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Bhutan vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bhutan has a population of 792K (ranked 163/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Bhutan's land area is 14,726 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 132nd vs. 60th).

By GDP, Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Bhutan Zimbabwe
Population
801123
17210092
Population rank 163/197 74/197
GDP
$3.02B
2023
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 169/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$3,839
2023
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 132/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,254
2023
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$3.49B
2023
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
102.9%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,432
2023
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 87/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,460
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
14,726 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
53.8 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
30.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Bhutan and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Bhutan and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Bhutan

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Bhutan Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 $61,812,113 $1,884,206,452
1971 $66,289,450 $2,178,716,475
1972 $70,139,867 $2,677,729,616
1973 $78,900,289 $3,309,353,866
1974 $92,901,784 $3,982,161,721
1975 $86,820,762 $4,371,301,052
1976 $88,461,263 $4,318,372,348
1977 $97,884,434 $4,364,382,451
1978 $94,086,228 $4,351,600,850
1979 $105,377,995 $5,177,459,817
1980 $128,669,201 $6,678,868,738
1981 $139,174,178 $8,011,374,445
1982 $141,439,317 $8,539,701,388
1983 $156,704,290 $7,764,067,625
1984 $160,423,494 $6,352,126,411
1985 $163,288,815 $5,637,259,754
1986 $191,218,115 $6,217,524,201
1987 $242,742,766 $6,741,215,643
1988 $272,298,067 $7,814,784,729
1989 $264,798,626 $8,286,323,367
1990 $287,765,007 $8,783,817,407
1991 $240,294,286 $8,641,482,396
1992 $240,233,531 $6,751,472,744
1993 $225,973,693 $6,563,813,829
1994 $258,954,708 $6,890,675,555
1995 $290,490,984 $7,111,271,273
1996 $303,408,346 $8,553,147,289
1997 $352,229,077 $8,529,572,287
1998 $363,458,381 $6,401,968,715
1999 $399,311,200 $6,858,013,652
2000 $460,733,418 $6,689,958,139
2001 $496,110,226 $6,777,385,246
2002 $559,345,264 $6,342,116,911
2003 $651,935,430 $5,727,592,261
2004 $735,348,490 $5,805,598,867
2005 $860,391,000 $5,755,215,663
2006 $942,879,879 $5,443,896,938
2007 $1,255,767,964 $5,291,950,526
2008 $1,317,517,835 $4,415,703,156
2009 $1,331,343,798 $9,665,815,601
2010 $1,708,880,730 $12,041,602,762
2011 $1,977,728,659 $14,101,801,031
2012 $1,973,387,228 $17,114,762,914
2013 $1,943,696,952 $19,091,004,042
2014 $2,089,079,571 $19,495,547,523
2015 $2,187,815,803 $19,963,058,858
2016 $2,357,504,761 $20,548,759,858
2017 $2,591,358,009 $51,074,726,484
2018 $2,583,335,722 $34,156,057,417
2019 $2,735,683,570 $25,715,657,177
2020 $2,457,604,334 $26,868,564,055
2021 $2,768,802,960 $27,240,507,842
2022 $2,898,227,744 $32,789,657,378
2023 $3,019,253,885 $35,231,369,343
2024 - $44,187,704,410

Bhutan and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Bhutan

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Bhutan Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $200.3 $361
1971 $207.7 $405
1972 $212.4 $483
1973 $230.9 $579
1974 $262.8 $674
1975 $237.4 $717
1976 $233.7 $687
1977 $249.9 $677
1978 $232.2 $665
1979 $251.4 $779
1980 $296.9 $949
1981 $311 $1,068
1982 $306 $1,095
1983 $328 $959
1984 $326 $757
1985 $321 $649
1986 $365 $692
1987 $449 $726
1988 $489 $815
1989 $462 $840
1990 $488 $866
1991 $401 $831
1992 $416 $631
1993 $407 $604
1994 $467 $634
1995 $530 $648
1996 $553 $767
1997 $630 $750
1998 $638 $552
1999 $685 $582
2000 $772 $563
2001 $812 $566
2002 $896 $525
2003 $1,022 $468
2004 $1,130 $469
2005 $1,300 $461
2006 $1,406 $431
2007 $1,850 $413
2008 $1,920 $341
2009 $1,918 $735
2010 $2,436 $902
2011 $2,788 $1,037
2012 $2,751 $1,239
2013 $2,680 $1,362
2014 $2,849 $1,372
2015 $2,954 $1,386
2016 $3,152 $1,407
2017 $3,435 $3,448
2018 $3,400 $2,272
2019 $3,577 $1,684
2020 $3,192 $1,730
2021 $3,571 $1,724
2022 $3,711 $2,041
2023 $3,839 $2,156
2024 - $2,656

