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Bhutan vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 132nd vs. 116th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Sierra Leone
Population
801123
8961932
Population rank 163/197 102/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Bhutan Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 $61,812,113 $434,584,634
1971 $66,289,450 $419,495,788
1972 $70,139,867 $465,254,682
1973 $78,900,289 $575,471,814
1974 $92,901,784 $648,940,351
1975 $86,820,762 $679,352,876
1976 $88,461,263 $594,810,422
1977 $97,884,434 $692,079,407
1978 $94,086,228 $960,765,043
1979 $105,377,995 $1,109,343,425
1980 $128,669,201 $1,100,476,190
1981 $139,174,178 $1,114,926,661
1982 $141,439,317 $1,294,995,964
1983 $156,704,290 $995,278,515
1984 $160,423,494 $1,087,450,199
1985 $163,288,815 $856,890,459
1986 $191,218,115 $490,181,457
1987 $242,742,766 $660,106,336
1988 $272,298,067 $1,055,083,933
1989 $264,798,626 $932,974,420
1990 $287,765,007 $649,644,098
1991 $240,294,286 $779,981,987
1992 $240,233,531 $679,940,814
1993 $225,973,693 $768,867,883
1994 $258,954,708 $911,853,802
1995 $290,490,984 $870,740,292
1996 $303,408,346 $941,709,423
1997 $352,229,077 $850,232,760
1998 $363,458,381 $672,368,187
1999 $399,311,200 $669,386,624
2000 $460,733,418 $635,866,404
2001 $496,110,226 $1,681,473,894
2002 $559,345,264 $1,933,863,911
2003 $651,935,430 $2,142,618,046
2004 $735,348,490 $2,237,350,687
2005 $860,391,000 $2,545,275,313
2006 $942,879,879 $3,263,697,467
2007 $1,255,767,964 $3,632,957,611
2008 $1,317,517,835 $4,157,895,298
2009 $1,331,343,798 $3,953,403,098
2010 $1,708,880,730 $4,262,805,967
2011 $1,977,728,659 $4,861,632,885
2012 $1,973,387,228 $6,141,666,509
2013 $1,943,696,952 $7,502,762,863
2014 $2,089,079,571 $7,686,138,791
2015 $2,187,815,803 $6,788,352,975
2016 $2,357,504,761 $6,084,297,211
2017 $2,591,358,009 $5,749,846,528
2018 $2,583,335,722 $6,390,514,689
2019 $2,735,683,570 $6,526,183,564
2020 $2,457,604,334 $6,693,888,876
2021 $2,768,802,960 $7,173,379,137
2022 $2,898,227,744 $7,124,465,160
2023 $3,019,253,885 $6,411,787,856
2024 - $7,547,843,281

Bhutan and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 $200.3 $160.2
1971 $207.7 $151.8
1972 $212.4 $165.3
1973 $230.9 $200.7
1974 $262.8 $222.2
1975 $237.4 $228.4
1976 $233.7 $196.4
1977 $249.9 $224.3
1978 $232.2 $305
1979 $251.4 $346
1980 $296.9 $336
1981 $311 $334
1982 $306 $380
1983 $328 $285.9
1984 $326 $306
1985 $321 $235.5
1986 $365 $131.5
1987 $449 $172.4
1988 $489 $268.2
1989 $462 $231.3
1990 $488 $154.8
1991 $401 $183.7
1992 $416 $163.2
1993 $407 $185
1994 $467 $218.5
1995 $530 $208.4
1996 $553 $224.3
1997 $630 $199.9
1998 $638 $156.5
1999 $685 $155
2000 $772 $143.7
2001 $812 $358
2002 $896 $389
2003 $1,022 $414
2004 $1,130 $418
2005 $1,300 $463
2006 $1,406 $580
2007 $1,850 $632
2008 $1,920 $705
2009 $1,918 $653
2010 $2,436 $685
2011 $2,788 $761
2012 $2,751 $938
2013 $2,680 $1,117
2014 $2,849 $1,118
2015 $2,954 $965
2016 $3,152 $844
2017 $3,435 $779
2018 $3,400 $846
2019 $3,577 $844
2020 $3,192 $846
2021 $3,571 $886
2022 $3,711 $861
2023 $3,839 $758
2024 - $873

