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Bhutan vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 132nd vs. 157th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Vanuatu
Population
801123
341110
Population rank 163/197 174/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Bhutan and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Bhutan Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $128,669,201 $121,185,498
1981 $139,174,178 $113,781,796
1982 $141,439,317 $114,501,913
1983 $156,704,290 $117,389,554
1984 $160,423,494 $144,482,515
1985 $163,288,815 $131,856,421
1986 $191,218,115 $126,498,935
1987 $242,742,766 $139,464,174
1988 $272,298,067 $158,351,368
1989 $264,798,626 $154,013,202
1990 $287,765,007 $168,879,207
1991 $240,294,286 $201,334,169
1992 $240,233,531 $209,088,825
1993 $225,973,693 $200,491,853
1994 $258,954,708 $233,701,301
1995 $290,490,984 $249,333,250
1996 $303,408,346 $261,370,044
1997 $352,229,077 $272,771,209
1998 $363,458,381 $262,293,411
1999 $399,311,200 $268,006,973
2000 $460,733,418 $272,014,628
2001 $496,110,226 $257,926,882
2002 $559,345,264 $262,596,536
2003 $651,935,430 $314,471,413
2004 $735,348,490 $364,996,869
2005 $860,391,000 $394,962,433
2006 $942,879,879 $439,358,587
2007 $1,255,767,964 $516,392,923
2008 $1,317,517,835 $590,748,429
2009 $1,331,343,798 $592,622,319
2010 $1,708,880,730 $670,712,980
2011 $1,977,728,659 $770,153,588
2012 $1,973,387,228 $747,839,698
2013 $1,943,696,952 $758,304,466
2014 $2,089,079,571 $773,717,011
2015 $2,187,815,803 $759,690,181
2016 $2,357,504,761 $804,323,577
2017 $2,591,358,009 $880,043,284
2018 $2,583,335,722 $914,727,908
2019 $2,735,683,570 $936,526,268
2020 $2,457,604,334 $909,421,044
2021 $2,768,802,960 $982,362,212
2022 $2,898,227,744 $1,030,654,208
2023 $3,019,253,885 $1,126,313,359
2024 - $1,161,251,868

Bhutan and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $296.9 $1,048
1981 $311 $962
1982 $306 $946
1983 $328 $947
1984 $326 $1,137
1985 $321 $1,012
1986 $365 $946
1987 $449 $1,017
1988 $489 $1,125
1989 $462 $1,067
1990 $488 $1,141
1991 $401 $1,326
1992 $416 $1,344
1993 $407 $1,257
1994 $467 $1,431
1995 $530 $1,492
1996 $553 $1,529
1997 $630 $1,562
1998 $638 $1,471
1999 $685 $1,472
2000 $772 $1,460
2001 $812 $1,350
2002 $896 $1,341
2003 $1,022 $1,567
2004 $1,130 $1,774
2005 $1,300 $1,874
2006 $1,406 $2,035
2007 $1,850 $2,334
2008 $1,920 $2,604
2009 $1,918 $2,546
2010 $2,436 $2,815
2011 $2,788 $3,163
2012 $2,751 $3,005
2013 $2,680 $2,980
2014 $2,849 $2,973
2015 $2,954 $2,855
2016 $3,152 $2,956
2017 $3,435 $3,160
2018 $3,400 $3,207
2019 $3,577 $3,207
2020 $3,192 $3,043
2021 $3,571 $3,212
2022 $3,711 $3,292
2023 $3,839 $3,515
2024 - $3,543

Bhutan vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Vanuatu
1950 35.3 43.9
1951 35.3 42.2
1952 35.4 45.3
1953 35.4 45.8
1954 35.4 46.5
1955 35.5 47.1
1956 35.6 47.7
1957 35.7 48.2
1958 35.9 48.7
1959 36.1 49.3
1960 36.4 49.8
1961 36.7 50.4
1962 37 50.9
1963 37.4 51.5
1964 37.8 52
1965 38.3 52.5
1966 38.8 53.1
1967 39.4 53.7
1968 40 54.2
1969 40.6 54.8
1970 41.2 55.3
1971 41.8 55.9
1972 42.5 56.4
1973 43.1 57
1974 43.8 57.6
1975 44.5 58.1
1976 45.2 58.7
1977 46 59.2
1978 46.7 59.9
1979 47.4 60.9
1980 48.2 61.3
1981 49 61.9
1982 49.8 62.5
1983 50.6 63.1
1984 51.3 63.5
1985 52 63.9
1986 52.8 64.6
1987 53.6 64.4
1988 54.4 65.7
1989 55.1 66
1990 55.8 66.7
1991 56.5 67.1
1992 57.2 67.4
1993 57.9 67.7
1994 58.4 68
1995 59.3 68.1
1996 60 68.2
1997 60.6 68.3
1998 61.3 68.4
1999 62 67.9
2000 61.8 68.6
2001 63.3 68.7
2002 64 68.8
2003 64.7 68.9
2004 65.3 69
2005 65.9 69.2
2006 66.5 69.1
2007 67.2 69.1
2008 67.7 69.3
2009 68.2 69.4
2010 68.8 69.6
2011 69.3 69.7
2012 69.8 69.9
2013 70.2 70
2014 70.5 70
2015 70.8 70.2
2016 71.1 70.4
2017 71.4 70.5
2018 71.7 70.6
2019 72 70.8
2020 72.3 70.4
2021 72.4 70
2022 72.8 71.3
2023 73 71.5
2024 73.3 71.7
2025 73.5 71.8

