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Bhutan vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 132nd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Somalia
Population
801123
20177806
Population rank 163/197 66/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 87/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Bhutan and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Somalia
Year GDP
Bhutan Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 $61,812,113 $347,985,394
1971 $66,289,450 $347,039,446
1972 $70,139,867 $447,883,941
1973 $78,900,289 $483,699,611
1974 $92,901,784 $572,504,036
1975 $86,820,762 $757,015,879
1976 $88,461,263 $871,344,245
1977 $97,884,434 $498,550,725
1978 $94,086,228 $564,571,823
1979 $105,377,995 $589,566,929
1980 $128,669,201 $602,515,548
1981 $139,174,178 $699,302,473
1982 $141,439,317 $774,578,932
1983 $156,704,290 $735,408,642
1984 $160,423,494 $787,434,542
1985 $163,288,815 $875,702,247
1986 $191,218,115 $916,590,786
1987 $242,742,766 $1,018,972,664
1988 $272,298,067 $1,051,596,967
1989 $264,798,626 $1,181,360,844
1990 $287,765,007 $1,031,282,081
1991 $240,294,286 $717,974,930
1992 $240,233,531 $709,297,579
1993 $225,973,693 $1,260,132,956
1994 $258,954,708 $1,481,205,098
1995 $290,490,984 $1,534,756,135
1996 $303,408,346 $1,792,234,297
1997 $352,229,077 $2,191,749,014
1998 $363,458,381 $2,962,047,564
1999 $399,311,200 $3,045,751,528
2000 $460,733,418 $3,412,797,450
2001 $496,110,226 $2,252,847,465
2002 $559,345,264 $2,192,684,135
2003 $651,935,430 $2,836,724,352
2004 $735,348,490 $3,859,592,813
2005 $860,391,000 $4,683,246,454
2006 $942,879,879 $5,026,743,282
2007 $1,255,767,964 $5,430,713,729
2008 $1,317,517,835 $5,913,620,293
2009 $1,331,343,798 $2,948,594,552
2010 $1,708,880,730 $2,687,807,004
2011 $1,977,728,659 $2,906,000,097
2012 $1,973,387,228 $4,364,670,160
2013 $1,943,696,952 $5,062,881,600
2014 $2,089,079,571 $5,728,399,720
2015 $2,187,815,803 $6,152,149,100
2016 $2,357,504,761 $6,613,743,070
2017 $2,591,358,009 $7,621,501,710
2018 $2,583,335,722 $7,873,440,830
2019 $2,735,683,570 $8,655,023,960
2020 $2,457,604,334 $8,628,393,720
2021 $2,768,802,960 $9,483,997,390
2022 $2,898,227,744 $10,202,767,270
2023 $3,019,253,885 $10,968,517,090
2024 - $12,108,515,110

Bhutan and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 $200.3 $93.1
1971 $207.7 $90.4
1972 $212.4 $113.7
1973 $230.9 $119.6
1974 $262.8 $137.9
1975 $237.4 $177.8
1976 $233.7 $199.6
1977 $249.9 $111.2
1978 $232.2 $117.3
1979 $251.4 $108.2
1980 $296.9 $101.5
1981 $311 $116.9
1982 $306 $129
1983 $328 $118.6
1984 $326 $122.5
1985 $321 $130.8
1986 $365 $131.4
1987 $449 $141
1988 $489 $145.3
1989 $462 $166
1990 $488 $145.6
1991 $401 $105.4
1992 $416 $109.2
1993 $407 $188.6
1994 $467 $210.8
1995 $530 $210.7
1996 $553 $237.2
1997 $630 $280.1
1998 $638 $363
1999 $685 $359
2000 $772 $386
2001 $812 $244.9
2002 $896 $229.6
2003 $1,022 $286.3
2004 $1,130 $375
2005 $1,300 $440
2006 $1,406 $458
2007 $1,850 $480
2008 $1,920 $507
2009 $1,918 $246.5
2010 $2,436 $219.2
2011 $2,788 $235.3
2012 $2,751 $350
2013 $2,680 $393
2014 $2,849 $429
2015 $2,954 $446
2016 $3,152 $461
2017 $3,435 $511
2018 $3,400 $510
2019 $3,577 $540
2020 $3,192 $518
2021 $3,571 $549
2022 $3,711 $573
2023 $3,839 $597
2024 - $637

