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Bhutan vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 132nd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Rwanda
Population
801123
14826674
Population rank 163/197 77/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Rwanda
Year GDP
Bhutan Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 $61,812,113 $219,900,006
1971 $66,289,450 $222,952,504
1972 $70,139,867 $246,457,838
1973 $78,900,289 $290,746,157
1974 $92,901,784 $308,458,423
1975 $86,820,762 $571,863,500
1976 $88,461,263 $637,753,853
1977 $97,884,434 $746,650,613
1978 $94,086,228 $905,709,076
1979 $105,377,995 $1,109,346,131
1980 $128,669,201 $1,254,765,642
1981 $139,174,178 $1,407,062,527
1982 $141,439,317 $1,407,243,139
1983 $156,704,290 $1,479,687,587
1984 $160,423,494 $1,587,413,084
1985 $163,288,815 $1,715,626,331
1986 $191,218,115 $1,944,710,684
1987 $242,742,766 $2,157,432,668
1988 $272,298,067 $2,395,492,687
1989 $264,798,626 $2,405,022,593
1990 $287,765,007 $2,550,185,679
1991 $240,294,286 $1,911,600,237
1992 $240,233,531 $2,029,026,962
1993 $225,973,693 $1,971,525,712
1994 $258,954,708 $753,636,370
1995 $290,490,984 $1,293,535,193
1996 $303,408,346 $1,382,334,879
1997 $352,229,077 $1,851,558,197
1998 $363,458,381 $1,989,343,546
1999 $399,311,200 $2,157,108,263
2000 $460,733,418 $2,068,836,754
2001 $496,110,226 $1,966,600,715
2002 $559,345,264 $1,966,003,468
2003 $651,935,430 $2,138,237,279
2004 $735,348,490 $2,376,496,067
2005 $860,391,000 $2,933,819,766
2006 $942,879,879 $3,319,784,539
2007 $1,255,767,964 $4,070,507,895
2008 $1,317,517,835 $5,179,854,065
2009 $1,331,343,798 $5,674,476,969
2010 $1,708,880,730 $6,124,756,654
2011 $1,977,728,659 $6,884,913,658
2012 $1,973,387,228 $7,654,761,045
2013 $1,943,696,952 $7,819,964,024
2014 $2,089,079,571 $8,238,966,120
2015 $2,187,815,803 $8,543,760,206
2016 $2,357,504,761 $8,695,272,061
2017 $2,591,358,009 $9,252,833,894
2018 $2,583,335,722 $9,637,904,519
2019 $2,735,683,570 $10,349,300,277
2020 $2,457,604,334 $10,174,386,855
2021 $2,768,802,960 $11,078,787,095
2022 $2,898,227,744 $13,316,161,006
2023 $3,019,253,885 $14,331,722,700
2024 - $14,251,642,231

Bhutan and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 $200.3 $55.2
1971 $207.7 $54.4
1972 $212.4 $58.4
1973 $230.9 $66.9
1974 $262.8 $68.9
1975 $237.4 $124.1
1976 $233.7 $134.4
1977 $249.9 $152.7
1978 $232.2 $179.9
1979 $251.4 $213.8
1980 $296.9 $234.4
1981 $311 $254.6
1982 $306 $246.4
1983 $328 $250.6
1984 $326 $259.9
1985 $321 $271.6
1986 $365 $297.7
1987 $449 $320
1988 $489 $344
1989 $462 $335
1990 $488 $346
1991 $401 $254
1992 $416 $264.1
1993 $407 $247
1994 $467 $111
1995 $530 $228
1996 $553 $206
1997 $630 $238.7
1998 $638 $246.2
1999 $685 $264.7
2000 $772 $251.9
2001 $812 $237.3
2002 $896 $234
2003 $1,022 $249
2004 $1,130 $269.5
2005 $1,300 $324
2006 $1,406 $357
2007 $1,850 $426
2008 $1,920 $528
2009 $1,918 $564
2010 $2,436 $594
2011 $2,788 $651
2012 $2,751 $707
2013 $2,680 $705
2014 $2,849 $725
2015 $2,954 $734
2016 $3,152 $730
2017 $3,435 $758
2018 $3,400 $772
2019 $3,577 $810
2020 $3,192 $779
2021 $3,571 $830
2022 $3,711 $975
2023 $3,839 $1,027
2024 - $1,000