Bhutan and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Vanuatu
Year Population
Bhutan Vanuatu
1960 224,084 64,431
1961 230,602 66,264
1962 237,636 68,174
1963 245,156 70,159
1964 252,987 72,219
1965 261,200 74,358
1966 269,820 76,590
1967 278,852 78,921
1968 288,311 81,314
1969 298,214 83,755
1970 308,528 86,266
1971 319,211 88,862
1972 330,264 91,562
1973 341,705 94,362
1974 353,538 97,260
1975 365,791 100,269
1976 378,490 103,388
1977 391,639 106,618
1978 405,243 109,963
1979 419,200 113,040
1980 433,404 115,660
1981 447,836 118,249
1982 462,485 121,035
1983 477,460 123,998
1984 492,784 127,109
1985 508,392 130,356
1986 524,324 133,720
1987 540,557 137,187
1988 556,986 140,756
1989 573,586 144,393
1990 589,287 148,063
1991 599,784 151,793
1992 577,774 155,608
1993 554,673 159,463
1994 554,497 163,314
1995 547,989 167,137
1996 548,784 170,911
1997 558,697 174,626
1998 569,435 178,313
1999 582,579 182,048
2000 596,863 186,281
2001 610,794 191,031
2002 624,409 195,863
2003 637,663 200,746
2004 650,544 205,711
2005 661,865 210,760
2006 670,799 215,923
2007 678,641 221,276
2008 686,351 226,896
2009 693,988 232,731
2010 701,632 238,248
2011 709,377 243,474
2012 717,279 248,883
2013 725,273 254,482
2014 733,139 260,240
2015 740,618 266,101
2016 747,866 272,087
2017 754,335 278,507
2018 759,759 285,259
2019 764,824 291,985
2020 770,006 298,858
2021 775,442 305,868
2022 780,914 313,046
2023 786,385 320,409
2024 791,524 327,777

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Vanuatu
1960 6.7 6.78
1961 6.7 6.73
1962 6.69 6.67
1963 6.69 6.62
1964 6.68 6.57
1965 6.68 6.52
1966 6.67 6.51
1967 6.67 6.51
1968 6.66 6.46
1969 6.66 6.41
1970 6.65 6.35
1971 6.64 6.29
1972 6.64 6.23
1973 6.63 6.15
1974 6.62 6.06
1975 6.62 5.98
1976 6.62 5.89
1977 6.61 5.81
1978 6.58 5.77
1979 6.55 5.73
1980 6.51 5.69
1981 6.46 5.65
1982 6.4 5.6
1983 6.34 5.55
1984 6.26 5.49
1985 6.18 5.43
1986 6.1 5.38
1987 6 5.33
1988 5.88 5.27
1989 5.76 5.21
1990 5.6 5.17
1991 5.45 5.13
1992 5.27 5.09
1993 5.07 5.02
1994 4.87 4.94
1995 4.62 4.85
1996 4.37 4.75
1997 4.09 4.66
1998 3.85 4.6
1999 3.61 4.56
2000 3.38 4.54
2001 3.19 4.5
2002 3.01 4.38
2003 2.87 4.29
2004 2.78 4.21
2005 2.73 4.13
2006 2.66 4.1
2007 2.59 4.12
2008 2.48 4.16
2009 2.36 4.16
2010 2.25 4.13
2011 2.15 4.09
2012 2.07 4.06
2013 2 4.04
2014 1.92 4
2015 1.84 3.95
2016 1.74 3.92
2017 1.62 3.88
2018 1.52 3.83
2019 1.45 3.79
2020 1.5 3.74
2021 1.49 3.7
2022 1.48 3.65
2023 1.46 3.6

Bhutan and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Vanuatu
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.9 17.6
1962 18.9 17.5
1963 19 17.4
1964 19.1 17.3
1965 19.1 17.2
1966 19.2 17.1
1967 19.3 17.1
1968 19.3 17
1969 19.3 17
1970 19.3 17
1971 19.3 17
1972 19.3 17
1973 19.2 17
1974 19.2 17.1
1975 19.1 17.1
1976 19.1 17.1
1977 19 17.2
1978 19 17.3
1979 18.9 17.5
1980 18.9 17.6
1981 18.8 17.7
1982 18.7 17.7
1983 18.7 17.7
1984 18.6 17.7
1985 18.6 17.7
1986 18.5 17.8
1987 18.5 17.8
1988 18.5 17.8
1989 18.5 17.8
1990 18.6 17.8
1991 18.6 17.9
1992 18.6 17.8
1993 18.7 17.7
1994 18.8 17.7
1995 18.9 17.8
1996 19.1 18
1997 19.3 18
1998 19.5 18
1999 19.8 18
2000 20 18.2
2001 20.4 18.5
2002 20.8 18.7
2003 21.3 18.9
2004 21.8 19.2
2005 22.2 19.4
2006 22.6 19.6
2007 22.9 19.9
2008 23.3 20.1
2009 23.7 20.3
2010 24 20.5
2011 24.4 20.6
2012 24.7 20.8
2013 25.1 20.9
2014 25.6 21
2015 26 21.1
2016 26.4 21.1
2017 26.9 21.2
2018 27.5 21.2
2019 28 21.2
2020 28.6 21.2
2021 29.2 21.2
2022 29.8 21.2
2023 30.4 21.2
2024 30.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
7.58%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Bhutan Vanuatu
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
50
2024
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
75%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Bhutan Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Vanuatu
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
665 mi
2000

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