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Bhutan vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 132nd vs. 84th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Uganda
Population
801123
52490669
Population rank 163/197 30/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Bhutan and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Uganda
Year GDP
Bhutan Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 $61,812,113 $1,259,554,809
1971 $66,289,450 $1,417,191,656
1972 $70,139,867 $1,490,970,181
1973 $78,900,289 $1,701,829,789
1974 $92,901,784 $2,098,944,967
1975 $86,820,762 $2,359,555,556
1976 $88,461,263 $2,447,300,000
1977 $97,884,434 $2,936,470,588
1978 $94,086,228 $2,420,260,870
1979 $105,377,995 $2,139,025,000
1980 $128,669,201 $1,244,610,000
1981 $139,174,178 $1,337,300,000
1982 $141,439,317 $2,177,500,000
1983 $156,704,290 $2,240,333,333
1984 $160,423,494 $3,615,647,477
1985 $163,288,815 $3,519,695,444
1986 $191,218,115 $3,923,244,050
1987 $242,742,766 $6,269,522,042
1988 $272,298,067 $6,508,931,652
1989 $264,798,626 $5,276,480,799
1990 $287,765,007 $4,304,399,310
1991 $240,294,286 $3,321,729,160
1992 $240,233,531 $2,857,457,762
1993 $225,973,693 $3,220,439,044
1994 $258,954,708 $3,990,430,447
1995 $290,490,984 $5,755,818,842
1996 $303,408,346 $6,044,585,327
1997 $352,229,077 $6,269,333,313
1998 $363,458,381 $6,584,815,847
1999 $399,311,200 $5,998,563,258
2000 $460,733,418 $6,193,246,837
2001 $496,110,226 $5,840,503,869
2002 $559,345,264 $6,178,563,591
2003 $651,935,430 $6,606,884,275
2004 $735,348,490 $7,939,487,548
2005 $860,391,000 $9,239,221,763
2006 $942,879,879 $9,977,647,683
2007 $1,255,767,964 $11,902,564,495
2008 $1,317,517,835 $14,440,404,132
2009 $1,331,343,798 $25,127,805,567
2010 $1,708,880,730 $26,673,441,431
2011 $1,977,728,659 $27,871,725,241
2012 $1,973,387,228 $27,305,915,911
2013 $1,943,696,952 $28,915,786,517
2014 $2,089,079,571 $32,612,397,257
2015 $2,187,815,803 $32,387,183,730
2016 $2,357,504,761 $29,203,988,696
2017 $2,591,358,009 $30,744,473,841
2018 $2,583,335,722 $32,927,025,620
2019 $2,735,683,570 $35,353,061,008
2020 $2,457,604,334 $37,600,368,240
2021 $2,768,802,960 $40,529,788,744
2022 $2,898,227,744 $45,565,333,216
2023 $3,019,253,885 $48,768,955,859
2024 - $53,651,874,314

Bhutan and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 $200.3 $122
1971 $207.7 $133.5
1972 $212.4 $137
1973 $230.9 $152.7
1974 $262.8 $183.7
1975 $237.4 $201.2
1976 $233.7 $203.3
1977 $249.9 $237.6
1978 $232.2 $190.7
1979 $251.4 $164.5
1980 $296.9 $93.8
1981 $311 $98.6
1982 $306 $157
1983 $328 $157.5
1984 $326 $247.5
1985 $321 $234.3
1986 $365 $253.6
1987 $449 $393
1988 $489 $395
1989 $462 $310
1990 $488 $245
1991 $401 $183
1992 $416 $152.1
1993 $407 $165.6
1994 $467 $198.4
1995 $530 $278.5
1996 $553 $284.7
1997 $630 $286.8
1998 $638 $292.5
1999 $685 $257.9
2000 $772 $258.1
2001 $812 $236
2002 $896 $242
2003 $1,022 $250.7
2004 $1,130 $292.4
2005 $1,300 $330
2006 $1,406 $347
2007 $1,850 $401
2008 $1,920 $473
2009 $1,918 $799
2010 $2,436 $823
2011 $2,788 $836
2012 $2,751 $795
2013 $2,680 $818
2014 $2,849 $896
2015 $2,954 $863
2016 $3,152 $753
2017 $3,435 $765
2018 $3,400 $792
2019 $3,577 $822
2020 $3,192 $846
2021 $3,571 $883
2022 $3,711 $963
2023 $3,839 $1,002
2024 - $1,073

