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Bhutan vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 132nd vs. 49th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Yemen
Population
801123
42727988
Population rank 163/197 37/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 169/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 132/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 87/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Bhutan and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Yemen
Year GDP
Bhutan Yemen
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 -
1988 $272,298,067 -
1989 $264,798,626 -
1990 $287,765,007 $12,643,821,569
1991 $240,294,286 $14,665,445,462
1992 $240,233,531 $17,959,367,194
1993 $225,973,693 $21,736,802,664
1994 $258,954,708 $28,019,483,764
1995 $290,490,984 $12,796,345,679
1996 $303,408,346 $6,496,163,616
1997 $352,229,077 $6,838,298,531
1998 $363,458,381 $6,322,175,566
1999 $399,311,200 $7,639,325,296
2000 $460,733,418 $9,679,316,770
2001 $496,110,226 $9,852,990,693
2002 $559,345,264 $10,693,430,511
2003 $651,935,430 $11,777,532,662
2004 $735,348,490 $13,867,634,371
2005 $860,391,000 $16,731,566,717
2006 $942,879,879 $19,063,143,370
2007 $1,255,767,964 $21,650,528,674
2008 $1,317,517,835 $26,910,855,807
2009 $1,331,343,798 $25,130,278,213
2010 $1,708,880,730 $30,906,749,533
2011 $1,977,728,659 $32,726,417,878
2012 $1,973,387,228 $35,401,331,609
2013 $1,943,696,952 $40,415,233,436
2014 $2,089,079,571 $43,228,585,321
2015 $2,187,815,803 $42,444,490,074
2016 $2,357,504,761 $31,317,825,274
2017 $2,591,358,009 $26,842,229,045
2018 $2,583,335,722 $21,606,160,663
2019 $2,735,683,570 -
2020 $2,457,604,334 -
2021 $2,768,802,960 -
2022 $2,898,227,744 -
2023 $3,019,253,885 -

Bhutan and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Yemen
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 -
1988 $489 -
1989 $462 -
1990 $488 $910
1991 $401 $1,016
1992 $416 $1,198
1993 $407 $1,397
1994 $467 $1,735
1995 $530 $764
1996 $553 $375
1997 $630 $383
1998 $638 $343
1999 $685 $401
2000 $772 $493
2001 $812 $487
2002 $896 $513
2003 $1,022 $549
2004 $1,130 $628
2005 $1,300 $734
2006 $1,406 $810
2007 $1,850 $890
2008 $1,920 $1,072
2009 $1,918 $969
2010 $2,436 $1,155
2011 $2,788 $1,186
2012 $2,751 $1,245
2013 $2,680 $1,379
2014 $2,849 $1,430
2015 $2,954 $1,362
2016 $3,152 $975
2017 $3,435 $811
2018 $3,400 $634
2019 $3,577 -
2020 $3,192 -
2021 $3,571 -
2022 $3,711 -
2023 $3,839 -

Bhutan vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Yemen
1950 35.3 28.9
1951 35.3 29.3
1952 35.4 29.6
1953 35.4 30
1954 35.4 30.4
1955 35.5 30.8
1956 35.6 31.3
1957 35.7 31.8
1958 35.9 32.4
1959 36.1 32.9
1960 36.4 33.5
1961 36.7 34.1
1962 37 33.7
1963 37.4 33.4
1964 37.8 34.9
1965 38.3 35.6
1966 38.8 36.3
1967 39.4 37.1
1968 40 38
1969 40.6 39.6
1970 41.2 40.6
1971 41.8 41.8
1972 42.5 42.7
1973 43.1 43.6
1974 43.8 44.5
1975 44.5 45.5
1976 45.2 46.4
1977 46 47.4
1978 46.7 48.5
1979 47.4 49.5
1980 48.2 50.6
1981 49 51.7
1982 49.8 52.4
1983 50.6 53.6
1984 51.3 54.6
1985 52 55.4
1986 52.8 54
1987 53.6 56.8
1988 54.4 57.4
1989 55.1 58
1990 55.8 58.5
1991 56.5 58.8
1992 57.2 59.3
1993 57.9 59.7
1994 58.4 59.8
1995 59.3 60.5
1996 60 60.9
1997 60.6 61.3
1998 61.3 61.8
1999 62 62.3
2000 61.8 62.8
2001 63.3 63.3
2002 64 63.8
2003 64.7 64.4
2004 65.3 64.9
2005 65.9 65.4
2006 66.5 65.8
2007 67.2 66.2
2008 67.7 66.6
2009 68.2 66.9
2010 68.8 67.2
2011 69.3 67.4
2012 69.8 67.6
2013 70.2 68
2014 70.5 68
2015 70.8 66.8
2016 71.1 67.1
2017 71.4 67.1
2018 71.7 65.9
2019 72 66.6
2020 72.3 66.4
2021 72.4 66
2022 72.8 68
2023 73 69.3
2024 73.3 69.4
2025 73.5 69.6