Bhutan vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Somalia
1950 35.3 41.5
1951 35.3 41.7
1952 35.4 41.9
1953 35.4 42.1
1954 35.4 42.3
1955 35.5 42.5
1956 35.6 42.7
1957 35.7 42.9
1958 35.9 43.1
1959 36.1 43.3
1960 36.4 43.5
1961 36.7 43.7
1962 37 44
1963 37.4 44.2
1964 37.8 44.4
1965 38.3 44.6
1966 38.8 44.8
1967 39.4 45.1
1968 40 45.3
1969 40.6 45.5
1970 41.2 45.6
1971 41.8 45.8
1972 42.5 46
1973 43.1 46.2
1974 43.8 44.3
1975 44.5 44.5
1976 45.2 44.7
1977 46 47
1978 46.7 47
1979 47.4 47.4
1980 48.2 47.6
1981 49 47.8
1982 49.8 48
1983 50.6 48.2
1984 51.3 48.4
1985 52 48.3
1986 52.8 48.4
1987 53.6 49
1988 54.4 43.9
1989 55.1 46.6
1990 55.8 46.9
1991 56.5 25.4
1992 57.2 25
1993 57.9 50.6
1994 58.4 50.3
1995 59.3 50.6
1996 60 50.5
1997 60.6 50.3
1998 61.3 50.8
1999 62 50.6
2000 61.8 50.7
2001 63.3 50.8
2002 64 50.8
2003 64.7 50.7
2004 65.3 50.7
2005 65.9 50.9
2006 66.5 50.9
2007 67.2 50.9
2008 67.7 51.5
2009 68.2 52.1
2010 68.8 48.9
2011 69.3 32.5
2012 69.8 49.1
2013 70.2 54
2014 70.5 54.4
2015 70.8 55.1
2016 71.1 55.3
2017 71.4 52.2
2018 71.7 54.8
2019 72 57.2
2020 72.3 57.1
2021 72.4 55.7
2022 72.8 53.9
2023 73 58.8
2024 73.3 59
2025 73.5 59.1

Bhutan and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Somalia
Year Population
Bhutan Somalia
1960 224,084 2,876,331
1961 230,602 2,952,054
1962 237,636 3,030,091
1963 245,156 3,110,361
1964 252,987 3,192,796
1965 261,200 3,277,874
1966 269,820 3,365,106
1967 278,852 3,454,537
1968 288,311 3,546,590
1969 298,214 3,641,015
1970 308,528 3,738,448
1971 319,211 3,837,691
1972 330,264 3,939,436
1973 341,705 4,045,592
1974 353,538 4,151,842
1975 365,791 4,257,535
1976 378,490 4,365,812
1977 391,639 4,484,050
1978 405,243 4,814,892
1979 419,200 5,449,117
1980 433,404 5,936,154
1981 447,836 5,982,849
1982 462,485 6,003,840
1983 477,460 6,198,430
1984 492,784 6,428,389
1985 508,392 6,693,289
1986 524,324 6,974,788
1987 540,557 7,228,302
1988 556,986 7,235,360
1989 573,586 7,114,817
1990 589,287 7,082,811
1991 599,784 6,813,760
1992 577,774 6,495,107
1993 554,673 6,681,399
1994 554,497 7,026,797
1995 547,989 7,285,007
1996 548,784 7,554,474
1997 558,697 7,824,525
1998 569,435 8,155,417
1999 582,579 8,492,059
2000 596,863 8,838,713
2001 610,794 9,198,493
2002 624,409 9,550,063
2003 637,663 9,909,157
2004 650,544 10,280,998
2005 661,865 10,644,228
2006 670,799 10,975,502
2007 678,641 11,322,582
2008 686,351 11,663,084
2009 693,988 11,961,201
2010 701,632 12,261,756
2011 709,377 12,348,830
2012 717,279 12,461,160
2013 725,273 12,869,594
2014 733,139 13,339,491
2015 740,618 13,806,963
2016 747,866 14,348,740
2017 754,335 14,916,629
2018 759,759 15,452,487
2019 764,824 16,030,971
2020 770,006 16,651,191
2021 775,442 17,271,431
2022 780,914 17,801,897
2023 786,385 18,358,615
2024 791,524 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Somalia

