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Bhutan vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 132nd vs. 31st).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Tanzania
Population
801123
72166806
Population rank 163/197 20/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Bhutan and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Tanzania
Year GDP
Bhutan Tanzania
1960 - $2,651,729,807
1961 - $2,826,179,031
1962 - $3,101,589,993
1963 - $3,456,579,293
1964 - $3,748,840,925
1965 - $3,817,226,546
1966 - $4,377,998,825
1967 - $4,565,132,048
1968 - $4,895,251,824
1969 - $5,142,066,811
1970 $61,812,113 $2,851,419,386
1971 $66,289,450 $3,050,673,517
1972 $70,139,867 $3,472,787,266
1973 $78,900,289 $4,144,104,535
1974 $92,901,784 $4,977,337,978
1975 $86,820,762 $5,729,917,840
1976 $88,461,263 $6,472,511,988
1977 $97,884,434 $7,732,598,995
1978 $94,086,228 $9,261,675,710
1979 $105,377,995 $9,804,637,491
1980 $128,669,201 $11,409,228,087
1981 $139,174,178 $13,161,540,378
1982 $141,439,317 $13,927,383,240
1983 $156,704,290 $14,049,883,809
1984 $160,423,494 $12,906,635,133
1985 $163,288,815 $15,328,295,175
1986 $191,218,115 $10,840,864,521
1987 $242,742,766 $7,824,193,222
1988 $272,298,067 $7,406,614,407
1989 $264,798,626 $6,418,799,007
1990 $287,765,007 $6,184,384,225
1991 $240,294,286 $7,197,768,159
1992 $240,233,531 $6,681,997,469
1993 $225,973,693 $6,182,872,708
1994 $258,954,708 $6,550,480,484
1995 $290,490,984 $7,631,431,840
1996 $303,408,346 $9,433,528,150
1997 $352,229,077 $11,158,197,942
1998 $363,458,381 $12,172,790,056
1999 $399,311,200 $12,704,334,196
2000 $460,733,418 $13,371,767,082
2001 $496,110,226 $13,563,990,022
2002 $559,345,264 $14,129,651,896
2003 $651,935,430 $15,211,487,709
2004 $735,348,490 $16,673,062,473
2005 $860,391,000 $18,395,383,647
2006 $942,879,879 $18,619,859,795
2007 $1,255,767,964 $21,860,434,823
2008 $1,317,517,835 $27,947,821,398
2009 $1,331,343,798 $29,400,573,554
2010 $1,708,880,730 $32,012,892,919
2011 $1,977,728,659 $34,657,140,096
2012 $1,973,387,228 $39,650,394,363
2013 $1,943,696,952 $45,648,857,242
2014 $2,089,079,571 $49,986,726,461
2015 $2,187,815,803 $47,413,919,817
2016 $2,357,504,761 $49,774,409,374
2017 $2,591,358,009 $53,274,884,533
2018 $2,583,335,722 $57,003,712,892
2019 $2,735,683,570 $61,026,731,926
2020 $2,457,604,334 $66,068,737,786
2021 $2,768,802,960 $70,655,628,148
2022 $2,898,227,744 $75,769,974,505
2023 $3,019,253,885 $79,062,403,837
2024 - $78,779,864,877

Bhutan and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Tanzania
1960 - $267.8
1961 - $277.4
1962 - $295.7
1963 - $320
1964 - $337
1965 - $333
1966 - $370
1967 - $374
1968 - $388
1969 - $394
1970 $200.3 $211.3
1971 $207.7 $218.4
1972 $212.4 $239.8
1973 $230.9 $276.1
1974 $262.8 $320
1975 $237.4 $355
1976 $233.7 $387
1977 $249.9 $446
1978 $232.2 $515
1979 $251.4 $527
1980 $296.9 $595
1981 $311 $665
1982 $306 $683
1983 $328 $667
1984 $326 $593
1985 $321 $681
1986 $365 $466
1987 $449 $326
1988 $489 $299
1989 $462 $252.3
1990 $488 $236.9
1991 $401 $268.8
1992 $416 $243.4
1993 $407 $218.2
1994 $467 $222.5
1995 $530 $251.2
1996 $553 $305
1997 $630 $353
1998 $638 $375
1999 $685 $382
2000 $772 $390
2001 $812 $385
2002 $896 $391
2003 $1,022 $410
2004 $1,130 $438
2005 $1,300 $469
2006 $1,406 $462
2007 $1,850 $528
2008 $1,920 $657
2009 $1,918 $674
2010 $2,436 $715
2011 $2,788 $753
2012 $2,751 $837
2013 $2,680 $935
2014 $2,849 $993
2015 $2,954 $911
2016 $3,152 $925
2017 $3,435 $957
2018 $3,400 $992
2019 $3,577 $1,031
2020 $3,192 $1,084
2021 $3,571 $1,125
2022 $3,711 $1,171
2023 $3,839 $1,187
2024 - $1,149