Bhutan and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Yemen
Year Population
Bhutan Yemen
1960 224,084 5,532,301
1961 230,602 5,655,232
1962 237,636 5,782,221
1963 245,156 5,911,135
1964 252,987 6,048,006
1965 261,200 6,195,593
1966 269,820 6,351,494
1967 278,852 6,516,444
1968 288,311 6,690,524
1969 298,214 6,875,859
1970 308,528 7,065,279
1971 319,211 7,257,462
1972 330,264 7,460,068
1973 341,705 7,672,796
1974 353,538 7,896,783
1975 365,791 8,133,598
1976 378,490 8,384,113
1977 391,639 8,648,222
1978 405,243 8,926,586
1979 419,200 9,224,194
1980 433,404 9,543,358
1981 447,836 9,882,362
1982 462,485 10,241,006
1983 477,460 10,621,499
1984 492,784 11,025,597
1985 508,392 11,453,825
1986 524,324 11,901,040
1987 540,557 12,369,912
1988 556,986 12,859,708
1989 573,586 13,364,174
1990 589,287 13,887,862
1991 599,784 14,430,201
1992 577,774 14,989,494
1993 554,673 15,563,914
1994 554,497 16,149,147
1995 547,989 16,740,058
1996 548,784 17,313,177
1997 558,697 17,873,936
1998 569,435 18,446,013
1999 582,579 19,029,420
2000 596,863 19,624,141
2001 610,794 20,226,147
2002 624,409 20,835,086
2003 637,663 21,456,379
2004 650,544 22,095,167
2005 661,865 22,790,085
2006 670,799 23,543,083
2007 678,641 24,318,082
2008 686,351 25,111,941
2009 693,988 25,927,724
2010 701,632 26,754,387
2011 709,377 27,582,897
2012 717,279 28,433,647
2013 725,273 29,312,952
2014 733,139 30,226,309
2015 740,618 31,159,379
2016 747,866 32,109,010
2017 754,335 33,090,921
2018 759,759 34,085,182
2019 764,824 35,111,408
2020 770,006 36,134,863
2021 775,442 37,140,230
2022 780,914 38,222,876
2023 786,385 39,390,799
2024 791,524 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Yemen

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Yemen
1960 6.7 7.99
1961 6.7 8
1962 6.69 8.01
1963 6.69 8.03
1964 6.68 8.07
1965 6.68 8.1
1966 6.67 8.14
1967 6.67 8.17
1968 6.66 8.19
1969 6.66 8.22
1970 6.65 8.23
1971 6.64 8.26
1972 6.64 8.27
1973 6.63 8.29
1974 6.62 8.33
1975 6.62 8.37
1976 6.62 8.42
1977 6.61 8.47
1978 6.58 8.5
1979 6.55 8.67
1980 6.51 8.71
1981 6.46 8.75
1982 6.4 8.79
1983 6.34 8.83
1984 6.26 8.85
1985 6.18 8.86
1986 6.1 8.86
1987 6 8.83
1988 5.88 8.79
1989 5.76 8.71
1990 5.6 8.61
1991 5.45 8.46
1992 5.27 8.27
1993 5.07 8.05
1994 4.87 7.8
1995 4.62 7.53
1996 4.37 7
1997 4.09 6.82
1998 3.85 6.64
1999 3.61 6.49
2000 3.38 6.32
2001 3.19 6.14
2002 3.01 5.97
2003 2.87 5.84
2004 2.78 5.71
2005 2.73 5.56
2006 2.66 5.41
2007 2.59 5.26
2008 2.48 5.11
2009 2.36 5
2010 2.25 4.81
2011 2.15 4.63
2012 2.07 4.63
2013 2 4.62
2014 1.92 4.62
2015 1.84 4.62
2016 1.74 4.61
2017 1.62 4.61
2018 1.52 4.61
2019 1.45 4.6
2020 1.5 4.6
2021 1.49 4.6
2022 1.48 4.59
2023 1.46 4.59

Bhutan and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Yemen
1960 18.8 19.7
1961 18.9 19.6
1962 18.9 19.6
1963 19 19.5
1964 19.1 19.4
1965 19.1 19.3
1966 19.2 19.2
1967 19.3 19.1
1968 19.3 18.9
1969 19.3 18.7
1970 19.3 18.4
1971 19.3 18.1
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.2 17.6
1974 19.2 17.3
1975 19.1 17
1976 19.1 16.8
1977 19 16.6
1978 19 16.3
1979 18.9 16.1
1980 18.9 15.9
1981 18.8 15.7
1982 18.7 15.5
1983 18.7 15.3
1984 18.6 15.1
1985 18.6 15
1986 18.5 14.9
1987 18.5 14.8
1988 18.5 14.7
1989 18.5 14.6
1990 18.6 14.6
1991 18.6 14.6
1992 18.6 14.6
1993 18.7 14.6
1994 18.8 14.6
1995 18.9 14.7
1996 19.1 14.8
1997 19.3 14.9
1998 19.5 15
1999 19.8 15.2
2000 20 15.4
2001 20.4 15.6
2002 20.8 15.8
2003 21.3 16
2004 21.8 16.2
2005 22.2 16.4
2006 22.6 16.7
2007 22.9 16.9
2008 23.3 17.2
2009 23.7 17.4
2010 24 17.7
2011 24.4 17.9
2012 24.7 18.1
2013 25.1 18.3
2014 25.6 18.5
2015 26 18.7
2016 26.4 18.8
2017 26.9 18.9
2018 27.5 19
2019 28 19.1
2020 28.6 19.1
2021 29.2 19.1
2022 29.8 19.2
2023 30.4 19.2
2024 30.9 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
11.9%
2022

Energy

Bhutan Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Bhutan Yemen
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
13
2024
Higher education index n/a
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
75%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Bhutan Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Yemen
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
n/a

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