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Bhutan vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 132nd vs. 131st).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Switzerland
Population
801123
9112950
Population rank 163/197 100/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$937B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Bhutan and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Switzerland
Year GDP
Bhutan Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 $61,812,113 $24,998,066,773
1971 $66,289,450 $30,040,171,751
1972 $70,139,867 $36,844,318,854
1973 $78,900,289 $49,550,006,320
1974 $92,901,784 $57,103,011,446
1975 $86,820,762 $65,466,081,819
1976 $88,461,263 $68,476,524,644
1977 $97,884,434 $73,135,771,167
1978 $94,086,228 $102,280,472,036
1979 $105,377,995 $114,970,094,425
1980 $128,669,201 $122,557,843,886
1981 $139,174,178 $112,244,805,519
1982 $141,439,317 $115,043,365,512
1983 $156,704,290 $114,634,358,535
1984 $160,423,494 $109,455,312,168
1985 $163,288,815 $110,980,314,192
1986 $191,218,115 $159,089,921,063
1987 $242,742,766 $199,236,370,038
1988 $272,298,067 $215,540,625,299
1989 $264,798,626 $208,105,846,934
1990 $287,765,007 $265,763,573,999
1991 $240,294,286 $268,901,693,863
1992 $240,233,531 $279,921,425,828
1993 $225,973,693 $272,237,527,071
1994 $258,954,708 $301,375,055,202
1995 $290,490,984 $352,835,806,342
1996 $303,408,346 $340,103,959,547
1997 $352,229,077 $294,788,198,856
1998 $363,458,381 $303,459,014,347
1999 $399,311,200 $297,873,643,323
2000 $460,733,418 $279,216,033,870
2001 $496,110,226 $286,582,672,434
2002 $559,345,264 $309,301,422,430
2003 $651,935,430 $362,075,086,508
2004 $735,348,490 $403,912,891,033
2005 $860,391,000 $418,284,865,885
2006 $942,879,879 $441,634,672,197
2007 $1,255,767,964 $490,740,715,595
2008 $1,317,517,835 $567,267,767,519
2009 $1,331,343,798 $554,212,916,092
2010 $1,708,880,730 $598,851,027,948
2011 $1,977,728,659 $715,888,126,682
2012 $1,973,387,228 $686,420,221,558
2013 $1,943,696,952 $706,234,937,371
2014 $2,089,079,571 $726,537,809,430
2015 $2,187,815,803 $694,118,186,380
2016 $2,357,504,761 $687,895,460,903
2017 $2,591,358,009 $695,200,834,102
2018 $2,583,335,722 $725,568,717,468
2019 $2,735,683,570 $721,369,112,727
2020 $2,457,604,334 $741,999,406,006
2021 $2,768,802,960 $815,309,330,987
2022 $2,898,227,744 $828,508,926,958
2023 $3,019,253,885 $894,424,821,645
2024 - $936,564,198,049

Bhutan and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 $200.3 $4,044
1971 $207.7 $4,835
1972 $212.4 $5,885
1973 $230.9 $7,856
1974 $262.8 $9,005
1975 $237.4 $10,328
1976 $233.7 $10,865
1977 $249.9 $11,644
1978 $232.2 $16,282
1979 $251.4 $18,266
1980 $296.9 $19,394
1981 $311 $17,665
1982 $306 $18,000
1983 $328 $17,859
1984 $326 $16,991
1985 $321 $17,152
1986 $365 $24,460
1987 $449 $30,441
1988 $489 $32,690
1989 $462 $31,309
1990 $488 $39,575
1991 $401 $39,544
1992 $416 $40,714
1993 $407 $39,237
1994 $467 $43,092
1995 $530 $50,114
1996 $553 $48,093
1997 $630 $41,584
1998 $638 $42,681
1999 $685 $41,696
2000 $772 $38,865
2001 $812 $39,639
2002 $896 $42,459
2003 $1,022 $49,336
2004 $1,130 $54,659
2005 $1,300 $56,243
2006 $1,406 $59,011
2007 $1,850 $64,989
2008 $1,920 $74,175
2009 $1,918 $71,568
2010 $2,436 $76,531
2011 $2,788 $90,477
2012 $2,751 $85,836
2013 $2,680 $87,304
2014 $2,849 $88,725
2015 $2,954 $83,806
2016 $3,152 $82,153
2017 $3,435 $82,254
2018 $3,400 $85,217
2019 $3,577 $84,122
2020 $3,192 $85,898
2021 $3,571 $93,665
2022 $3,711 $94,395
2023 $3,839 $100,632
2024 - $103,670