Bhutan vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Sierra Leone
1950 35.3 28.9
1951 35.3 29.3
1952 35.4 29.7
1953 35.4 30.1
1954 35.4 30.5
1955 35.5 30.9
1956 35.6 31.3
1957 35.7 31.8
1958 35.9 32.1
1959 36.1 32.6
1960 36.4 33.1
1961 36.7 33.6
1962 37 34.2
1963 37.4 34.7
1964 37.8 35.3
1965 38.3 35.9
1966 38.8 36.6
1967 39.4 37.3
1968 40 37.8
1969 40.6 38.2
1970 41.2 38.6
1971 41.8 39.1
1972 42.5 39.5
1973 43.1 40
1974 43.8 40.4
1975 44.5 41
1976 45.2 41.4
1977 46 41.8
1978 46.7 42.2
1979 47.4 42.5
1980 48.2 42.8
1981 49 43.1
1982 49.8 43.3
1983 50.6 43.5
1984 51.3 43.6
1985 52 43.6
1986 52.8 43.5
1987 53.6 43.7
1988 54.4 43.8
1989 55.1 43.7
1990 55.8 43.7
1991 56.5 43.3
1992 57.2 43.5
1993 57.9 43.4
1994 58.4 42.8
1995 59.3 42.6
1996 60 43.5
1997 60.6 43.6
1998 61.3 42.7
1999 62 42
2000 61.8 44.8
2001 63.3 45.4
2002 64 46.2
2003 64.7 46.8
2004 65.3 47.5
2005 65.9 48.3
2006 66.5 49.5
2007 67.2 50
2008 67.7 50.7
2009 68.2 51.3
2010 68.8 51.9
2011 69.3 52.6
2012 69.8 53.2
2013 70.2 54.1
2014 70.5 54.3
2015 70.8 55.5
2016 71.1 56.9
2017 71.4 57.8
2018 71.7 59.1
2019 72 59.6
2020 72.3 59.7
2021 72.4 60.3
2022 72.8 61.3
2023 73 61.8
2024 73.3 62
2025 73.5 62.2

