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Bhutan vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 132nd vs. 93rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Tajikistan
Population
801123
10940854
Population rank 163/197 88/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

Bhutan and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Tajikistan
Year GDP
Bhutan Tajikistan
1970 $61,812,113 -
1971 $66,289,450 -
1972 $70,139,867 -
1973 $78,900,289 -
1974 $92,901,784 -
1975 $86,820,762 -
1976 $88,461,263 -
1977 $97,884,434 -
1978 $94,086,228 -
1979 $105,377,995 -
1980 $128,669,201 -
1981 $139,174,178 -
1982 $141,439,317 -
1983 $156,704,290 -
1984 $160,423,494 -
1985 $163,288,815 -
1986 $191,218,115 -
1987 $242,742,766 -
1988 $272,298,067 -
1989 $264,798,626 -
1990 $287,765,007 $2,629,395,066
1991 $240,294,286 $2,536,585,366
1992 $240,233,531 $1,908,554,572
1993 $225,973,693 $1,646,623,195
1994 $258,954,708 $1,522,001,206
1995 $290,490,984 $1,231,561,860
1996 $303,408,346 $1,043,654,822
1997 $352,229,077 $921,518,033
1998 $363,458,381 $1,320,199,582
1999 $399,311,200 $1,086,612,290
2000 $460,733,418 $860,541,842
2001 $496,110,226 $1,080,772,551
2002 $559,345,264 $1,221,106,220
2003 $651,935,430 $1,555,318,261
2004 $735,348,490 $2,076,176,869
2005 $860,391,000 $2,312,352,021
2006 $942,879,879 $2,830,213,849
2007 $1,255,767,964 $3,719,524,541
2008 $1,317,517,835 $5,161,299,725
2009 $1,331,343,798 $4,979,472,364
2010 $1,708,880,730 $5,642,221,099
2011 $1,977,728,659 $6,522,756,255
2012 $1,973,387,228 $7,633,036,903
2013 $1,943,696,952 $8,448,411,318
2014 $2,089,079,571 $9,112,605,459
2015 $2,187,815,803 $8,271,431,485
2016 $2,357,504,761 $6,992,416,097
2017 $2,591,358,009 $7,536,402,853
2018 $2,583,335,722 $7,764,999,999
2019 $2,735,683,570 $8,300,813,599
2020 $2,457,604,334 $8,133,963,551
2021 $2,768,802,960 $8,937,805,347
2022 $2,898,227,744 $10,713,525,200
2023 $3,019,253,885 $12,244,169,293
2024 - $14,204,575,549

Bhutan and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Tajikistan
1970 $200.3 -
1971 $207.7 -
1972 $212.4 -
1973 $230.9 -
1974 $262.8 -
1975 $237.4 -
1976 $233.7 -
1977 $249.9 -
1978 $232.2 -
1979 $251.4 -
1980 $296.9 -
1981 $311 -
1982 $306 -
1983 $328 -
1984 $326 -
1985 $321 -
1986 $365 -
1987 $449 -
1988 $489 -
1989 $462 -
1990 $488 $487
1991 $401 $458
1992 $416 $338
1993 $407 $287.6
1994 $467 $261.3
1995 $530 $207
1996 $553 $172
1997 $630 $150.1
1998 $638 $213.7
1999 $685 $175
2000 $772 $136.9
2001 $812 $168.7
2002 $896 $187
2003 $1,022 $233.6
2004 $1,130 $306
2005 $1,300 $334
2006 $1,406 $401
2007 $1,850 $517
2008 $1,920 $703
2009 $1,918 $665
2010 $2,436 $737
2011 $2,788 $834
2012 $2,751 $952
2013 $2,680 $1,028
2014 $2,849 $1,082
2015 $2,954 $957
2016 $3,152 $789
2017 $3,435 $829
2018 $3,400 $834
2019 $3,577 $871
2020 $3,192 $834
2021 $3,571 $897
2022 $3,711 $1,052
2023 $3,839 $1,178
2024 - $1,341

