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Bhutan vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 132nd vs. 177th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Singapore
Population
801123
6105665
Population rank 163/197 113/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$547B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Bhutan and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Singapore
Year GDP
Bhutan Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $61,812,113 $1,920,574,150
1971 $66,289,450 $2,263,785,444
1972 $70,139,867 $2,721,440,981
1973 $78,900,289 $3,696,213,333
1974 $92,901,784 $5,221,534,956
1975 $86,820,762 $5,633,673,930
1976 $88,461,263 $6,327,077,974
1977 $97,884,434 $6,618,585,074
1978 $94,086,228 $7,517,176,355
1979 $105,377,995 $9,296,921,724
1980 $128,669,201 $11,896,256,783
1981 $139,174,178 $14,175,228,844
1982 $141,439,317 $16,084,252,378
1983 $156,704,290 $17,784,112,150
1984 $160,423,494 $19,749,361,098
1985 $163,288,815 $19,156,532,746
1986 $191,218,115 $18,586,746,057
1987 $242,742,766 $20,919,215,578
1988 $272,298,067 $25,371,462,488
1989 $264,798,626 $30,465,364,739
1990 $287,765,007 $36,144,336,769
1991 $240,294,286 $45,466,164,978
1992 $240,233,531 $52,131,320,033
1993 $225,973,693 $60,603,815,716
1994 $258,954,708 $73,688,724,431
1995 $290,490,984 $87,812,540,788
1996 $303,408,346 $96,293,086,513
1997 $352,229,077 $100,123,787,215
1998 $363,458,381 $85,728,207,782
1999 $399,311,200 $86,286,849,755
2000 $460,733,418 $96,076,539,926
2001 $496,110,226 $89,793,790,670
2002 $559,345,264 $92,538,372,870
2003 $651,935,430 $97,646,401,096
2004 $735,348,490 $115,033,593,101
2005 $860,391,000 $127,807,848,728
2006 $942,879,879 $148,627,286,361
2007 $1,255,767,964 $180,941,701,358
2008 $1,317,517,835 $193,617,323,539
2009 $1,331,343,798 $194,150,283,772
2010 $1,708,880,730 $239,807,980,591
2011 $1,977,728,659 $279,356,499,090
2012 $1,973,387,228 $295,092,888,077
2013 $1,943,696,952 $307,576,360,585
2014 $2,089,079,571 $314,863,580,758
2015 $2,187,815,803 $307,998,545,269
2016 $2,357,504,761 $319,646,468,521
2017 $2,591,358,009 $343,673,334,902
2018 $2,583,335,722 $377,123,710,561
2019 $2,735,683,570 $376,161,998,830
2020 $2,457,604,334 $349,165,858,545
2021 $2,768,802,960 $436,591,382,250
2022 $2,898,227,744 $509,017,841,147
2023 $3,019,253,885 $505,439,514,078
2024 - $547,386,645,892

Bhutan and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $200.3 $926
1971 $207.7 $1,071
1972 $212.4 $1,264
1973 $230.9 $1,685
1974 $262.8 $2,342
1975 $237.4 $2,490
1976 $233.7 $2,759
1977 $249.9 $2,846
1978 $232.2 $3,194
1979 $251.4 $3,901
1980 $296.9 $4,928
1981 $311 $5,597
1982 $306 $6,078
1983 $328 $6,633
1984 $326 $7,228
1985 $321 $7,002
1986 $365 $6,800
1987 $449 $7,539
1988 $489 $8,914
1989 $462 $10,395
1990 $488 $11,862
1991 $401 $14,502
1992 $416 $16,136
1993 $407 $18,290
1994 $467 $21,552
1995 $530 $24,915
1996 $553 $26,233
1997 $630 $26,376
1998 $638 $21,829
1999 $685 $21,797
2000 $772 $23,853
2001 $812 $21,700
2002 $896 $22,160
2003 $1,022 $23,730
2004 $1,130 $27,608
2005 $1,300 $29,961
2006 $1,406 $33,768
2007 $1,850 $39,433
2008 $1,920 $40,009
2009 $1,918 $38,927
2010 $2,436 $47,237
2011 $2,788 $53,891
2012 $2,751 $55,548
2013 $2,680 $56,967
2014 $2,849 $57,565
2015 $2,954 $55,646
2016 $3,152 $57,006
2017 $3,435 $61,236
2018 $3,400 $66,882
2019 $3,577 $65,952
2020 $3,192 $61,410
2021 $3,571 $80,056
2022 $3,711 $90,299
2023 $3,839 $85,412
2024 - $90,674