Bhutan vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bhutan

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Bhutan Zimbabwe
1950 35.3 49.4
1951 35.3 49.8
1952 35.4 50.2
1953 35.4 50.6
1954 35.4 51
1955 35.5 51.4
1956 35.6 51.8
1957 35.7 52.2
1958 35.9 52.6
1959 36.1 53
1960 36.4 53.5
1961 36.7 54
1962 37 54.5
1963 37.4 54.9
1964 37.8 55.4
1965 38.3 55.9
1966 38.8 56.4
1967 39.4 56.8
1968 40 57.1
1969 40.6 57.5
1970 41.2 57.8
1971 41.8 58
1972 42.5 58.2
1973 43.1 58.1
1974 43.8 58.2
1975 44.5 58.2
1976 45.2 57.6
1977 46 57
1978 46.7 54.7
1979 47.4 54.9
1980 48.2 59.1
1981 49 59.4
1982 49.8 59.9
1983 50.6 60
1984 51.3 60.6
1985 52 60.9
1986 52.8 61
1987 53.6 60.7
1988 54.4 60.2
1989 55.1 59.4
1990 55.8 58.3
1991 56.5 57
1992 57.2 55.6
1993 57.9 54
1994 58.4 52.5
1995 59.3 51.1
1996 60 49
1997 60.6 48.5
1998 61.3 47.6
1999 62 46.4
2000 61.8 46
2001 63.3 44.5
2002 64 45.9
2003 64.7 45.4
2004 65.3 46
2005 65.9 46.6
2006 66.5 47.1
2007 67.2 47.6
2008 67.7 48.5
2009 68.2 49.7
2010 68.8 51.9
2011 69.3 53.9
2012 69.8 55.4
2013 70.2 56.8
2014 70.5 58.1
2015 70.8 59
2016 71.1 59.8
2017 71.4 60.3
2018 71.7 60.9
2019 72 61.1
2020 72.3 61.5
2021 72.4 60.1
2022 72.8 62.4
2023 73 62.8
2024 73.3 63.1
2025 73.5 63.3

Bhutan and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Bhutan

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Bhutan Zimbabwe
1960 224,084 3,809,389
1961 230,602 3,930,401
1962 237,636 4,055,959
1963 245,156 4,185,877
1964 252,987 4,320,006
1965 261,200 4,458,462
1966 269,820 4,601,217
1967 278,852 4,748,307
1968 288,311 4,900,440
1969 298,214 5,058,181
1970 308,528 5,215,918
1971 319,211 5,374,712
1972 330,264 5,542,445
1973 341,705 5,720,404
1974 353,538 5,908,328
1975 365,791 6,098,658
1976 378,490 6,287,105
1977 391,639 6,449,512
1978 405,243 6,543,575
1979 419,200 6,647,556
1980 433,404 7,041,303
1981 447,836 7,498,635
1982 462,485 7,796,496
1983 477,460 8,098,404
1984 492,784 8,391,488
1985 508,392 8,686,813
1986 524,324 8,982,578
1987 540,557 9,284,644
1988 556,986 9,583,094
1989 573,586 9,864,798
1990 589,287 10,137,281
1991 599,784 10,404,816
1992 577,774 10,702,700
1993 554,673 10,860,288
1994 554,497 10,873,148
1995 547,989 10,974,599
1996 548,784 11,158,360
1997 558,697 11,369,827
1998 569,435 11,594,297
1999 582,579 11,783,458
2000 596,863 11,892,055
2001 610,794 11,971,901
2002 624,409 12,087,653
2003 637,663 12,232,323
2004 650,544 12,365,896
2005 661,865 12,483,432
2006 670,799 12,636,445
2007 678,641 12,804,058
2008 686,351 12,959,149
2009 693,988 13,142,790
2010 701,632 13,356,548
2011 709,377 13,595,424
2012 717,279 13,817,887
2013 725,273 14,013,808
2014 733,139 14,207,359
2015 740,618 14,399,013
2016 747,866 14,600,294
2017 754,335 14,812,482
2018 759,759 15,034,452
2019 764,824 15,271,368
2020 770,006 15,526,888
2021 775,442 15,797,210
2022 780,914 16,069,056
2023 786,385 16,340,822
2024 791,524 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Bhutan and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Bhutan