Bhutan vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Uganda
1950 35.3 39.7
1951 35.3 40.2
1952 35.4 40.8
1953 35.4 41.3
1954 35.4 41.8
1955 35.5 42.4
1956 35.6 43
1957 35.7 43.7
1958 35.9 44.3
1959 36.1 45
1960 36.4 45.6
1961 36.7 46.3
1962 37 46.8
1963 37.4 47.4
1964 37.8 47.8
1965 38.3 48.3
1966 38.8 48.5
1967 39.4 49
1968 40 49.3
1969 40.6 49.5
1970 41.2 49.6
1971 41.8 47.1
1972 42.5 47.2
1973 43.1 47
1974 43.8 46.9
1975 44.5 46.5
1976 45.2 46.2
1977 46 45.8
1978 46.7 45.6
1979 47.4 45.4
1980 48.2 43.5
1981 49 43.5
1982 49.8 43.3
1983 50.6 43.5
1984 51.3 43.7
1985 52 45.5
1986 52.8 45.7
1987 53.6 47.4
1988 54.4 47.5
1989 55.1 47.5
1990 55.8 47.6
1991 56.5 47.5
1992 57.2 47.7
1993 57.9 47.7
1994 58.4 47.7
1995 59.3 47.7
1996 60 47.8
1997 60.6 48
1998 61.3 48.3
1999 62 49
2000 61.8 49.6
2001 63.3 50.6
2002 64 51.4
2003 64.7 52.4
2004 65.3 53.7
2005 65.9 54.9
2006 66.5 56.1
2007 67.2 57.2
2008 67.7 58.3
2009 68.2 59.2
2010 68.8 60
2011 69.3 60.8
2012 69.8 61.6
2013 70.2 62.4
2014 70.5 63.1
2015 70.8 63.8
2016 71.1 64.5
2017 71.4 65.2
2018 71.7 65.8
2019 72 66.4
2020 72.3 66.4
2021 72.4 66.4
2022 72.8 67.7
2023 73 68.3
2024 73.3 68.5
2025 73.5 68.7

Bhutan and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Uganda
Year Population
Bhutan Uganda
1960 224,084 7,640,973
1961 230,602 7,862,217
1962 237,636 8,092,231
1963 245,156 8,333,663
1964 252,987 8,586,363
1965 261,200 8,849,203
1966 269,820 9,122,864
1967 278,852 9,408,924
1968 288,311 9,708,632
1969 298,214 10,014,858
1970 308,528 10,321,603
1971 319,211 10,618,206
1972 330,264 10,885,796
1973 341,705 11,144,236
1974 353,538 11,424,846
1975 365,791 11,725,240
1976 378,490 12,037,294
1977 391,639 12,359,669
1978 405,243 12,692,113
1979 419,200 13,002,163
1980 433,404 13,275,741
1981 447,836 13,556,452
1982 462,485 13,873,631
1983 477,460 14,221,881
1984 492,784 14,607,677
1985 508,392 15,023,681
1986 524,324 15,467,579
1987 540,557 15,954,170
1988 556,986 16,470,483
1989 573,586 17,010,698
1990 589,287 17,569,897
1991 599,784 18,155,901
1992 577,774 18,785,032
1993 554,673 19,445,161
1994 554,497 20,108,801
1995 547,989 20,665,667
1996 548,784 21,231,550
1997 558,697 21,856,046
1998 569,435 22,515,806
1999 582,579 23,257,281
2000 596,863 24,000,150
2001 610,794 24,745,676
2002 624,409 25,532,870
2003 637,663 26,352,124
2004 650,544 27,154,515
2005 661,865 27,963,289
2006 670,799 28,794,003
2007 678,641 29,653,430
2008 686,351 30,539,553
2009 693,988 31,451,151
2010 701,632 32,390,802
2011 709,377 33,354,543
2012 717,279 34,337,438
2013 725,273 35,337,042
2014 733,139 36,395,539
2015 740,618 37,531,446
2016 747,866 38,799,152
2017 754,335 40,177,388
2018 759,759 41,565,831
2019 764,824 42,999,637
2020 770,006 44,457,152
2021 775,442 45,910,930
2022 780,914 47,312,719
2023 786,385 48,656,601
2024 791,524 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Uganda