Bhutan vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Singapore
1950 35.3 54.1
1951 35.3 55.3
1952 35.4 56.4
1953 35.4 57.5
1954 35.4 59.4
1955 35.5 61.2
1956 35.6 62.6
1957 35.7 63.4
1958 35.9 64
1959 36.1 64.8
1960 36.4 65.3
1961 36.7 65.7
1962 37 66.1
1963 37.4 66.5
1964 37.8 66.7
1965 38.3 66.9
1966 38.8 67.2
1967 39.4 67.3
1968 40 67.7
1969 40.6 68.1
1970 41.2 68.5
1971 41.8 68.8
1972 42.5 69
1973 43.1 69.4
1974 43.8 69.7
1975 44.5 70.2
1976 45.2 70.6
1977 46 70.9
1978 46.7 71.2
1979 47.4 71.4
1980 48.2 71.5
1981 49 71.7
1982 49.8 72
1983 50.6 72.4
1984 51.3 72.6
1985 52 73.1
1986 52.8 73.6
1987 53.6 74
1988 54.4 74
1989 55.1 74.3
1990 55.8 74.6
1991 56.5 75.1
1992 57.2 75.3
1993 57.9 75.5
1994 58.4 75.6
1995 59.3 75.7
1996 60 76.1
1997 60.6 76.4
1998 61.3 76.9
1999 62 77.3
2000 61.8 77.8
2001 63.3 78.3
2002 64 78.7
2003 64.7 79.2
2004 65.3 79.7
2005 65.9 80.3
2006 66.5 80.6
2007 67.2 80.9
2008 67.7 81.1
2009 68.2 81.4
2010 68.8 81.6
2011 69.3 81.9
2012 69.8 82.2
2013 70.2 82.5
2014 70.5 82.6
2015 70.8 82.7
2016 71.1 82.9
2017 71.4 83.1
2018 71.7 83.4
2019 72 83.7
2020 72.3 83.7
2021 72.4 83.5
2022 72.8 82.9
2023 73 83.7
2024 73.3 83.9
2025 73.5 84

Bhutan and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Singapore
Year Population
Bhutan Singapore
1960 224,084 1,646,400
1961 230,602 1,702,400
1962 237,636 1,750,200
1963 245,156 1,795,000
1964 252,987 1,841,600
1965 261,200 1,886,900
1966 269,820 1,934,400
1967 278,852 1,977,600
1968 288,311 2,012,000
1969 298,214 2,042,500
1970 308,528 2,074,507
1971 319,211 2,112,900
1972 330,264 2,152,400
1973 341,705 2,193,000
1974 353,538 2,229,800
1975 365,791 2,262,600
1976 378,490 2,293,300
1977 391,639 2,325,300
1978 405,243 2,353,600
1979 419,200 2,383,500
1980 433,404 2,413,945
1981 447,836 2,532,835
1982 462,485 2,646,466
1983 477,460 2,681,061
1984 492,784 2,732,221
1985 508,392 2,735,957
1986 524,324 2,733,373
1987 540,557 2,774,789
1988 556,986 2,846,108
1989 573,586 2,930,901
1990 589,287 3,047,132
1991 599,784 3,135,083
1992 577,774 3,230,698
1993 554,673 3,313,471
1994 554,497 3,419,048
1995 547,989 3,524,506
1996 548,784 3,670,704
1997 558,697 3,796,038
1998 569,435 3,927,213
1999 582,579 3,958,723
2000 596,863 4,027,887
2001 610,794 4,138,012
2002 624,409 4,175,950
2003 637,663 4,114,826
2004 650,544 4,166,664
2005 661,865 4,265,762
2006 670,799 4,401,365
2007 678,641 4,588,599
2008 686,351 4,839,396
2009 693,988 4,987,573
2010 701,632 5,076,732
2011 709,377 5,183,688
2012 717,279 5,312,437
2013 725,273 5,399,162
2014 733,139 5,469,724
2015 740,618 5,535,002
2016 747,866 5,607,283
2017 754,335 5,612,253
2018 759,759 5,638,676
2019 764,824 5,703,569
2020 770,006 5,685,807
2021 775,442 5,453,566
2022 780,914 5,637,022
2023 786,385 5,917,648
2024 791,524 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Singapore

