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Bhutan vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 132nd vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Taiwan
Population
801123
23308308
Population rank 163/197 60/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$797B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
30.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Bhutan and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Taiwan
Year GDP
Bhutan Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 $61,812,113 $5,785,000,000
1971 $66,289,450 $6,727,000,000
1972 $70,139,867 $8,063,000,000
1973 $78,900,289 $10,940,000,000
1974 $92,901,784 $14,739,000,000
1975 $86,820,762 $15,836,000,000
1976 $88,461,263 $18,988,000,000
1977 $97,884,434 $22,252,000,000
1978 $94,086,228 $27,373,000,000
1979 $105,377,995 $33,875,000,000
1980 $128,669,201 $42,292,000,000
1981 $139,174,178 $49,047,000,000
1982 $141,439,317 $49,540,000,000
1983 $156,704,290 $54,155,000,000
1984 $160,423,494 $61,036,000,000
1985 $163,288,815 $63,599,000,000
1986 $191,218,115 $78,347,000,000
1987 $242,742,766 $104,956,000,000
1988 $272,298,067 $126,378,000,000
1989 $264,798,626 $152,687,000,000
1990 $287,765,007 $166,392,000,000
1991 $240,294,286 $187,100,000,000
1992 $240,233,531 $222,947,000,000
1993 $225,973,693 $234,943,000,000
1994 $258,954,708 $256,213,000,000
1995 $290,490,984 $279,013,000,000
1996 $303,408,346 $292,473,000,000
1997 $352,229,077 $303,315,000,000
1998 $363,458,381 $279,926,000,000
1999 $399,311,200 $303,827,000,000
2000 $460,733,418 $330,725,000,000
2001 $496,110,226 $299,303,000,000
2002 $559,345,264 $307,429,000,000
2003 $651,935,430 $317,374,000,000
2004 $735,348,490 $346,881,000,000
2005 $860,391,000 $374,042,000,000
2006 $942,879,879 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,255,767,964 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,317,517,835 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,331,343,798 $390,788,000,000
2010 $1,708,880,730 $444,245,000,000
2011 $1,977,728,659 $483,957,000,000
2012 $1,973,387,228 $495,536,000,000
2013 $1,943,696,952 $512,957,000,000
2014 $2,089,079,571 $535,332,000,000
2015 $2,187,815,803 $534,474,000,000
2016 $2,357,504,761 $543,002,000,000
2017 $2,591,358,009 $591,734,000,000
2018 $2,583,335,722 $610,744,000,000
2019 $2,735,683,570 $613,453,000,000
2020 $2,457,604,334 $676,935,000,000
2021 $2,768,802,960 $777,062,000,000
2022 $2,898,227,744 $765,529,000,000
2023 $3,019,253,885 $757,276,000,000
2024 - $796,904,000,000

Bhutan and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 $200.3 $397
1971 $207.7 $451
1972 $212.4 $530
1973 $230.9 $706
1974 $262.8 $934
1975 $237.4 $985
1976 $233.7 $1,158
1977 $249.9 $1,330
1978 $232.2 $1,606
1979 $251.4 $1,950
1980 $296.9 $2,389
1981 $311 $2,720
1982 $306 $2,699
1983 $328 $2,903
1984 $326 $3,224
1985 $321 $3,314
1986 $365 $4,036
1987 $449 $5,350
1988 $489 $6,370
1989 $462 $7,613
1990 $488 $8,205
1991 $401 $9,125
1992 $416 $10,768
1993 $407 $11,242
1994 $467 $12,150