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Somalia
1960 6.7 7.25
1961 6.7 7.25
1962 6.69 7.26
1963 6.69 7.26
1964 6.68 7.26
1965 6.68 7.26
1966 6.67 7.26
1967 6.67 7.25
1968 6.66 7.23
1969 6.66 7.21
1970 6.65 7.18
1971 6.64 7.15
1972 6.64 7.12
1973 6.63 7.09
1974 6.62 7.06
1975 6.62 7.03
1976 6.62 7.02
1977 6.61 7
1978 6.58 7.13
1979 6.55 7.16
1980 6.51 7.18
1981 6.46 7.23
1982 6.4 7.25
1983 6.34 7.28
1984 6.26 7.3
1985 6.18 7.33
1986 6.1 7.35
1987 6 7.37
1988 5.88 7.4
1989 5.76 7.42
1990 5.6 7.44
1991 5.45 7.47
1992 5.27 7.5
1993 5.07 7.53
1994 4.87 7.54
1995 4.62 7.58
1996 4.37 7.62
1997 4.09 7.66
1998 3.85 7.66
1999 3.61 7.66
2000 3.38 7.65
2001 3.19 7.64
2002 3.01 7.63
2003 2.87 7.6
2004 2.78 7.57
2005 2.73 7.53
2006 2.66 7.49
2007 2.59 7.46
2008 2.48 7.42
2009 2.36 7.38
2010 2.25 7.32
2011 2.15 7.27
2012 2.07 7.21
2013 2 7.14
2014 1.92 7.06
2015 1.84 6.98
2016 1.74 6.88
2017 1.62 6.77
2018 1.52 6.66
2019 1.45 6.56
2020 1.5 6.45
2021 1.49 6.35
2022 1.48 6.26
2023 1.46 6.13

Bhutan and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Somalia
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.9 17.9
1962 18.9 17.8
1963 19 17.7
1964 19.1 17.6
1965 19.1 17.5
1966 19.2 17.5
1967 19.3 17.5
1968 19.3 17.5
1969 19.3 17.5
1970 19.3 17.5
1971 19.3 17.6
1972 19.3 17.6
1973 19.2 17.6
1974 19.2 17.7
1975 19.1 17.7
1976 19.1 17.7
1977 19 17.7
1978 19 17.7
1979 18.9 17.6
1980 18.9 17.6
1981 18.8 17.5
1982 18.7 17.4
1983 18.7 17.4
1984 18.6 17.3
1985 18.6 17.2
1986 18.5 17.1
1987 18.5 17
1988 18.5 16.8
1989 18.5 16.7
1990 18.6 16.5
1991 18.6 16.5
1992 18.6 16.7
1993 18.7 16.8
1994 18.8 16.7
1995 18.9 16.6
1996 19.1 16.5
1997 19.3 16.4
1998 19.5 16.4
1999 19.8 16.3
2000 20 16.3
2001 20.4 16.2
2002 20.8 16.2
2003 21.3 16.1
2004 21.8 16
2005 22.2 15.9
2006 22.6 15.7
2007 22.9 15.6
2008 23.3 15.6
2009 23.7 15.6
2010 24 15.7
2011 24.4 15.8
2012 24.7 16
2013 25.1 16
2014 25.6 16
2015 26 16.1
2016 26.4 16.1
2017 26.9 16.2
2018 27.5 16.2
2019 28 16.3
2020 28.6 16.3
2021 29.2 16.4
2022 29.8 16.5
2023 30.4 16.5
2024 30.9 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
38.7%
2014

Energy

Bhutan Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Bhutan Somalia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
9
2024
Higher education index n/a
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
54.1%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Bhutan Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Somalia
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
9,321 mi
2018

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