Bhutan vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Switzerland
1950 35.3 68.9
1951 35.3 68.7
1952 35.4 69.6
1953 35.4 69.5
1954 35.4 70
1955 35.5 70.1
1956 35.6 70.2
1957 35.7 70.5
1958 35.9 71.3
1959 36.1 71.5
1960 36.4 71.4
1961 36.7 71.7
1962 37 71.3
1963 37.4 71.3
1964 37.8 72.2
1965 38.3 72.3
1966 38.8 72.4
1967 39.4 72.7
1968 40 72.7
1969 40.6 72.7
1970 41.2 73.1
1971 41.8 73.2
1972 42.5 73.8
1973 43.1 74.1
1974 43.8 74.4
1975 44.5 74.8
1976 45.2 74.9
1977 46 75.4
1978 46.7 75.3
1979 47.4 75.6
1980 48.2 75.6
1981 49 75.8
1982 49.8 76.2
1983 50.6 76.2
1984 51.3 76.8
1985 52 76.9
1986 52.8 77
1987 53.6 77.3
1988 54.4 77.4
1989 55.1 77.6
1990 55.8 77.4
1991 56.5 77.6
1992 57.2 77.9
1993 57.9 78.2
1994 58.4 78.5
1995 59.3 78.6
1996 60 79
1997 60.6 79.2
1998 61.3 79.5
1999 62 79.7
2000 61.8 79.8
2001 63.3 80.3
2002 64 80.4
2003 64.7 80.5
2004 65.3 81.1
2005 65.9 81.2
2006 66.5 81.5
2007 67.2 81.7
2008 67.7 82
2009 68.2 82
2010 68.8 82.3
2011 69.3 82.6
2012 69.8 82.6
2013 70.2 82.7
2014 70.5 83.1
2015 70.8 82.8
2016 71.1 83.4
2017 71.4 83.4
2018 71.7 83.6
2019 72 83.8
2020 72.3 83.1
2021 72.4 83.6
2022 72.8 83.2
2023 73 84
2024 73.3 84.1
2025 73.5 84.2