Bhutan vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Tajikistan
1950 35.3 49.3
1951 35.3 49.6
1952 35.4 49.9
1953 35.4 50.2
1954 35.4 50.5
1955 35.5 50.8
1956 35.6 51.1
1957 35.7 51.4
1958 35.9 51.8
1959 36.1 52.2
1960 36.4 52.5
1961 36.7 52.9
1962 37 53.4
1963 37.4 53.8
1964 37.8 54.2
1965 38.3 54.7
1966 38.8 55.1
1967 39.4 55.5
1968 40 55.9
1969 40.6 56.3
1970 41.2 56.6
1971 41.8 56.9
1972 42.5 57.2
1973 43.1 57.4
1974 43.8 57.7
1975 44.5 57.9
1976 45.2 58.1
1977 46 58.2
1978 46.7 58.4
1979 47.4 58.5
1980 48.2 58.6
1981 49 58.8
1982 49.8 60.2
1983 50.6 60.5
1984 51.3 60.7
1985 52 61
1986 52.8 61.8
1987 53.6 61.6
1988 54.4 61.8
1989 55.1 61.7
1990 55.8 61.6
1991 56.5 61.7
1992 57.2 57.1
1993 57.9 55.5
1994 58.4 60.1
1995 59.3 61.4
1996 60 60.8
1997 60.6 61.9
1998 61.3 62.4
1999 62 63.1
2000 61.8 63.5
2001 63.3 64.2
2002 64 64.9
2003 64.7 65.9
2004 65.3 66.6
2005 65.9 66.5
2006 66.5 67
2007 67.2 67.4
2008 67.7 67.9
2009 68.2 68.2
2010 68.8 68.4
2011 69.3 68.7
2012 69.8 69.1
2013 70.2 69.6
2014 70.5 69.7
2015 70.8 69.7
2016 71.1 70
2017 71.4 70.5
2018 71.7 70.7
2019 72 71
2020 72.3 68.6
2021 72.4 69.6
2022 72.8 71.6
2023 73 71.8
2024 73.3 71.9
2025 73.5 72.1

Bhutan and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Tajikistan
Year Population
Bhutan Tajikistan
1960 224,084 2,112,131
1961 230,602 2,181,805
1962 237,636 2,255,026
1963 245,156 2,331,736
1964 252,987 2,411,260
1965 261,200 2,492,998
1966 269,820 2,577,184
1967 278,852 2,664,130
1968 288,311 2,753,848
1969 298,214 2,845,273
1970 308,528 2,936,779
1971 319,211 3,028,837
1972 330,264 3,123,691
1973 341,705 3,222,290
1974 353,538 3,324,499
1975 365,791 3,430,425
1976 378,490 3,540,076
1977 391,639 3,653,265
1978 405,243 3,768,508
1979 419,200 3,882,691
1980 433,404 3,995,256
1981 447,836 4,109,022
1982 462,485 4,227,171
1983 477,460 4,350,874
1984 492,784 4,480,026
1985 508,392 4,619,003
1986 524,324 4,772,139
1987 540,557 4,939,059
1988 556,986 5,114,989
1989 573,586 5,267,249
1990 589,287 5,398,768
1991 599,784 5,541,205
1992 577,774 5,649,400
1993 554,673 5,724,993
1994 554,497 5,825,368
1995 547,989 5,948,584
1996 548,784 6,066,523
1997 558,697 6,139,829
1998 569,435 6,176,397
1999 582,579 6,208,370
2000 596,863 6,284,735
2001 610,794 6,407,377
2002 624,409 6,531,669
2003 637,663 6,658,575
2004 650,544 6,790,547
2005 661,865 6,924,720
2006 670,799 7,057,566
2007 678,641 7,194,477
2008 686,351 7,338,403
2009 693,988 7,490,230
2010 701,632 7,652,141
2011 709,377 7,824,785
2012 717,279 8,014,084
2013 725,273 8,216,724
2014 733,139 8,425,552
2015 740,618 8,643,840
2016 747,866 8,865,631
2017 754,335 9,085,946
2018 759,759 9,307,333
2019 764,824 9,529,966
2020 770,006 9,749,310
2021 775,442 9,966,908
2022 780,914 10,182,222
2023 786,385 10,389,799
2024 791,524 10,590,927