1995 $530 $13,119
1996 $553 $13,641
1997 $630 $14,020
1998 $638 $12,820
1999 $685 $13,804
2000 $772 $14,908
2001 $812 $13,397
2002 $896 $13,686
2003 $1,022 $14,066
2004 $1,130 $15,317
2005 $1,300 $16,456
2006 $1,406 $16,934
2007 $1,850 $17,757
2008 $1,920 $18,081
2009 $1,918 $16,933
2010 $2,436 $19,197
2011 $2,788 $20,866
2012 $2,751 $21,295
2013 $2,680 $21,973
2014 $2,849 $22,874
2015 $2,954 $22,780
2016 $3,152 $23,091
2017 $3,435 $25,121
2018 $3,400 $25,901
2019 $3,577 $25,998
2020 $3,192 $28,705
2021 $3,571 $33,111
2022 $3,711 $32,827
2023 $3,839 $32,442
2024 - $34,041

Bhutan vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Taiwan
1950 35.3 56.6
1951 35.3 57.2
1952 35.4 57.9
1953 35.4 58.6
1954 35.4 58.9
1955 35.5 59.8
1956 35.6 60.3
1957 35.7 61
1958 35.9 61
1959 36.1 61.6
1960 36.4 62.5
1961 36.7 63
1962 37 63.8
1963 37.4 64.5
1964 37.8 64.9
1965 38.3 65.7
1966 38.8 66.1
1967 39.4 66.7
1968 40 66.8
1969 40.6 67.7
1970 41.2 69
1971 41.8 69.4
1972 42.5 69.6
1973 43.1 69.8
1974 43.8 70.3
1975 44.5 70.9
1976 45.2 71.2
1977 46 71.3
1978 46.7 71.7
1979 47.4 71.7
1980 48.2 72
1981 49 72
1982 49.8 72.4
1983 50.6 72.4
1984 51.3 73
1985 52 73.3
1986 52.8 73.3
1987 53.6 73.6
1988 54.4 73.4
1989 55.1 73.7
1990 55.8 73.9
1991 56.5 74.3
1992 57.2 74.3
1993 57.9 74.6
1994 58.4 74.7
1995 59.3 74.6
1996 60 74.9
1997 60.6 75.3
1998 61.3 75.5
1999 62 75.6
2000 61.8 76.1
2001 63.3 76.5
2002 64 76.9
2003 64.7 77
2004 65.3 77.2
2005 65.9 77.1
2006 66.5 77.8
2007 67.2 78
2008 67.7 78.3
2009 68.2 78.7
2010 68.8 79
2011 69.3 78.9
2012 69.8 79.2
2013 70.2 79.6
2014 70.5 79.5
2015 70.8 79.9
2016 71.1 79.7
2017 71.4 80.1
2018 71.7 80.4
2019 72 80.6
2020 72.3 81.1
2021 72.4 80.8
2022 72.8 80.2
2023 73 80.6
2024 73.3 80.7
2025 73.5 80.9

Bhutan and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Taiwan
Year Population
Bhutan Taiwan
1960 224,084 -
1961 230,602 11,030,385
1962 237,636 11,392,513
1963 245,156 11,762,101
1964 252,987 12,137,143
1965 261,200 12,511,863
1966 269,820 12,874,153
1967 278,852 13,210,344
1968 288,311 13,548,537
1969 298,214 14,068,984
1970 308,528 14,582,944
1971 319,211 14,913,564
1972 330,264 15,220,495
1973 341,705 15,505,121
1974 353,538 15,784,817
1975 365,791 16,075,128
1976 378,490 16,401,413
1977 391,639 16,730,895
1978 405,243 17,042,272
1979 419,200 17,372,779
1980 433,404 17,704,538
1981 447,836 18,029,982
1982 462,485 18,354,855
1983 477,460 18,653,146
1984 492,784 18,929,866
1985 508,392 19,191,510
1986 524,324 19,411,454
1987 540,557 19,617,046
1988 556,986 19,839,704
1989 573,586 20,055,492
1990 589,287 20,278,946
1991 599,784 20,503,568
1992 577,774 20,704,227
1993 554,673 20,899,019
1994 554,497 21,086,645
1995 547,989 21,267,653
1996 548,784 21,441,432
1997 558,697 21,634,124
1998 569,435 21,835,703
1999 582,579 22,010,489
2000 596,863 22,184,530
2001 610,794 22,341,120
2002 624,409 22,463,172
2003 637,663 22,562,663
2004 650,544 22,646,836
2005 661,865 22,729,753
2006 670,799 22,823,455
2007 678,641 22,917,444
2008 686,351 22,997,696
2009 693,988 23,078,402
2010 701,632 23,140,948