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Bhutan Zimbabwe
1960 6.7 7.2
1961 6.7 7.21
1962 6.69 7.23
1963 6.69 7.23
1964 6.68 7.23
1965 6.68 7.23
1966 6.67 7.2
1967 6.67 7.16
1968 6.66 7.11
1969 6.66 7.04
1970 6.65 6.98
1971 6.64 6.94
1972 6.64 6.94
1973 6.63 6.94
1974 6.62 6.88
1975 6.62 6.83
1976 6.62 6.77
1977 6.61 6.71
1978 6.58 6.66
1979 6.55 6.59
1980 6.51 6.52
1981 6.46 6.45
1982 6.4 6.33
1983 6.34 6.2
1984 6.26 6.04
1985 6.18 5.87
1986 6.1 5.69
1987 6 5.5
1988 5.88 5.28
1989 5.76 5.07
1990 5.6 4.88
1991 5.45 4.72
1992 5.27 4.57
1993 5.07 4.39
1994 4.87 4.28
1995 4.62 4.15
1996 4.37 4.11
1997 4.09 4.08
1998 3.85 4.07
1999 3.61 4.06
2000 3.38 4.01
2001 3.19 3.98
2002 3.01 3.93
2003 2.87 3.86
2004 2.78 3.78
2005 2.73 3.69
2006 2.66 3.64
2007 2.59 3.68
2008 2.48 3.78
2009 2.36 3.95
2010 2.25 4.04
2011 2.15 4.13
2012 2.07 4.13
2013 2 4.11
2014 1.92 4.01
2015 1.84 3.91
2016 1.74 3.83
2017 1.62 3.77
2018 1.52 3.74
2019 1.45 3.75
2020 1.5 3.75
2021 1.49 3.77
2022 1.48 3.77
2023 1.46 3.72

Bhutan and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Bhutan

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Bhutan Zimbabwe
1960 18.8 16.4
1961 18.9 16.2
1962 18.9 16
1963 19 15.8
1964 19.1 15.7
1965 19.1 15.7
1966 19.2 15.7
1967 19.3 15.7
1968 19.3 15.7
1969 19.3 15.7
1970 19.3 15.7
1971 19.3 15.8
1972 19.3 15.8
1973 19.2 15.8
1974 19.2 15.9
1975 19.1 15.9
1976 19.1 15.8
1977 19 15.8
1978 19 15.7
1979 18.9 15.6
1980 18.9 15.6
1981 18.8 15.7
1982 18.7 15.8
1983 18.7 15.8
1984 18.6 15.8
1985 18.6 15.9
1986 18.5 15.9
1987 18.5 15.9
1988 18.5 15.9
1989 18.5 16.1
1990 18.6 16.3
1991 18.6 16.5
1992 18.6 16.4
1993 18.7 16.3
1994 18.8 16.4
1995 18.9 16.6
1996 19.1 16.9
1997 19.3 17.2
1998 19.5 17.5
1999 19.8 17.7
2000 20 17.8
2001 20.4 18
2002 20.8 18.1
2003 21.3 18.2
2004 21.8 18.3
2005 22.2 18.3
2006 22.6 18.5
2007 22.9 18.5
2008 23.3 18.5
2009 23.7 18.4
2010 24 18.3
2011 24.4 18.2
2012 24.7 18.1
2013 25.1 18
2014 25.6 18
2015 26 18
2016 26.4 18
2017 26.9 18.1
2018 27.5 18.2
2019 28 18.3
2020 28.6 18.5
2021 29.2 18.6
2022 29.8 18.7
2023 30.4 18.9
2024 30.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bhutan Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$2.94B
2023
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.5%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.85%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2000
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.51%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.28%
2024
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2023
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2023
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.5
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.7%
2022
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2022
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$941M
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$110M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,799
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.7%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
33.7%
2014
49.5%
2024

Energy

Bhutan Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
360 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.99 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.53 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.5%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
100%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Bhutan Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-277
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
45%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.48 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
21
2024
Higher education index n/a
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.46
2020
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.2
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
67
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
64.9%
2022
89.8%
2022
English speaking
75%
2025
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
88.4%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Bhutan Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$154.5
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$53.4
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2022
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
47
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
6
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.18 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Bhutan Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
18,605 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,035 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,545 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,584 mi
2017
60,439 mi
2019

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