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Bhutan vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 132nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Vatican
Population
801123
949
Population rank 163/197 197/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 169/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 132/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 87/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
n/a
Median age
30.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Bhutan and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Bhutan vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Vatican
1950 35.3 65.9
1951 35.3 65.3
1952 35.4 65.7
1953 35.4 66.3
1954 35.4 67.5
1955 35.5 67.8
1956 35.6 67.3
1957 35.7 67.5
1958 35.9 68.7
1959 36.1 69.2
1960 36.4 69.2
1961 36.7 69.8
1962 37 69.2
1963 37.4 69.3
1964 37.8 70.3
1965 38.3 70.1
1966 38.8 70.9
1967 39.4 70.9
1968 40 70.7
1969 40.6 70.7
1970 41.2 71.5
1971 41.8 71.7
1972 42.5 72
1973 43.1 71.9
1974 43.8 72.7
1975 44.5 72.6
1976 45.2 72.9
1977 46 73.3
1978 46.7 73.7
1979 47.4 74
1980 48.2 74.1
1981 49 74.3
1982 49.8 74.8
1983 50.6 74.7
1984 51.3 75.1
1985 52 75.5
1986 52.8 75.7
1987 53.6 76.2
1988 54.4 76.4
1989 55.1 76.8
1990 55.8 76.9
1991 56.5 76.9
1992 57.2 77.3
1993 57.9 77
1994 58.4 77.7
1995 59.3 77.8
1996 60 78.5
1997 60.6 78.2
1998 61.3 78.3
1999 62 78.7
2000 61.8 79.3
2001 63.3 79.9
2002 64 80
2003 64.7 79.8
2004 65.3 80.2
2005 65.9 80.6
2006 66.5 81.2
2007 67.2 81.3
2008 67.7 81.4
2009 68.2 81.3
2010 68.8 81.5
2011 69.3 81.7
2012 69.8 82
2013 70.2 82.5
2014 70.5 82.6
2015 70.8 82.5
2016 71.1 82.9
2017 71.4 82.7
2018 71.7 83.3
2019 72 83.6
2020 72.3 83
2021 72.4 82.9
2022 72.8 83.3
2023 73 83
2024 73.3 83.1
2025 73.5 83.3

Bhutan and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Vatican
Year Population
Bhutan Vatican
1960 224,084 -
1961 230,602 -
1962 237,636 -
1963 245,156 -
1964 252,987 -
1965 261,200 -
1966 269,820 -
1967 278,852 -
1968 288,311 -
1969 298,214 -
1970 308,528 -
1971 319,211 -
1972 330,264 -
1973 341,705 -
1974 353,538 -
1975 365,791 -
1976 378,490 -
1977 391,639 -
1978 405,243 -
1979 419,200 -
1980 433,404 -
1981 447,836 -
1982 462,485 -
1983 477,460 -
1984 492,784 -
1985 508,392 -
1986 524,324 -
1987 540,557 -
1988 556,986 -
1989 573,586 -
1990 589,287 -
1991 599,784 -
1992 577,774 -
1993 554,673 -
1994 554,497 -
1995 547,989 -
1996 548,784 -
1997 558,697 -
1998 569,435 -
1999 582,579 -
2000 596,863 880
2001 610,794 890
2002 624,409 900
2003 637,663 911
2004 650,544 921
2005 661,865 921
2006 670,799 932
2007 678,641 821
2008 686,351 824
2009 693,988 826
2010 701,632 829
2011 709,377 832
2012 717,279 836
2013 725,273 839
2014 733,139 842
2015 740,618 1,000
2016 747,866 -
2017 754,335 1,000
2018 759,759 -
2019 764,824 1,000
2020 770,006 -
2021 775,442 -
2022 780,914 -
2023 786,385 -
2024 791,524 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
n/a

Energy

Bhutan Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Bhutan Vatican
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
n/a
Urban population
45%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
67
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
75%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Bhutan Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
6
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bhutan Vatican
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
5.59 mi
2003

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