2011 709,377 23,193,518
2012 717,279 23,270,367
2013 725,273 23,344,670
2014 733,139 23,403,635
2015 740,618 23,462,914
2016 747,866 23,515,945
2017 754,335 23,555,522
2018 759,759 23,580,080
2019 764,824 23,596,027
2020 770,006 23,582,179
2021 775,442 23,468,275
2022 780,914 23,319,977
2023 786,385 23,342,541
2024 791,524 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 6.7 -
1961 6.7 -
1962 6.69 -
1963 6.69 -
1964 6.68 -
1965 6.68 -
1966 6.67 -
1967 6.67 -
1968 6.66 -
1969 6.66 -
1970 6.65 -
1971 6.64 -
1972 6.64 -
1973 6.63 -
1974 6.62 -
1975 6.62 -
1976 6.62 -
1977 6.61 -
1978 6.58 -
1979 6.55 -
1980 6.51 -
1981 6.46 2.46
1982 6.4 -
1983 6.34 -
1984 6.26 -
1985 6.18 -
1986 6.1 -
1987 6 -
1988 5.88 -
1989 5.76 -
1990 5.6 -
1991 5.45 1.72
1992 5.27 -
1993 5.07 -
1994 4.87 -
1995 4.62 -
1996 4.37 -
1997 4.09 -
1998 3.85 -
1999 3.61 -
2000 3.38 -
2001 3.19 1.4
2002 3.01 -
2003 2.87 -
2004 2.78 -
2005 2.73 -
2006 2.66 -
2007 2.59 -
2008 2.48 -
2009 2.36 -
2010 2.25 -
2011 2.15 1.07
2012 2.07 -
2013 2 -
2014 1.92 -
2015 1.84 1.18
2016 1.74 1.17
2017 1.62 1.13
2018 1.52 1.06
2019 1.45 1.05
2020 1.5 0.99
2021 1.49 0.98
2022 1.48 0.87
2023 1.46 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Bhutan and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Taiwan
1960 18.8 -
1961 18.9 -
1962 18.9 -
1963 19 -
1964 19.1 -
1965 19.1 -
1966 19.2 -
1967 19.3 -
1968 19.3 -
1969 19.3 -
1970 19.3 -
1971 19.3 -
1972 19.3 -
1973 19.2 -
1974 19.2 20.8
1975 19.1 21.2
1976 19.1 21.5
1977 19 21.9
1978 19 22.3
1979 18.9 22.6
1980 18.9 23
1981 18.8 23.4
1982 18.7 23.8
1983 18.7 24.1
1984 18.6 24.6
1985 18.6 25.1
1986 18.5 25.6
1987 18.5 26.1
1988 18.5 26.5
1989 18.5 27
1990 18.6 27.5
1991 18.6 28
1992 18.6 28.4
1993 18.7 28.9
1994 18.8 29.4
1995 18.9 29.8
1996 19.1 30.3
1997 19.3 30.7
1998 19.5 31.2
1999 19.8 31.6
2000 20 32.1
2001 20.4 32.6
2002 20.8 33.1
2003 21.3 33.6
2004 21.8 34.1
2005 22.2 34.7
2006 22.6 35.2
2007 22.9 35.8
2008 23.3 36.3
2009 23.7 36.8
2010 24 37.4
2011 24.4 37.9
2012 24.7 38.3
2013 25.1 38.9
2014 25.6 39.3
2015 26 39.9
2016 26.4 40.4
2017 26.9 41
2018 27.5 41.5
2019 28 42.1
2020 28.6 42.7
2021 29.2 43.3
2022 29.8 43.9
2023 30.4 44.5
2024 30.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
79.7
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
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
n/a
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
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Bhutan Taiwan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
n/a
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
67
2024
Higher education index n/a
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
67
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
75%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Bhutan Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
6
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bhutan Taiwan
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
25,771 mi
2019

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