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Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 132nd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Sao Tome
Population
801123
244055
Population rank 163/197 176/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$764M
2024
GDP rank 169/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Bhutan Sao Tome
1970 $61,812,113 $37,211,826
1971 $66,289,450 $37,288,845
1972 $70,139,867 $41,430,257
1973 $78,900,289 $56,011,245
1974 $92,901,784 $57,817,591
1975 $86,820,762 $60,101,710
1976 $88,461,263 $52,039,421
1977 $97,884,434 $49,207,692
1978 $94,086,228 $55,044,563
1979 $105,377,995 $65,755,928
1980 $128,669,201 $81,662,231
1981 $139,174,178 $83,499,264
1982 $141,439,317 $80,307,763
1983 $156,704,290 $75,110,289
1984 $160,423,494 $78,213,796
1985 $163,288,815 $82,733,069
1986 $191,218,115 $115,928,907
1987 $242,742,766 $115,952,925
1988 $272,298,067 $99,000,764
1989 $264,798,626 $98,545,367
1990 $287,765,007 $119,297,933
1991 $240,294,286 $107,484,143
1992 $240,233,531 $94,861,781
1993 $225,973,693 $125,742,229
1994 $258,954,708 $131,338,415
1995 $290,490,984 $103,695,237
1996 $303,408,346 $135,188,166
1997 $352,229,077 $91,920,274
1998 $363,458,381 $72,285,404
1999 $399,311,200 $77,302,212
2000 $460,733,418 $76,198,395
2001 $496,110,226 $75,951,133
2002 $559,345,264 $85,171,074
2003 $651,935,430 $102,085,769
2004 $735,348,490 $114,582,284
2005 $860,391,000 $136,450,662
2006 $942,879,879 $142,775,104
2007 $1,255,767,964 $149,146,919
2008 $1,317,517,835 $188,021,165
2009 $1,331,343,798 $200,668,065
2010 $1,708,880,730 $190,021,192
2011 $1,977,728,659 $226,455,001
2012 $1,973,387,228 $229,371,348
2013 $1,943,696,952 $267,041,748
2014 $2,089,079,571 $293,119,143
2015 $2,187,815,803 $259,999,643
2016 $2,357,504,761 $292,267,272
2017 $2,591,358,009 $322,002,845
2018 $2,583,335,722 $383,717,328
2019 $2,735,683,570 $412,976,083
2020 $2,457,604,334 $471,229,485
2021 $2,768,802,960 $524,402,456
2022 $2,898,227,744 $540,809,499
2023 $3,019,253,885 $678,976,265
2024 - $764,274,043

Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Sao Tome
1970 $200.3 $479
1971 $207.7 $470
1972 $212.4 $511
1973 $230.9 $676
1974 $262.8 $683
1975 $237.4 $693
1976 $233.7 $585
1977 $249.9 $539
1978 $232.2 $587
1979 $251.4 $683
1980 $296.9 $829
1981 $311 $830
1982 $306 $783
1983 $328 $720
1984 $326 $735
1985 $321 $761
1986 $365 $1,043
1987 $449 $1,018
1988 $489 $847
1989 $462 $821
1990 $488 $970
1991 $401 $855
1992 $416 $740
1993 $407 $964
1994 $467 $990
1995 $530 $769
1996 $553 $987
1997 $630 $662
1998 $638 $514
1999 $685 $543
2000 $772 $529
2001 $812 $519
2002 $896 $568
2003 $1,022 $664
2004 $1,130 $727
2005 $1,300 $844
2006 $1,406 $862
2007 $1,850 $879
2008 $1,920 $1,082
2009 $1,918 $1,128
2010 $2,436 $1,045
2011 $2,788 $1,220
2012 $2,751 $1,211
2013 $2,680 $1,383
2014 $2,849 $1,490
2015 $2,954 $1,298
2016 $3,152 $1,435
2017 $3,435 $1,556
2018 $3,400 $1,826
2019 $3,577 $1,935
2020 $3,192 $2,167
2021 $3,571 $2,363
2022 $3,711 $2,390
2023 $3,839 $2,941
2024 - $3,245