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Tajikistan
1960 6.7 6.24
1961 6.7 6.35
1962 6.69 6.48
1963 6.69 6.62
1964 6.68 6.68
1965 6.68 6.74
1966 6.67 6.82
1967 6.67 6.89
1968 6.66 6.91
1969 6.66 6.91
1970 6.65 6.91
1971 6.64 6.91
1972 6.64 6.89
1973 6.63 6.84
1974 6.62 6.77
1975 6.62 6.69
1976 6.62 6.6
1977 6.61 6.49
1978 6.58 6.4
1979 6.55 6.31
1980 6.51 6.21
1981 6.46 6.12
1982 6.4 6.03
1983 6.34 5.98
1984 6.26 5.96
1985 6.18 5.94
1986 6.1 5.91
1987 6 5.84
1988 5.88 5.75
1989 5.76 5.61
1990 5.6 5.46
1991 5.45 5.28
1992 5.27 5.06
1993 5.07 4.92
1994 4.87 4.79
1995 4.62 4.66
1996 4.37 3.94
1997 4.09 4.06
1998 3.85 4.07
1999 3.61 3.85
2000 3.38 3.49
2001 3.19 3.49
2002 3.01 3.47
2003 2.87 3.42
2004 2.78 3.51
2005 2.73 3.4
2006 2.66 3.34
2007 2.59 3.37
2008 2.48 3.39
2009 2.36 3.43
2010 2.25 3.46
2011 2.15 3.46
2012 2.07 3.42
2013 2 3.43
2014 1.92 3.46
2015 1.84 3.46
2016 1.74 3.38
2017 1.62 3.29
2018 1.52 3.29
2019 1.45 3.28
2020 1.5 3.21
2021 1.49 3.17
2022 1.48 3.13
2023 1.46 3.07

Bhutan and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Tajikistan
1960 18.8 21.6
1961 18.9 21.4
1962 18.9 20.9
1963 19 20.4
1964 19.1 19.6
1965 19.1 18.9
1966 19.2 18.4
1967 19.3 18.1
1968 19.3 17.9
1969 19.3 17.8
1970 19.3 17.8
1971 19.3 17.8
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.2 17.8
1974 19.2 17.8
1975 19.1 17.9
1976 19.1 17.9
1977 19 18
1978 19 18
1979 18.9 18.1
1980 18.9 18.1
1981 18.8 18.1
1982 18.7 18.2
1983 18.7 18.2
1984 18.6 18.2
1985 18.6 18.2
1986 18.5 18.3
1987 18.5 18.3
1988 18.5 18.3
1989 18.5 18.2
1990 18.6 18.1
1991 18.6 18
1992 18.6 17.9
1993 18.7 17.8
1994 18.8 17.7
1995 18.9 17.7
1996 19.1 17.7
1997 19.3 17.9
1998 19.5 18
1999 19.8 18.2
2000 20 18.5
2001 20.4 18.7
2002 20.8 18.9
2003 21.3 19.2
2004 21.8 19.4
2005 22.2 19.6
2006 22.6 19.8
2007 22.9 20.1
2008 23.3 20.4
2009 23.7 20.6
2010 24 20.8
2011 24.4 21
2012 24.7 21.2
2013 25.1 21.4
2014 25.6 21.6
2015 26 21.7
2016 26.4 21.9
2017 26.9 22
2018 27.5 22.2
2019 28 22.3
2020 28.6 22.5
2021 29.2 22.6
2022 29.8 22.7
2023 30.4 22.9
2024 30.9 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
54.5%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Tajikistan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
28.5%
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
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
19
2024
Higher education index n/a
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99.7%
2010
English speaking
75%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

Bhutan Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Tajikistan
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
18,641 mi
2018

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