Bhutan vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Rwanda
1950 35.3 43.2
1951 35.3 43.5
1952 35.4 43.8
1953 35.4 44.1
1954 35.4 44.4
1955 35.5 44.8
1956 35.6 45.2
1957 35.7 45.6
1958 35.9 46.1
1959 36.1 46.5
1960 36.4 47
1961 36.7 47.5
1962 37 47.8
1963 37.4 44
1964 37.8 48.1
1965 38.3 48.2
1966 38.8 48.1
1967 39.4 48
1968 40 47.7
1969 40.6 47.4
1970 41.2 47.1
1971 41.8 46.8
1972 42.5 46.3
1973 43.1 45.9
1974 43.8 45.6
1975 44.5 45.3
1976 45.2 45.3
1977 46 45.6
1978 46.7 46.2
1979 47.4 47.1
1980 48.2 48.1
1981 49 49.2
1982 49.8 50.2
1983 50.6 50.9
1984 51.3 51.4
1985 52 51.7
1986 52.8 51.7
1987 53.6 51.5
1988 54.4 50.9
1989 55.1 49.5
1990 55.8 47.8
1991 56.5 46.2
1992 57.2 44.4
1993 57.9 42.9
1994 58.4 12.2
1995 59.3 41.5
1996 60 42.5
1997 60.6 42
1998 61.3 43.1
1999 62 45.7
2000 61.8 47.8
2001 63.3 49.5
2002 64 51.3
2003 64.7 53.5
2004 65.3 55.5
2005 65.9 57
2006 66.5 58.3
2007 67.2 59.5
2008 67.7 60.6
2009 68.2 61.8
2010 68.8 62.8
2011 69.3 63.5
2012 69.8 64.2
2013 70.2 64.7
2014 70.5 65.1
2015 70.8 65.4
2016 71.1 65.7
2017 71.4 66.1
2018 71.7 66.4
2019 72 66.7
2020 72.3 67
2021 72.4 66.8
2022 72.8 67.5
2023 73 67.8
2024 73.3 68
2025 73.5 68.2