Bhutan and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Switzerland
Year Population
Bhutan Switzerland
1960 224,084 5,327,827
1961 230,602 5,434,294
1962 237,636 5,573,815
1963 245,156 5,694,247
1964 252,987 5,789,228
1965 261,200 5,856,472
1966 269,820 5,918,002
1967 278,852 5,991,785
1968 288,311 6,067,714
1969 298,214 6,136,387
1970 308,528 6,180,877
1971 319,211 6,213,399
1972 330,264 6,260,956
1973 341,705 6,307,347
1974 353,538 6,341,405
1975 365,791 6,338,632
1976 378,490 6,302,504
1977 391,639 6,281,174
1978 405,243 6,281,738
1979 419,200 6,294,365
1980 433,404 6,319,408
1981 447,836 6,354,074
1982 462,485 6,391,309
1983 477,460 6,418,773
1984 492,784 6,441,865
1985 508,392 6,470,365
1986 524,324 6,504,124
1987 540,557 6,545,106
1988 556,986 6,593,386
1989 573,586 6,646,912
1990 589,287 6,715,519
1991 599,784 6,799,978
1992 577,774 6,875,364
1993 554,673 6,938,265
1994 554,497 6,993,795
1995 547,989 7,040,687
1996 548,784 7,071,850
1997 558,697 7,088,906
1998 569,435 7,110,001
1999 582,579 7,143,991
2000 596,863 7,184,250
2001 610,794 7,229,854
2002 624,409 7,284,753
2003 637,663 7,339,001
2004 650,544 7,389,625
2005 661,865 7,437,115
2006 670,799 7,483,934
2007 678,641 7,551,117
2008 686,351 7,647,675
2009 693,988 7,743,831
2010 701,632 7,824,909
2011 709,377 7,912,398
2012 717,279 7,996,861
2013 725,273 8,089,346
2014 733,139 8,188,649
2015 740,618 8,282,396
2016 747,866 8,373,338
2017 754,335 8,451,840
2018 759,759 8,514,329
2019 764,824 8,575,280
2020 770,006 8,638,167
2021 775,442 8,704,546
2022 780,914 8,777,088
2023 786,385 8,888,093
2024 791,524 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Switzerland
1960 6.7 2.44
1961 6.7 2.52
1962 6.69 2.58
1963 6.69 2.65
1964 6.68 2.66
1965 6.68 2.59
1966 6.67 2.5
1967 6.67 2.39
1968 6.66 2.29
1969 6.66 2.19
1970 6.65 2.1
1971 6.64 2.04
1972 6.64 1.91
1973 6.63 1.81
1974 6.62 1.73
1975 6.62 1.61
1976 6.62 1.55
1977 6.61 1.53
1978 6.58 1.51
1979 6.55 1.52
1980 6.51 1.55
1981 6.46 1.55
1982 6.4 1.56
1983 6.34 1.52
1984 6.26 1.53
1985 6.18 1.52
1986 6.1 1.53
1987 6 1.52
1988 5.88 1.57
1989 5.76 1.56
1990 5.6 1.58
1991 5.45 1.58
1992 5.27 1.58
1993 5.07 1.51
1994 4.87 1.49
1995 4.62 1.48
1996 4.37 1.5
1997 4.09 1.48
1998 3.85 1.47
1999 3.61 1.48
2000 3.38 1.5
2001 3.19 1.38
2002 3.01 1.39
2003 2.87 1.39
2004 2.78 1.42
2005 2.73 1.42
2006 2.66 1.44
2007 2.59 1.46
2008 2.48 1.48
2009 2.36 1.5
2010 2.25 1.52
2011 2.15 1.52
2012 2.07 1.52
2013 2 1.52
2014 1.92 1.54
2015 1.84 1.54
2016 1.74 1.54
2017 1.62 1.52
2018 1.52 1.52
2019 1.45 1.48
2020 1.5 1.46
2021 1.49 1.52
2022 1.48 1.39
2023 1.46 1.33

Bhutan and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Switzerland
1960 18.8 32.6
1961 18.9 32.4
1962 18.9 32
1963 19 31.7
1964 19.1 31.5
1965 19.1 31.6
1966 19.2 31.6
1967 19.3 31.6
1968 19.3 31.7
1969 19.3 31.7
1970 19.3 32
1971 19.3 32.2
1972 19.3 32.3
1973 19.2 32.5
1974 19.2 32.7
1975 19.1 33.1
1976 19.1 33.5
1977 19 33.8
1978 19 34.2
1979 18.9 34.5
1980 18.9 34.8
1981 18.8 35
1982 18.7 35.3
1983 18.7 35.6
1984 18.6 35.9
1985 18.6 36.1
1986 18.5 36.3
1987 18.5 36.5
1988 18.5 36.7
1989 18.5 36.8
1990 18.6 36.9
1991 18.6 36.9
1992 18.6 36.9
1993 18.7 37
1994 18.8 37.1
1995 18.9 37.3
1996 19.1 37.6
1997 19.3 37.9
1998 19.5 38.2
1999 19.8 38.4
2000 20 38.7
2001 20.4 39
2002 20.8 39.3
2003 21.3 39.6
2004 21.8 39.9
2005 22.2 40.3
2006 22.6 40.6
2007 22.9 40.9
2008 23.3 41.1
2009 23.7 41.3
2010 24 41.5
2011 24.4 41.6
2012 24.7 41.8
2013 25.1 42
2014 25.6 42.1
2015 26 42.2
2016 26.4 42.3
2017 26.9 42.4
2018 27.5 42.5
2019 28 42.6
2020 28.6 42.7
2021 29.2 42.8
2022 29.8 43
2023 30.4 43.4
2024 30.9 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
98.4%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Switzerland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
81
2024
Higher education index n/a
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
75%
2025
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Bhutan Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Switzerland
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
52,266 mi
2021

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