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Bhutan vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 132nd vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Sri Lanka
Population
801123
22125995
Population rank 163/197 63/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$99B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Bhutan and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Bhutan Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $61,812,113 $2,296,470,588
1971 $66,289,450 $2,369,308,600
1972 $70,139,867 $2,553,936,348
1973 $78,900,289 $2,875,625,000
1974 $92,901,784 $3,574,586,466
1975 $86,820,762 $3,791,298,146
1976 $88,461,263 $3,591,319,857
1977 $97,884,434 $4,104,509,583
1978 $94,086,228 $2,733,183,857
1979 $105,377,995 $3,364,611,432
1980 $128,669,201 $4,024,621,900
1981 $139,174,178 $4,415,844,156
1982 $141,439,317 $4,768,765,017
1983 $156,704,290 $5,167,913,302
1984 $160,423,494 $6,043,474,843
1985 $163,288,815 $5,978,460,972
1986 $191,218,115 $6,405,210,564
1987 $242,742,766 $6,682,167,120
1988 $272,298,067 $6,978,371,581
1989 $264,798,626 $6,987,267,684
1990 $287,765,007 $8,032,551,173
1991 $240,294,286 $9,000,362,582
1992 $240,233,531 $9,703,011,636
1993 $225,973,693 $10,338,679,636
1994 $258,954,708 $11,717,604,209
1995 $290,490,984 $13,029,697,561
1996 $303,408,346 $13,897,738,375
1997 $352,229,077 $15,091,913,884
1998 $363,458,381 $15,794,972,847
1999 $399,311,200 $15,656,327,860
2000 $460,733,418 $16,330,814,180
2001 $496,110,226 $15,749,753,805
2002 $559,345,264 $16,536,535,647
2003 $651,935,430 $18,881,765,437
2004 $735,348,490 $20,662,525,941
2005 $860,391,000 $24,405,791,045
2006 $942,879,879 $28,279,802,406
2007 $1,255,767,964 $32,350,238,760
2008 $1,317,517,835 $40,713,826,215
2009 $1,331,343,798 $42,066,224,093
2010 $1,708,880,730 $58,636,161,082
2011 $1,977,728,659 $67,753,284,044
2012 $1,973,387,228 $70,447,216,891
2013 $1,943,696,952 $77,000,578,167
2014 $2,089,079,571 $82,528,535,714
2015 $2,187,815,803 $85,090,301,052
2016 $2,357,504,761 $88,000,211,172
2017 $2,591,358,009 $94,369,350,286
2018 $2,583,335,722 $94,450,015,983
2019 $2,735,683,570 $88,998,706,297
2020 $2,457,604,334 $84,335,574,582
2021 $2,768,802,960 $88,556,698,938
2022 $2,898,227,744 $74,143,020,263
2023 $3,019,253,885 $83,716,142,582
2024 - $98,963,185,510

Bhutan and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $200.3 $186.9
1971 $207.7 $188.8
1972 $212.4 $199.4
1973 $230.9 $220.2
1974 $262.8 $268.7
1975 $237.4 $279.8
1976 $233.7 $260.3
1977 $249.9 $292.1
1978 $232.2 $191
1979 $251.4 $230.8
1980 $296.9 $271.1
1981 $311 $292.5
1982 $306 $312
1983 $328 $336
1984 $326 $391
1985 $321 $385
1986 $365 $407
1987 $449 $420
1988 $489 $434
1989 $462 $430
1990 $488 $491
1991 $401 $546
1992 $416 $580
1993 $407 $607
1994 $467 $678
1995 $530 $742
1996 $553 $776
1997 $630 $827
1998 $638 $849
1999 $685 $826
2000 $772 $846
2001 $812 $804
2002 $896 $835
2003 $1,022 $946
2004 $1,130 $1,029
2005 $1,300 $1,207
2006 $1,406 $1,390
2007 $1,850 $1,579
2008 $1,920 $1,974
2009 $1,918 $2,027
2010 $2,436 $2,808
2011 $2,788 $3,225
2012 $2,751 $3,328
2013 $2,680 $3,741
2014 $2,849 $3,972
2015 $2,954 $4,058
2016 $3,152 $4,149
2017 $3,435 $4,399
2018 $3,400 $4,359
2019 $3,577 $4,082
2020 $3,192 $3,848
2021 $3,571 $3,997
2022 $3,711 $3,343
2023 $3,839 $3,799
2024 - $4,516