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Singapore
1960 6.7 5.76
1961 6.7 5.41
1962 6.69 5.21
1963 6.69 5.16
1964 6.68 4.97
1965 6.68 4.66
1966 6.67 4.46
1967 6.67 3.91
1968 6.66 3.53
1969 6.66 3.22
1970 6.65 3.07
1971 6.64 3.02
1972 6.64 3.04
1973 6.63 2.79
1974 6.62 2.35
1975 6.62 2.07
1976 6.62 2.11
1977 6.61 1.82
1978 6.58 1.79
1979 6.55 1.79
1980 6.51 1.82
1981 6.46 1.78
1982 6.4 1.74
1983 6.34 1.61
1984 6.26 1.62
1985 6.18 1.61
1986 6.1 1.43
1987 6 1.62
1988 5.88 1.96
1989 5.76 1.75
1990 5.6 1.83
1991 5.45 1.73
1992 5.27 1.72
1993 5.07 1.74
1994 4.87 1.71
1995 4.62 1.67
1996 4.37 1.66
1997 4.09 1.61
1998 3.85 1.48
1999 3.61 1.47
2000 3.38 1.6
2001 3.19 1.41
2002 3.01 1.37
2003 2.87 1.27
2004 2.78 1.26
2005 2.73 1.26
2006 2.66 1.28
2007 2.59 1.29
2008 2.48 1.28
2009 2.36 1.22
2010 2.25 1.15
2011 2.15 1.2
2012 2.07 1.29
2013 2 1.19
2014 1.92 1.25
2015 1.84 1.24
2016 1.74 1.2
2017 1.62 1.16
2018 1.52 1.14
2019 1.45 1.14
2020 1.5 1.1
2021 1.49 1.12
2022 1.48 1.04
2023 1.46 0.97

Bhutan and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Singapore
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.9 18.1
1962 18.9 18
1963 19 18
1964 19.1 18.1
1965 19.1 18.2
1966 19.2 18.4
1967 19.3 18.6
1968 19.3 18.9
1969 19.3 19.3
1970 19.3 19.7
1971 19.3 20.1
1972 19.3 20.6
1973 19.2 21
1974 19.2 21.5
1975 19.1 22
1976 19.1 22.6
1977 19 23.1
1978 19 23.6
1979 18.9 24.2
1980 18.9 24.7
1981 18.8 25.3
1982 18.7 25.9
1983 18.7 26.4
1984 18.6 26.9
1985 18.6 27.3
1986 18.5 27.8
1987 18.5 28.3
1988 18.5 28.7
1989 18.5 29.1
1990 18.6 29.5
1991 18.6 29.8
1992 18.6 30.1
1993 18.7 30.4
1994 18.8 30.7
1995 18.9 31
1996 19.1 31.2
1997 19.3 31.4
1998 19.5 31.6
1999 19.8 31.9
2000 20 32.2
2001 20.4 32.5
2002 20.8 32.7
2003 21.3 33
2004 21.8 33.3
2005 22.2 33.5
2006 22.6 33.6
2007 22.9 33.6
2008 23.3 33.5
2009 23.7 33.6
2010 24 33.7
2011 24.4 33.9
2012 24.7 34
2013 25.1 34.1
2014 25.6 34.2
2015 26 34.4
2016 26.4 34.5
2017 26.9 34.8
2018 27.5 35
2019 28 35.2
2020 28.6 35.5
2021 29.2 35.8
2022 29.8 35.9
2023 30.4 36.2
2024 30.9 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
98%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Singapore
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
84
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
97.7%
2021
English speaking
75%
2025
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Bhutan Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Singapore
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
2,175 mi
2017

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