Bhutan vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Sao Tome
1950 35.3 39.1
1951 35.3 39.1
1952 35.4 39.1
1953 35.4 39.1
1954 35.4 39.2
1955 35.5 39.3
1956 35.6 39.5
1957 35.7 40.1
1958 35.9 41
1959 36.1 42.1
1960 36.4 43.6
1961 36.7 45.2
1962 37 46.8
1963 37.4 48.4
1964 37.8 49.7
1965 38.3 51.1
1966 38.8 52.3
1967 39.4 53.4
1968 40 54.5
1969 40.6 55.4
1970 41.2 56.3
1971 41.8 57
1972 42.5 57.4
1973 43.1 57.9
1974 43.8 58.3
1975 44.5 58.6
1976 45.2 58.8
1977 46 59
1978 46.7 59.1
1979 47.4 59.3
1980 48.2 59.4
1981 49 59.4
1982 49.8 59.5
1983 50.6 59.7
1984 51.3 59.9
1985 52 60.1
1986 52.8 57.6
1987 53.6 60.7
1988 54.4 60.8
1989 55.1 59.7
1990 55.8 60.7
1991 56.5 60.8
1992 57.2 60.7
1993 57.9 60.6
1994 58.4 60.6
1995 59.3 60.5
1996 60 60.6
1997 60.6 60.6
1998 61.3 60.8
1999 62 61
2000 61.8 61.2
2001 63.3 61.5
2002 64 61.8
2003 64.7 62.2
2004 65.3 62.6
2005 65.9 62.4
2006 66.5 63
2007 67.2 63.3
2008 67.7 63.4
2009 68.2 63.7
2010 68.8 63.9
2011 69.3 64.1
2012 69.8 64.5
2013 70.2 64.9
2014 70.5 65.5
2015 70.8 66
2016 71.1 66.6
2017 71.4 67.1
2018 71.7 67.6
2019 72 68
2020 72.3 68
2021 72.4 68
2022 72.8 69.2
2023 73 69.7
2024 73.3 69.9
2025 73.5 70.1

Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Bhutan Sao Tome
1960 224,084 68,012
1961 230,602 68,707
1962 237,636 69,403
1963 245,156 70,112
1964 252,987 70,865
1965 261,200 71,680
1966 269,820 72,576
1967 278,852 73,596
1968 288,311 74,765
1969 298,214 76,083
1970 308,528 77,626
1971 319,211 79,330
1972 330,264 81,041
1973 341,705 82,798
1974 353,538 84,672
1975 365,791 86,708
1976 378,490 88,922
1977 391,639 91,301
1978 405,243 93,794
1979 419,200 96,252
1980 433,404 98,544
1981 447,836 100,615
1982 462,485 102,508
1983 477,460 104,380
1984 492,784 106,394
1985 508,392 108,658
1986 524,324 111,150
1987 540,557 113,919
1988 556,986 116,939
1989 573,586 119,979
1990 589,287 122,980
1991 599,784 125,697
1992 577,774 128,110
1993 554,673 130,467
1994 554,497 132,732
1995 547,989 134,895
1996 548,784 136,962
1997 558,697 138,922
1998 569,435 140,751
1999 582,579 142,442
2000 596,863 144,018
2001 610,794 146,375
2002 624,409 149,922
2003 637,663 153,814
2004 650,544 157,705
2005 661,865 161,639
2006 670,799 165,638
2007 678,641 169,700
2008 686,351 173,793
2009 693,988 177,853
2010 701,632 181,802
2011 709,377 185,649
2012 717,279 189,439
2013 725,273 193,148
2014 733,139 196,767
2015 740,618 200,291
2016 747,866 203,689
2017 754,335 206,970
2018 759,759 210,187
2019 764,824 213,392
2020 770,006 217,435
2021 775,442 221,961
2022 780,914 226,305
2023 786,385 230,871
2024 791,524 235,536