Bhutan vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Sri Lanka
1950 35.3 53.2
1951 35.3 54
1952 35.4 54.9
1953 35.4 55.6
1954 35.4 56.4
1955 35.5 57.2
1956 35.6 57.9
1957 35.7 58.5
1958 35.9 59.3
1959 36.1 60
1960 36.4 60.6
1961 36.7 61.2
1962 37 61.6
1963 37.4 62
1964 37.8 62.4
1965 38.3 62.8
1966 38.8 63.2
1967 39.4 63.6
1968 40 63.9
1969 40.6 64.1
1970 41.2 64.4
1971 41.8 64.2
1972 42.5 64.6
1973 43.1 64.8
1974 43.8 65
1975 44.5 65.4
1976 45.2 65.8
1977 46 66.4
1978 46.7 66.8
1979 47.4 67.5
1980 48.2 68
1981 49 68.4
1982 49.8 68.7
1983 50.6 68.7
1984 51.3 68.8
1985 52 68.9
1986 52.8 69
1987 53.6 69
1988 54.4 69
1989 55.1 67.3
1990 55.8 69.2
1991 56.5 69.1
1992 57.2 69.6
1993 57.9 70
1994 58.4 70.2
1995 59.3 69.7
1996 60 69.8
1997 60.6 69.9
1998 61.3 70.1
1999 62 70.4
2000 61.8 71.2
2001 63.3 71.8
2002 64 72.3
2003 64.7 72.4
2004 65.3 68
2005 65.9 73.1
2006 66.5 72.8
2007 67.2 73
2008 67.7 72.6
2009 68.2 70.3
2010 68.8 74.5
2011 69.3 74.7
2012 69.8 75.2
2013 70.2 75.5
2014 70.5 75.8
2015 70.8 76
2016 71.1 76.1
2017 71.4 76.2
2018 71.7 76.5
2019 72 76.7
2020 72.3 76.9
2021 72.4 76.3
2022 72.8 77.3
2023 73 77.5
2024 73.3 77.7
2025 73.5 77.9

