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Bhutan

South AsiaLower middle incomeCapital: Thimphu193,075 observations
Population
796,682
world rank #165 / 217
GDP
3.58B
world rank #158 / 186
GDP / capita
16,743.9
world rank #97 / 185
Life expectancy
73.3
world rank #123 / 217

Governance

549 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile77.7#22Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile62.6#63Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile89#7Rule of Law0-100 percentile70.6#49
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,510 indicators
GDPcurrent US$3.58B#158GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $16,743.9#97GDP growth%8%#11Inflation%3.6%#100
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

119 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$800M#159Merchandise importscurrent US$2.18B#161Exports of goods & services% GDP31.5%#100Imports of goods & services% GDP47.9%#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,532 indicators
Life expectancyyears73.3#123Infant mortalityper 1k births13.7#67Maternal mortalityper 100k47#36Health spending% GDP4.4%#142
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,271 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross86.2%#76Education spending% GDP5.8%#15Adult literacy%64.9%#37Primary enrollment% gross114.9%#12
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

413 indicators
Populationpeople796,682#165Population growth%0.65%#127Urban population%43.4%#155Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#159
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

250 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%82.5%#7Forest area% land71.6%#15CO₂ per capitat2.1#124
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

201 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.359.5#145Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

338 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area51.6%#4Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.43%#14Capture fisheries productiontonnes5#208
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

267 indicators
Agricultural land% land area13.8%#169Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,552.3#36Aquaculture productiontonnes58#160Food production index2014-16 = 10077.8#188
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

95 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people99.8#116Secure internet serversper 1M people1,339.2#99Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0#144
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,502 indicators
Gini indexindex28.5#8Extreme poverty% pop0%#1Internet users% pop91.3%#47Homicide rateper 100k2.5#61
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

374 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.9#18Hazard & exposure0-102.1#16Vulnerability0-102.6#15
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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