Country profile
Bhutan
Bhutan ranks #164 of 215 for population, #147 of 209 for gdp per capita, #122 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
791,524
people · 2024
Rank #164 of 215
Life expectancy
73.3
years · 2024
Rank #122 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2022
Rank #186 of 186
Under-5 mortality
17.2
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #115 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
70.2%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #130 of 232
Tobacco use
18.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #89 of 163
Calorie supply
3,107
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #71 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
29,800
arrivals · 2020
Rank #192 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,831
current US$ · 2023
Rank #147 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.76
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #114 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
152
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #79 of 210
Forest area
71.6%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #16 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
23.9
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #110 of 248
Protected areas
51.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #6 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.09
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #129 of 210
Fertilizer use
8.61
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #152 of 194
Pesticide use
1.34
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #110 of 193
Cereal yield
3.55
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #83 of 182
Digital
Internet users
91.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #53 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.92
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #186 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
99.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #170 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #17 of 215
Renewable electricity output
100%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #1 of 257
Energy use per person
18,781
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #91 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.57
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #73 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Bhutan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield