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Bhutan vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 132nd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Turkmenistan
Population
801123
7713465
Population rank 163/197 104/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Bhutan and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Bhutan Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $272,298,067 $3,010,982,414
1989 $264,798,626 $3,006,988,217
1990 $287,765,007 $3,189,539,641
1991 $240,294,286 $3,208,098,919
1992 $240,233,531 $3,200,539,816
1993 $225,973,693 $3,179,225,949
1994 $258,954,708 $2,561,118,608
1995 $290,490,984 $2,482,228,440
1996 $303,408,346 $2,378,759,975
1997 $352,229,077 $2,450,350,625
1998 $363,458,381 $2,605,689,134
1999 $399,311,200 $2,450,564,100
2000 $460,733,418 $2,904,663,311
2001 $496,110,226 $3,534,772,732
2002 $559,345,264 $4,462,029,109
2003 $651,935,430 $5,977,440,583
2004 $735,348,490 $6,838,351,088
2005 $860,391,000 $8,103,901,996
2006 $942,879,879 $10,276,674,365
2007 $1,255,767,964 $12,664,165,103
2008 $1,317,517,835 $19,271,523,179
2009 $1,331,343,798 $20,214,385,965
2010 $1,708,880,730 $22,583,157,895
2011 $1,977,728,659 $29,233,333,333
2012 $1,973,387,228 $35,164,210,526
2013 $1,943,696,952 $39,197,543,860
2014 $2,089,079,571 $43,524,210,526
2015 $2,187,815,803 $35,799,714,286
2016 $2,357,504,761 $36,169,428,571
2017 $2,591,358,009 $37,926,285,714
2018 $2,583,335,722 $40,765,428,571
2019 $2,735,683,570 $45,232,857,143
2020 $2,457,604,334 $45,818,000,000
2021 $2,768,802,960 $50,007,428,571
2022 $2,898,227,744 $58,972,000,000
2023 $3,019,253,885 $60,628,857,143
2024 - $64,239,891,739

Bhutan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $489 $846
1989 $462 $821
1990 $488 $848
1991 $401 $832
1992 $416 $811
1993 $407 $788
1994 $467 $622
1995 $530 $592
1996 $553 $558
1997 $630 $565
1998 $638 $591
1999 $685 $546
2000 $772 $634
2001 $812 $756
2002 $896 $936
2003 $1,022 $1,229
2004 $1,130 $1,379
2005 $1,300 $1,604
2006 $1,406 $1,997
2007 $1,850 $2,415
2008 $1,920 $3,606
2009 $1,918 $3,708
2010 $2,436 $4,059
2011 $2,788 $5,144
2012 $2,751 $6,054
2013 $2,680 $6,600
2014 $2,849 $7,164
2015 $2,954 $5,759
2016 $3,152 $5,687
2017 $3,435 $5,828
2018 $3,400 $6,125
2019 $3,577 $6,648
2020 $3,192 $6,593
2021 $3,571 $7,051
2022 $3,711 $8,156
2023 $3,839 $8,233
2024 - $8,572

Bhutan vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Turkmenistan
1950 35.3 48.1
1951 35.3 48.6
1952 35.4 49
1953 35.4 49.4
1954 35.4 49.8
1955 35.5 50.2
1956 35.6 50.6
1957 35.7 51
1958 35.9 51.4
1959 36.1 51.8
1960 36.4 52.1
1961 36.7 52.5
1962 37 52.9
1963 37.4 53.2
1964 37.8 53.6
1965 38.3 54
1966 38.8 54.4
1967 39.4 54.8
1968 40 55.3
1969 40.6 55.7
1970 41.2 56
1971 41.8 56.3
1972 42.5 56.6
1973 43.1 56.8
1974 43.8 57
1975 44.5 57.2
1976 45.2 57.4
1977 46 57.7
1978 46.7 58.3
1979 47.4 59.1
1980 48.2 60.2
1981 49 61
1982 49.8 61.6
1983 50.6 62
1984 51.3 62.4
1985 52 62.8
1986 52.8 63.2
1987 53.6 63.5
1988 54.4 63.7
1989 55.1 63.8
1990 55.8 63.9
1991 56.5 63.8
1992 57.2 63.8
1993 57.9 63.6
1994 58.4 63.5
1995 59.3 63.5
1996 60 63.5
1997 60.6 63.7
1998 61.3 64
1999 62 64.5
2000 61.8 64.9
2001 63.3 65.3
2002 64 65.6
2003 64.7 65.9
2004 65.3 66.1
2005 65.9 66.3
2006 66.5 66.6
2007 67.2 67
2008 67.7 67.6
2009 68.2 68.2
2010 68.8 68.6
2011 69.3 68.9
2012 69.8 69
2013 70.2 69
2014 70.5 69
2015 70.8 69.1
2016 71.1 69.1
2017 71.4 69.2
2018 71.7 69.3
2019 72 69.4
2020 72.3 68.8
2021 72.4 69.4
2022 72.8 69.9
2023 73 70.1
2024 73.3 70.2
2025 73.5 70.3

Bhutan and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Bhutan Turkmenistan
1960 224,084 1,643,457
1961 230,602 1,695,400
1962 237,636 1,749,214
1963 245,156 1,804,272
1964 252,987 1,859,997
1965 261,200 1,915,916
1966 269,820 1,971,737
1967 278,852 2,027,403
1968 288,311 2,083,069
1969 298,214 2,139,024
1970 308,528 2,195,616
1971 319,211 2,253,119
1972 330,264 2,311,430
1973 341,705 2,370,919
1974 353,538 2,432,028
1975 365,791 2,494,570
1976 378,490 2,558,521
1977 391,639 2,623,948
1978 405,243 2,691,088
1979 419,200 2,760,358
1980 433,404 2,832,203
1981 447,836 2,907,187
1982 462,485 2,985,557
1983 477,460 3,067,534
1984 492,784 3,154,079
1985 508,392 3,247,534
1986 524,324 3,347,809
1987 540,557 3,452,731
1988 556,986 3,559,363
1989 573,586 3,662,459
1990 589,287 3,760,562
1991 599,784 3,855,894
1992 577,774 3,944,689
1993 554,673 4,032,407
1994 554,497 4,116,662
1995 547,989 4,191,203
1996 548,784 4,263,819
1997 558,697 4,336,730
1998 569,435 4,410,507
1999 582,579 4,492,170
2000 596,863 4,582,677
2001 610,794 4,675,409
2002 624,409 4,769,465
2003 637,663 4,863,865
2004 650,544 4,958,093
2005 661,865 5,052,257
2006 670,799 5,147,105
2007 678,641 5,244,046
2008 686,351 5,345,029
2009 693,988 5,451,592
2010 701,632 5,564,356
2011 709,377 5,683,417
2012 717,279 5,808,546
2013 725,273 5,939,341
2014 733,139 6,075,283
2015 740,618 6,215,770
2016 747,866 6,360,041
2017 754,335 6,507,061
2018 759,759 6,655,524
2019 764,824 6,803,944
2020 770,006 6,949,912
2021 775,442 7,092,043
2022 780,914 7,230,193
2023 786,385 7,364,438
2024 791,524 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Turkmenistan
1960 6.7 6.59
1961 6.7 6.69
1962 6.69 6.76
1963 6.69 6.79
1964 6.68 6.79
1965 6.68 6.76
1966 6.67 6.7
1967 6.67 6.64
1968 6.66 6.56
1969 6.66 6.48
1970 6.65 6.4
1971 6.64 6.32
1972 6.64 6.2
1973 6.63 6.15
1974 6.62 6.09
1975 6.62 6
1976 6.62 5.9
1977 6.61 5.77
1978 6.58 5.61
1979 6.55 5.46
1980 6.51 5.3
1981 6.46 5.16
1982 6.4 5.04
1983 6.34 4.97
1984 6.26 4.96
1985 6.18 4.97
1986 6.1 4.94
1987 6 4.84
1988 5.88 4.68
1989 5.76 4.46
1990 5.6 4.29
1991 5.45 4.14
1992 5.27 3.96
1993 5.07 3.78
1994 4.87 3.62
1995 4.62 3.49
1996 4.37 3.29
1997 4.09 3.18
1998 3.85 3.08
1999 3.61 2.98
2000 3.38 2.9
2001 3.19 2.81
2002 3.01 2.71
2003 2.87 2.67
2004 2.78 2.67
2005 2.73 2.71
2006 2.66 2.72
2007 2.59 2.73
2008 2.48 2.75
2009 2.36 2.79
2010 2.25 2.85
2011 2.15 2.9
2012 2.07 2.96
2013 2 3.01
2014 1.92 3.02
2015 1.84 3.03
2016 1.74 2.99
2017 1.62 2.93
2018 1.52 2.88
2019 1.45 2.83
2020 1.5 2.79
2021 1.49 2.75
2022 1.48 2.73
2023 1.46 2.69

Bhutan and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Turkmenistan
1960 18.8 21.3
1961 18.9 20.9
1962 18.9 20.4
1963 19 19.7
1964 19.1 19
1965 19.1 18.4
1966 19.2 18
1967 19.3 17.7
1968 19.3 17.5
1969 19.3 17.4
1970 19.3 17.4
1971 19.3 17.4
1972 19.3 17.5
1973 19.2 17.6
1974 19.2 17.7
1975 19.1 17.9
1976 19.1 18
1977 19 18.2
1978 19 18.3
1979 18.9 18.5
1980 18.9 18.7
1981 18.8 18.8
1982 18.7 19
1983 18.7 19.1
1984 18.6 19.2
1985 18.6 19.3
1986 18.5 19.3
1987 18.5 19.3
1988 18.5 19.3
1989 18.5 19.3
1990 18.6 19.3
1991 18.6 19.4
1992 18.6 19.4
1993 18.7 19.5
1994 18.8 19.6
1995 18.9 19.7
1996 19.1 19.9
1997 19.3 20.1
1998 19.5 20.3
1999 19.8 20.6
2000 20 20.9
2001 20.4 21.2
2002 20.8 21.5
2003 21.3 21.8
2004 21.8 22.1
2005 22.2 22.4
2006 22.6 22.8
2007 22.9 23.1
2008 23.3 23.4
2009 23.7 23.7
2010 24 24
2011 24.4 24.3
2012 24.7 24.5
2013 25.1 24.8
2014 25.6 25
2015 26 25.3
2016 26.4 25.5
2017 26.9 25.7
2018 27.5 25.9
2019 28 26.2
2020 28.6 26.4
2021 29.2 26.7
2022 29.8 26.9
2023 30.4 27.2
2024 30.9 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
40.6%
2017

Energy

Bhutan Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bhutan Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
17
2024
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
99.9%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Bhutan Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
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
40
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
n/a

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