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Uganda
1960 6.7 6.91
1961 6.7 6.93
1962 6.69 6.96
1963 6.69 6.98
1964 6.68 7.01
1965 6.68 7.04
1966 6.67 7.07
1967 6.67 7.1
1968 6.66 7.13
1969 6.66 7.12
1970 6.65 7.15
1971 6.64 7.18
1972 6.64 7.19
1973 6.63 7.19
1974 6.62 7.19
1975 6.62 7.2
1976 6.62 7.19
1977 6.61 7.18
1978 6.58 7.16
1979 6.55 7.14
1980 6.51 7.11
1981 6.46 7.12
1982 6.4 7.11
1983 6.34 7.07
1984 6.26 7.02
1985 6.18 7.04
1986 6.1 7.08
1987 6 7.12
1988 5.88 7.1
1989 5.76 7.05
1990 5.6 7.01
1991 5.45 6.94
1992 5.27 6.91
1993 5.07 6.89
1994 4.87 6.9
1995 4.62 6.87
1996 4.37 6.84
1997 4.09 6.86
1998 3.85 6.84
1999 3.61 6.83
2000 3.38 6.79
2001 3.19 6.76
2002 3.01 6.74
2003 2.87 6.67
2004 2.78 6.61
2005 2.73 6.53
2006 2.66 6.43
2007 2.59 6.33
2008 2.48 6.2
2009 2.36 6.12
2010 2.25 6.02
2011 2.15 5.89
2012 2.07 5.73
2013 2 5.56
2014 1.92 5.41
2015 1.84 5.25
2016 1.74 5.11
2017 1.62 4.99
2018 1.52 4.87
2019 1.45 4.74
2020 1.5 4.62
2021 1.49 4.51
2022 1.48 4.39
2023 1.46 4.28

Bhutan and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Uganda
1960 18.8 17.1
1961 18.9 16.9
1962 18.9 16.8
1963 19 16.7
1964 19.1 16.6
1965 19.1 16.6
1966 19.2 16.6
1967 19.3 16.6
1968 19.3 16.6
1969 19.3 16.6
1970 19.3 16.6
1971 19.3 16.6
1972 19.3 16.5
1973 19.2 16.3
1974 19.2 16.3
1975 19.1 16.2
1976 19.1 16.2
1977 19 16.2
1978 19 16.1
1979 18.9 16.1
1980 18.9 16
1981 18.8 15.9
1982 18.7 15.9
1983 18.7 15.9
1984 18.6 15.9
1985 18.6 15.9
1986 18.5 15.9
1987 18.5 15.9
1988 18.5 15.9
1989 18.5 15.8
1990 18.6 15.8
1991 18.6 15.8
1992 18.6 15.7
1993 18.7 15.7
1994 18.8 15.6
1995 18.9 15.4
1996 19.1 15.3
1997 19.3 15.1
1998 19.5 15
1999 19.8 15
2000 20 15
2001 20.4 15
2002 20.8 15
2003 21.3 15
2004 21.8 15
2005 22.2 15
2006 22.6 15
2007 22.9 15
2008 23.3 15.1
2009 23.7 15.1
2010 24 15.2
2011 24.4 15.3
2012 24.7 15.4
2013 25.1 15.5
2014 25.6 15.6
2015 26 15.8
2016 26.4 16
2017 26.9 16.3
2018 27.5 16.5
2019 28 16.8
2020 28.6 17
2021 29.2 17.2
2022 29.8 17.4
2023 30.4 17.6
2024 30.9 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
72.8%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Bhutan Uganda
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
80.6%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Bhutan Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Uganda
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
90,720 mi
2019

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