Bhutan vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Tanzania
1950 35.3 41
1951 35.3 41.2
1952 35.4 41.4
1953 35.4 41.5
1954 35.4 41.7
1955 35.5 41.8
1956 35.6 42
1957 35.7 42.1
1958 35.9 42.3
1959 36.1 42.5
1960 36.4 42.6
1961 36.7 42.8
1962 37 43.2
1963 37.4 43.6
1964 37.8 44.1
1965 38.3 44.5
1966 38.8 44.9
1967 39.4 45.2
1968 40 45.6
1969 40.6 46
1970 41.2 46.5
1971 41.8 47
1972 42.5 47.4
1973 43.1 47.9
1974 43.8 48.4
1975 44.5 48.9
1976 45.2 49.5
1977 46 50
1978 46.7 50.4
1979 47.4 50.8
1980 48.2 51.3
1981 49 51.7
1982 49.8 52
1983 50.6 52.2
1984 51.3 52.2
1985 52 52.2
1986 52.8 52.2
1987 53.6 52.2
1988 54.4 52.2
1989 55.1 52.1
1990 55.8 52
1991 56.5 51.8
1992 57.2 51.4
1993 57.9 51.2
1994 58.4 51.1
1995 59.3 51
1996 60 51.1
1997 60.6 51.2
1998 61.3 51.8
1999 62 52.4
2000 61.8 53.2
2001 63.3 54.1
2002 64 54.9
2003 64.7 55.9
2004 65.3 56.8
2005 65.9 57.7
2006 66.5 58.5
2007 67.2 59.3
2008 67.7 59.9
2009 68.2 60.5
2010 68.8 61.1
2011 69.3 61.6
2012 69.8 62.3
2013 70.2 62.8
2014 70.5 63.4
2015 70.8 63.9
2016 71.1 64.4
2017 71.4 65
2018 71.7 65.5
2019 72 66
2020 72.3 66.8
2021 72.4 66.1
2022 72.8 66.9
2023 73 67
2024 73.3 67.2
2025 73.5 67.4

