 145,293,260
2018 759,759 145,398,106
2019 764,824 145,453,291
2020 770,006 145,245,148
2021 775,442 144,746,762
2022 780,914 144,236,933
2023 786,385 143,826,130
2024 791,524 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Russia

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Russia
1960 6.7 2.52
1961 6.7 2.45
1962 6.69 2.36
1963 6.69 2.27
1964 6.68 2.18
1965 6.68 2.13
1966 6.67 2.1
1967 6.67 2.04
1968 6.66 1.99
1969 6.66 1.97
1970 6.65 1.99
1971 6.64 2.03
1972 6.64 2.04
1973 6.63 2.01
1974 6.62 2
1975 6.62 1.98
1976 6.62 1.97
1977 6.61 1.95
1978 6.58 1.92
1979 6.55 1.9
1980 6.51 1.89
1981 6.46 1.91
1982 6.4 2.04
1983 6.34 2.11
1984 6.26 2.06
1985 6.18 2.05
1986 6.1 2.15
1987 6 2.22
1988 5.88 2.12
1989 5.76 2.01
1990 5.6 1.89
1991 5.45 1.73
1992 5.27 1.55
1993 5.07 1.39
1994 4.87 1.4
1995 4.62 1.34
1996 4.37 1.27
1997 4.09 1.22
1998 3.85 1.23
1999 3.61 1.16
2000 3.38 1.2
2001 3.19 1.22
2002 3.01 1.29
2003 2.87 1.32
2004 2.78 1.34
2005 2.73 1.29
2006 2.66 1.31
2007 2.59 1.42
2008 2.48 1.5
2009 2.36 1.54
2010 2.25 1.57
2011 2.15 1.58
2012 2.07 1.69
2013 2 1.71
2014 1.92 1.75
2015 1.84 1.78
2016 1.74 1.76
2017 1.62 1.62
2018 1.52 1.58
2019 1.45 1.5
2020 1.5 1.51
2021 1.49 1.51
2022 1.48 1.42
2023 1.46 1.41

Bhutan and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Russia
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Russia
1960 18.8 27.1
1961 18.9 27.4
1962 18.9 27.7
1963 19 28.1
1964 19.1 28.3
1965 19.1 28.6
1966 19.2 28.9
1967 19.3 29.2
1968 19.3 29.8
1969 19.3 30.3
1970 19.3 30.7
1971 19.3 31
1972 19.3 31.1
1973 19.2 31.1
1974 19.2 30.9
1975 19.1 30.7
1976 19.1 30.6
1977 19 30.9
1978 19 31
1979 18.9 31.1
1980 18.9 31.3
1981 18.8 31.4
1982 18.7 31.6
1983 18.7 31.7
1984 18.6 31.8
1985 18.6 32
1986 18.5 32.2
1987 18.5 32.4
1988 18.5 32.6
1989 18.5 32.9
1990 18.6 33.2
1991 18.6 33.6
1992 18.6 33.9
1993 18.7 34.4
1994 18.8 34.7
1995 18.9 35
1996 19.1 35.3
1997 19.3 35.7
1998 19.5 36
1999 19.8 36.3
2000 20 36.6
2001 20.4 36.8
2002 20.8 36.9
2003 21.3 37
2004 21.8 37.2
2005 22.2 37.4
2006 22.6 37.6
2007 22.9 37.7
2008 23.3 37.8
2009 23.7 37.9
2010 24 38
2011 24.4 38.1
2012 24.7 38.3
2013 25.1 38.4
2014 25.6 38.6
2015 26 38.7
2016 26.4 38.8
2017 26.9 39
2018 27.5 39.2
2019 28 39.4
2020 28.6 39.7
2021 29.2 39.9
2022 29.8 40.1
2023 30.4 40.5
2024 30.9 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
79.3%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Russia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
22
2024
Higher education index n/a
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Bhutan Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Russia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
981,326 mi
2023

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