Bhutan and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Bhutan Sri Lanka
1960 224,084 9,661,389
1961 230,602 9,899,372
1962 237,636 10,143,754
1963 245,156 10,395,040
1964 252,987 10,653,397
1965 261,200 10,916,965
1966 269,820 11,183,928
1967 278,852 11,457,328
1968 288,311 11,736,088
1969 298,214 12,013,858
1970 308,528 12,287,110
1971 319,211 12,551,910
1972 330,264 12,809,205
1973 341,705 13,060,916
1974 353,538 13,305,693
1975 365,791 13,548,984
1976 378,490 13,796,770
1977 391,639 14,049,371
1978 405,243 14,310,128
1979 419,200 14,579,614
1980 433,404 14,847,974
1981 447,836 15,099,414
1982 462,485 15,286,567
1983 477,460 15,388,794
1984 492,784 15,441,860
1985 508,392 15,544,154
1986 524,324 15,731,256
1987 540,557 15,916,576
1988 556,986 16,078,621
1989 573,586 16,248,557
1990 589,287 16,352,458
1991 599,784 16,475,354
1992 577,774 16,739,284
1993 554,673 17,025,918
1994 554,497 17,275,773
1995 547,989 17,564,068
1996 548,784 17,905,018
1997 558,697 18,248,200
1998 569,435 18,596,003
1999 582,579 18,944,731
2000 596,863 19,293,054
2001 610,794 19,600,362
2002 624,409 19,805,752
2003 637,663 19,951,521
2004 650,544 20,087,605
2005 661,865 20,216,524
2006 670,799 20,352,411
2007 678,641 20,492,545
2008 686,351 20,629,378
2009 693,988 20,756,435
2010 701,632 20,879,089
2011 709,377 21,009,048
2012 717,279 21,169,458
2013 725,273 20,585,000
2014 733,139 20,778,000
2015 740,618 20,970,000
2016 747,866 21,209,000
2017 754,335 21,453,000
2018 759,759 21,670,000
2019 764,824 21,803,000
2020 770,006 21,919,000
2021 775,442 22,156,000
2022 780,914 22,181,000
2023 786,385 22,037,000
2024 791,524 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Sri Lanka
1960 6.7 5.35
1961 6.7 5.24
1962 6.69 5.18
1963 6.69 5.12
1964 6.68 5.06
1965 6.68 4.93
1966 6.67 4.83
1967 6.67 4.79
1968 6.66 4.66
1969 6.66 4.5
1970 6.65 4.39
1971 6.64 4.27
1972 6.64 4.16
1973 6.63 4
1974 6.62 3.86
1975 6.62 3.82
1976 6.62 3.78
1977 6.61 3.74
1978 6.58 3.81
1979 6.55 3.82
1980 6.51 3.73
1981 6.46 3.65
1982 6.4 3.32
1983 6.34 3.11
1984 6.26 3.01
1985 6.18 2.9
1986 6.1 2.74
1987 6 2.64
1988 5.88 2.57
1989 5.76 2.58
1990 5.6 2.54
1991 5.45 2.51
1992 5.27 2.49
1993 5.07 2.44
1994 4.87 2.4
1995 4.62 2.35
1996 4.37 2.29
1997 4.09 2.22
1998 3.85 2.14
1999 3.61 2.14
2000 3.38 2.21
2001 3.19 2.28
2002 3.01 2.31
2003 2.87 2.3
2004 2.78 2.27
2005 2.73 2.26
2006 2.66 2.29
2007 2.59 2.3
2008 2.48 2.23
2009 2.36 2.18
2010 2.25 2.13
2011 2.15 2.14
2012 2.07 2.17
2013 2 2.18
2014 1.92 2.13
2015 1.84 2.09
2016 1.74 2.06
2017 1.62 2.04
2018 1.52 2.03
2019 1.45 2.02
2020 1.5 2.01
2021 1.49 2
2022 1.48 1.98
2023 1.46 1.97

Bhutan and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Sri Lanka
1960 18.8 19.5
1961 18.9 19.5
1962 18.9 19.5
1963 19 19.5
1964 19.1 19.5
1965 19.1 19.5
1966 19.2 19.6
1967 19.3 19.7
1968 19.3 19.8
1969 19.3 19.9
1970 19.3 20
1971 19.3 20.1
1972 19.3 20.2
1973 19.2 20.4
1974 19.2 20.6
1975 19.1 20.7
1976 19.1 20.9
1977 19 21
1978 19 21.2
1979 18.9 21.3
1980 18.9 21.5
1981 18.8 21.6
1982 18.7 21.7
1983 18.7 21.9
1984 18.6 22
1985 18.6 22.2
1986 18.5 22.5
1987 18.5 22.8
1988 18.5 23.1
1989 18.5 23.4
1990 18.6 23.6
1991 18.6 23.9
1992 18.6 24.3
1993 18.7 24.6
1994 18.8 24.9
1995 18.9 25.3
1996 19.1 25.8
1997 19.3 26.2
1998 19.5 26.5
1999 19.8 26.9
2000 20 27.2
2001 20.4 27.6
2002 20.8 27.9
2003 21.3 28.2
2004 21.8 28.5
2005 22.2 28.8
2006 22.6 29
2007 22.9 29.3
2008 23.3 29.6
2009 23.7 29.9
2010 24 30.2
2011 24.4 30.5
2012 24.7 30.8
2013 25.1 31.1
2014 25.6 31.4
2015 26 31.7
2016 26.4 32
2017 26.9 32.3
2018 27.5 32.5
2019 28 32.8
2020 28.6 33.1
2021 29.2 33.3
2022 29.8 33.6
2023 30.4 33.8
2024 30.9 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
81.7%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
32
2024
Higher education index n/a
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
92.7%
2023
English speaking
75%
2025
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Bhutan Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
70,894 mi
2010

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