Bhutan and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Bhutan Sierra Leone
1960 224,084 2,268,356
1961 230,602 2,304,227
1962 237,636 2,342,242
1963 245,156 2,382,258
1964 252,987 2,424,390
1965 261,200 2,468,666
1966 269,820 2,514,638
1967 278,852 2,562,384
1968 288,311 2,611,532
1969 298,214 2,661,365
1970 308,528 2,712,286
1971 319,211 2,763,222
1972 330,264 2,814,388
1973 341,705 2,866,955
1974 353,538 2,920,459
1975 365,791 2,974,657
1976 378,490 3,028,820
1977 391,639 3,085,354
1978 405,243 3,145,517
1979 419,200 3,207,499
1980 433,404 3,272,089
1981 447,836 3,338,940
1982 462,485 3,408,183
1983 477,460 3,481,646
1984 492,784 3,558,758
1985 508,392 3,638,438
1986 524,324 3,728,380
1987 540,557 3,829,718
1988 556,986 3,934,517
1989 573,586 4,034,037
1990 589,287 4,196,828
1991 599,784 4,246,267
1992 577,774 4,166,366
1993 554,673 4,157,130
1994 554,497 4,173,105
1995 547,989 4,179,179
1996 548,784 4,199,210
1997 558,697 4,253,716
1998 569,435 4,295,785
1999 582,579 4,318,043
2000 596,863 4,423,611
2001 610,794 4,692,716
2002 624,409 4,971,435
2003 637,663 5,177,687
2004 650,544 5,355,717
2005 661,865 5,501,712
2006 670,799 5,624,466
2007 678,641 5,749,352
2008 686,351 5,894,722
2009 693,988 6,055,646
2010 701,632 6,222,714
2011 709,377 6,387,251
2012 717,279 6,551,080
2013 725,273 6,714,051
2014 733,139 6,876,385
2015 740,618 7,037,655
2016 747,866 7,205,328
2017 754,335 7,379,299
2018 759,759 7,554,563
2019 764,824 7,731,991
2020 770,006 7,912,558
2021 775,442 8,094,602
2022 780,914 8,276,807
2023 786,385 8,460,512
2024 791,524 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Sierra Leone
1960 6.7 6.18
1961 6.7 6.21
1962 6.69 6.22
1963 6.69 6.26
1964 6.68 6.29
1965 6.68 6.31
1966 6.67 6.35
1967 6.67 6.38
1968 6.66 6.39
1969 6.66 6.39
1970 6.65 6.41
1971 6.64 6.43
1972 6.64 6.45
1973 6.63 6.47
1974 6.62 6.53
1975 6.62 6.55
1976 6.62 6.55
1977 6.61 6.57
1978 6.58 6.59
1979 6.55 6.58
1980 6.51 6.56
1981 6.46 6.55
1982 6.4 6.56
1983 6.34 6.57
1984 6.26 6.59
1985 6.18 6.59
1986 6.1 6.6
1987 6 6.61
1988 5.88 6.59
1989 5.76 6.57
1990 5.6 6.57
1991 5.45 6.55
1992 5.27 6.56
1993 5.07 6.57
1994 4.87 6.56
1995 4.62 6.56
1996 4.37 6.55
1997 4.09 6.53
1998 3.85 6.5
1999 3.61 6.42
2000 3.38 6.36
2001 3.19 6.31
2002 3.01 6.23
2003 2.87 6.09
2004 2.78 5.92
2005 2.73 5.81
2006 2.66 5.74
2007 2.59 5.64
2008 2.48 5.56
2009 2.36 5.45
2010 2.25 5.33
2011 2.15 5.21
2012 2.07 5.06
2013 2 4.87
2014 1.92 4.7
2015 1.84 4.55
2016 1.74 4.47
2017 1.62 4.39
2018 1.52 4.29
2019 1.45 4.19
2020 1.5 4.08
2021 1.49 3.98
2022 1.48 3.88
2023 1.46 3.79

Bhutan and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Sierra Leone
1960 18.8 21.1
1961 18.9 21.1
1962 18.9 21.1
1963 19 21
1964 19.1 21
1965 19.1 20.9
1966 19.2 20.9
1967 19.3 20.8
1968 19.3 20.7
1969 19.3 20.6
1970 19.3 20.4
1971 19.3 20.2
1972 19.3 20.1
1973 19.2 19.9
1974 19.2 19.8
1975 19.1 19.6
1976 19.1 19.5
1977 19 19.4
1978 19 19.3
1979 18.9 19.2
1980 18.9 19.1
1981 18.8 19.1
1982 18.7 19
1983 18.7 18.9
1984 18.6 18.9
1985 18.6 18.8
1986 18.5 18.7
1987 18.5 18.7
1988 18.5 18.6
1989 18.5 18.6
1990 18.6 18.5
1991 18.6 18.5
1992 18.6 18.4
1993 18.7 18.4
1994 18.8 18.3
1995 18.9 18.2
1996 19.1 18.2
1997 19.3 18.1
1998 19.5 18.1
1999 19.8 18
2000 20 18
2001 20.4 18
2002 20.8 17.9
2003 21.3 17.9
2004 21.8 17.9
2005 22.2 18
2006 22.6 18
2007 22.9 18
2008 23.3 18.1
2009 23.7 18.1
2010 24 18.2
2011 24.4 18.3
2012 24.7 18.4
2013 25.1 18.5
2014 25.6 18.6
2015 26 18.7
2016 26.4 18.9
2017 26.9 19.1
2018 27.5 19.2
2019 28 19.4
2020 28.6 19.6
2021 29.2 19.8
2022 29.8 20
2023 30.4 20.3
2024 30.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
38.6%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Bhutan Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
48.6%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Bhutan Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
7,270 mi
2015

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