Bhutan and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Tanzania
Year Population
Bhutan Tanzania
1960 224,084 9,901,419
1961 230,602 10,187,886
1962 237,636 10,487,756
1963 245,156 10,799,528
1964 252,987 11,127,826
1965 261,200 11,470,728
1966 269,820 11,827,459
1967 278,852 12,200,109
1968 288,311 12,602,076
1969 298,214 13,036,700
1970 308,528 13,492,677
1971 319,211 13,971,451
1972 330,264 14,479,308
1973 341,705 15,010,101
1974 353,538 15,561,630
1975 365,791 16,138,361
1976 378,490 16,736,211
1977 391,639 17,352,929
1978 405,243 17,976,566
1979 419,200 18,592,038
1980 433,404 19,189,769
1981 447,836 19,784,703
1982 462,485 20,398,571
1983 477,460 21,079,874
1984 492,784 21,779,066
1985 508,392 22,501,693
1986 524,324 23,258,959
1987 540,557 24,030,378
1988 556,986 24,769,686
1989 573,586 25,438,759
1990 589,287 26,110,207
1991 599,784 26,780,436
1992 577,774 27,457,588
1993 554,673 28,332,692
1994 554,497 29,442,356
1995 547,989 30,383,497
1996 548,784 30,945,762
1997 558,697 31,578,089
1998 569,435 32,420,458
1999 582,579 33,300,330
2000 596,863 34,260,139
2001 610,794 35,198,299
2002 624,409 36,121,304
2003 637,663 37,089,555
2004 650,544 38,109,668
2005 661,865 39,182,076
2006 670,799 40,294,902
2007 678,641 41,435,512
2008 686,351 42,570,728
2009 693,988 43,633,982
2010 701,632 44,758,488
2011 709,377 46,029,367
2012 717,279 47,374,260
2013 725,273 48,824,128
2014 733,139 50,351,512
2015 740,618 52,020,962
2016 747,866 53,824,013
2017 754,335 55,652,890
2018 759,759 57,437,145
2019 764,824 59,174,891
2020 770,006 60,972,798
2021 775,442 62,830,412
2022 780,914 64,711,821
2023 786,385 66,617,606
2024 791,524 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Tanzania
1960 6.7 6.54
1961 6.7 6.56
1962 6.69 6.61
1963 6.69 6.65
1964 6.68 6.68
1965 6.68 6.73
1966 6.67 6.8
1967 6.67 6.86
1968 6.66 6.9
1969 6.66 6.95
1970 6.65 7
1971 6.64 7.04
1972 6.64 7.05
1973 6.63 7.06
1974 6.62 7.12
1975 6.62 7.1
1976 6.62 7.09
1977 6.61 7.07
1978 6.58 7.06
1979 6.55 7.04
1980 6.51 6.99
1981 6.46 6.93
1982 6.4 6.87
1983 6.34 6.81
1984 6.26 6.72
1985 6.18 6.6
1986 6.1 6.49
1987 6 6.41
1988 5.88 6.38
1989 5.76 6.3
1990 5.6 6.2
1991 5.45 6.14
1992 5.27 6.08
1993 5.07 6
1994 4.87 5.89
1995 4.62 5.82
1996 4.37 5.83
1997 4.09 5.84
1998 3.85 5.81
1999 3.61 5.75
2000 3.38 5.67
2001 3.19 5.62
2002 3.01 5.57
2003 2.87 5.58
2004 2.78 5.6
2005 2.73 5.58
2006 2.66 5.51
2007 2.59 5.4
2008 2.48 5.32
2009 2.36 5.26
2010 2.25 5.23
2011 2.15 5.14
2012 2.07 5.14
2013 2 5.16
2014 1.92 5.12
2015 1.84 5.03
2016 1.74 5.01
2017 1.62 4.99
2018 1.52 4.93
2019 1.45 4.87
2020 1.5 4.8
2021 1.49 4.73
2022 1.48 4.67
2023 1.46 4.61

Bhutan and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Tanzania
1960 18.8 17.4
1961 18.9 17.4
1962 18.9 17.4
1963 19 17.4
1964 19.1 17.4
1965 19.1 17.3
1966 19.2 17.2
1967 19.3 17.2
1968 19.3 17.1
1969 19.3 17.1
1970 19.3 17.1
1971 19.3 17
1972 19.3 17
1973 19.2 17
1974 19.2 16.9
1975 19.1 16.9
1976 19.1 16.8
1977 19 16.8
1978 19 16.7
1979 18.9 16.6
1980 18.9 16.5
1981 18.8 16.4
1982 18.7 16.3
1983 18.7 16.2
1984 18.6 16.2
1985 18.6 16.3
1986 18.5 16.4
1987 18.5 16.5
1988 18.5 16.6
1989 18.5 16.6
1990 18.6 16.7
1991 18.6 16.7
1992 18.6 16.8
1993 18.7 17
1994 18.8 17.3
1995 18.9 17.4
1996 19.1 17.4
1997 19.3 17.3
1998 19.5 17.3
1999 19.8 17.4
2000 20 17.4
2001 20.4 17.5
2002 20.8 17.5
2003 21.3 17.4
2004 21.8 17.4
2005 22.2 17.4
2006 22.6 17.4
2007 22.9 17.3
2008 23.3 17.3
2009 23.7 17.2
2010 24 17.2
2011 24.4 17.2
2012 24.7 17.3
2013 25.1 17.3
2014 25.6 17.4
2015 26 17.5
2016 26.4 17.6
2017 26.9 17.8
2018 27.5 17.9
2019 28 17.9
2020 28.6 18
2021 29.2 18.1
2022 29.8 18.2
2023 30.4 18.3
2024 30.9 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
27.2%
2019
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
59.8%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Bhutan Tanzania
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
41
2024
Higher education index n/a
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
78.2%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Bhutan Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Tanzania
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
90,225 mi
2022

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