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Sao Tome
1960 6.7 6.24
1961 6.7 6.26
1962 6.69 6.28
1963 6.69 6.31
1964 6.68 6.33
1965 6.68 6.35
1966 6.67 6.37
1967 6.67 6.39
1968 6.66 6.42
1969 6.66 6.44
1970 6.65 6.47
1971 6.64 6.49
1972 6.64 6.51
1973 6.63 6.53
1974 6.62 6.53
1975 6.62 6.53
1976 6.62 6.52
1977 6.61 6.5
1978 6.58 6.47
1979 6.55 6.43
1980 6.51 6.39
1981 6.46 6.33
1982 6.4 6.28
1983 6.34 6.22
1984 6.26 6.16
1985 6.18 6.1
1986 6.1 6.05
1987 6 5.99
1988 5.88 5.94
1989 5.76 5.88
1990 5.6 5.83
1991 5.45 5.77
1992 5.27 5.7
1993 5.07 5.64
1994 4.87 5.56
1995 4.62 5.55
1996 4.37 5.47
1997 4.09 5.4
1998 3.85 5.3
1999 3.61 5.23
2000 3.38 5.16
2001 3.19 5.1
2002 3.01 5.06
2003 2.87 5.01
2004 2.78 4.96
2005 2.73 4.94
2006 2.66 4.93
2007 2.59 4.96
2008 2.48 4.91
2009 2.36 4.84
2010 2.25 4.77
2011 2.15 4.72
2012 2.07 4.66
2013 2 4.58
2014 1.92 4.49
2015 1.84 4.35
2016 1.74 4.2
2017 1.62 4.07
2018 1.52 3.98
2019 1.45 3.9
2020 1.5 3.83
2021 1.49 3.76
2022 1.48 3.7
2023 1.46 3.64

Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Sao Tome
1960 18.8 24.2
1961 18.9 24.3
1962 18.9 24.1
1963 19 23.5
1964 19.1 22.4
1965 19.1 21
1966 19.2 19.5
1967 19.3 18.5
1968 19.3 17.7
1969 19.3 17.2
1970 19.3 16.9
1971 19.3 16.9
1972 19.3 17
1973 19.2 17
1974 19.2 17.1
1975 19.1 17.1
1976 19.1 17.1
1977 19 17.2
1978 19 17.2
1979 18.9 17.3
1980 18.9 17.3
1981 18.8 17.4
1982 18.7 17.4
1983 18.7 17.4
1984 18.6 17.4
1985 18.6 17.4
1986 18.5 17.4
1987 18.5 17.4
1988 18.5 17.4
1989 18.5 17.4
1990 18.6 17.4
1991 18.6 17.3
1992 18.6 17.3
1993 18.7 17.2
1994 18.8 17.2
1995 18.9 17.3
1996 19.1 17.3
1997 19.3 17.4
1998 19.5 17.5
1999 19.8 17.7
2000 20 17.9
2001 20.4 18
2002 20.8 18.1
2003 21.3 18.3
2004 21.8 18.4
2005 22.2 18.5
2006 22.6 18.6
2007 22.9 18.7
2008 23.3 18.7
2009 23.7 18.7
2010 24 18.8
2011 24.4 18.9
2012 24.7 18.9
2013 25.1 18.9
2014 25.6 18.9
2015 26 19
2016 26.4 19
2017 26.9 19.1
2018 27.5 19.3
2019 28 19.4
2020 28.6 19.5
2021 29.2 19.7
2022 29.8 19.9
2023 30.4 20.1
2024 30.9 20.3

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Finance

Bhutan Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Bhutan Sao Tome
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
45
2024
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
93.8%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Bhutan Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Sao Tome
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
808 mi
2018

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