Bhutan and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Rwanda
Year Population
Bhutan Rwanda
1960 224,084 3,022,294
1961 230,602 3,106,779
1962 237,636 3,186,025
1963 245,156 3,258,890
1964 252,987 3,334,834
1965 261,200 3,423,210
1966 269,820 3,521,626
1967 278,852 3,629,577
1968 288,311 3,744,010
1969 298,214 3,861,271
1970 308,528 3,980,669
1971 319,211 4,100,044
1972 330,264 4,220,335
1973 341,705 4,345,047
1974 353,538 4,474,228
1975 365,791 4,607,728
1976 378,490 4,745,954
1977 391,639 4,888,240
1978 405,243 5,035,171
1979 419,200 5,189,541
1980 433,404 5,353,259
1981 447,836 5,527,230
1982 462,485 5,711,549
1983 477,460 5,905,311
1984 492,784 6,107,627
1985 508,392 6,317,228
1986 524,324 6,531,881
1987 540,557 6,749,493
1988 556,986 6,968,071
1989 573,586 7,184,706
1990 589,287 7,375,307
1991 599,784 7,526,966
1992 577,774 7,683,266
1993 554,673 7,981,132
1994 554,497 6,792,352
1995 547,989 5,674,118
1996 548,784 6,708,764
1997 558,697 7,755,238
1998 569,435 8,081,681
1999 582,579 8,147,912
2000 596,863 8,213,931
2001 610,794 8,287,094
2002 624,409 8,400,180
2003 637,663 8,586,875
2004 650,544 8,816,844
2005 661,865 9,054,528
2006 670,799 9,299,246
2007 678,641 9,549,933
2008 686,351 9,804,269
2009 693,988 10,060,432
2010 701,632 10,317,553
2011 709,377 10,573,733
2012 717,279 10,829,901
2013 725,273 11,093,340
2014 733,139 11,364,757
2015 740,618 11,640,022
2016 747,866 11,919,183
2017 754,335 12,202,060
2018 759,759 12,487,996
2019 764,824 12,776,103
2020 770,006 13,065,837
2021 775,442 13,355,260
2022 780,914 13,651,030
2023 786,385 13,954,471
2024 791,524 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Rwanda
1960 6.7 8.28
1961 6.7 8.28
1962 6.69 8.27
1963 6.69 8.27
1964 6.68 8.27
1965 6.68 8.25
1966 6.67 8.23
1967 6.67 8.21
1968 6.66 8.19
1969 6.66 8.18
1970 6.65 8.15
1971 6.64 8.09
1972 6.64 8.09
1973 6.63 8.09
1974 6.62 8.1
1975 6.62 8.1
1976 6.62 8.12
1977 6.61 8.14
1978 6.58 8.16
1979 6.55 8.13
1980 6.51 8.12
1981 6.46 8.1
1982 6.4 8.06
1983 6.34 8
1984 6.26 7.91
1985 6.18 7.79
1986 6.1 7.61
1987 6 7.43
1988 5.88 7.23
1989 5.76 7.03
1990 5.6 6.8
1991 5.45 6.62
1992 5.27 6.54
1993 5.07 6.48
1994 4.87 6.42
1995 4.62 6.35
1996 4.37 6.29
1997 4.09 6.24
1998 3.85 6.17
1999 3.61 6.06
2000 3.38 5.97
2001 3.19 5.89
2002 3.01 5.82
2003 2.87 5.74
2004 2.78 5.64
2005 2.73 5.5
2006 2.66 5.34
2007 2.59 5.14
2008 2.48 4.92
2009 2.36 4.71
2010 2.25 4.52
2011 2.15 4.33
2012 2.07 4.2
2013 2 4.14
2014 1.92 4.12
2015 1.84 4.11
2016 1.74 4.11
2017 1.62 4.08
2018 1.52 4.05
2019 1.45 3.99
2020 1.5 3.91
2021 1.49 3.84
2022 1.48 3.78
2023 1.46 3.7

Bhutan and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Rwanda
1960 18.8 15.5
1961 18.9 15.1
1962 18.9 14.9
1963 19 14.8
1964 19.1 14.7
1965 19.1 14.8
1966 19.2 14.9
1967 19.3 15.1
1968 19.3 15.3
1969 19.3 15.5
1970 19.3 15.7
1971 19.3 15.9
1972 19.3 16
1973 19.2 16.2
1974 19.2 16.3
1975 19.1 16.4
1976 19.1 16.5
1977 19 16.6
1978 19 16.6
1979 18.9 16.5
1980 18.9 16.5
1981 18.8 16.4
1982 18.7 16.2
1983 18.7 16.1
1984 18.6 16
1985 18.6 15.8
1986 18.5 15.7
1987 18.5 15.6
1988 18.5 15.6
1989 18.5 15.5
1990 18.6 15.5
1991 18.6 15.5
1992 18.6 15.6
1993 18.7 15.7
1994 18.8 15
1995 18.9 14.3
1996 19.1 14.6
1997 19.3 14.8
1998 19.5 15.3
1999 19.8 15.8
2000 20 16.3
2001 20.4 16.8
2002 20.8 17.1
2003 21.3 17.4
2004 21.8 17.6
2005 22.2 17.8
2006 22.6 18
2007 22.9 18.1
2008 23.3 18.3
2009 23.7 18.4
2010 24 18.5
2011 24.4 18.7
2012 24.7 18.8
2013 25.1 19
2014 25.6 19.1
2015 26 19.3
2016 26.4 19.4
2017 26.9 19.6
2018 27.5 19.7
2019 28 19.8
2020 28.6 19.9
2021 29.2 20
2022 29.8 20.3
2023 30.4 20.5
2024 30.9 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
50%
2017

Energy

Bhutan Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Bhutan Rwanda
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
57
2024
Higher education index n/a
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
78.8%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
34.2%
2023

Health

Bhutan Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Rwanda
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
2,920 mi
2021

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