Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bhutan fits inside India 86 times
Bhutan: 38,390 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bhutan: 0 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 1,016 m above Bhutan’s
Bhutan: 7,570 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 14% of Bhutan
Bhutan: 13.8% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 1,837 times as many people as Bhutan
Bhutan: 796,682 (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 24 times as densely populated as Bhutan
Bhutan: 21 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Bhutan and India are practically level
Bhutan: 167.1 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
India and Bhutan are practically level
Bhutan: 155.2 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bhutan is 1.3 years older than in India
Bhutan: 29.4 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Bhutan
Bhutan: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 6.6% in Bhutan
Bhutan: 6.6% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Bhutan: no data · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bhutan: no data · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Bhutan 1
Bhutan: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 1,105 times the size of Bhutan’s
Bhutan: $3.58 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bhutan produces 67% more per person than India
Bhutan: Int$19,594 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bhutan than in India (Gini 5.5 points higher)
Bhutan: 28.5 (2022) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Bhutan
Bhutan: 0% (2022) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 3.2% in Bhutan
Bhutan: 3.2% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bhutan: no data · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bhutan’s central government collects 12% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Bhutan: 12.3% (2020) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
India and Bhutan are nearly identical here
Bhutan: 23% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Bhutan spends 92% more on health per person than India
Bhutan: $162 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bhutan live 1 year longer than in India
Bhutan: 73.3 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 70% more likely to die before turning one than in Bhutan
Bhutan: 13.7 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 31% more doctors per person than Bhutan
Bhutan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Bhutan has 36% more hospital beds per person than India
Bhutan: 2.2 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 2 times that in Bhutan
Bhutan: 7.7 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in Bhutan are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Bhutan: 13% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 20% in Bhutan
Bhutan: 19.6% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Bhutan rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in India
Bhutan: 5.08 (2018) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 70% more alcohol than in Bhutan
Bhutan: 3.1 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bhutan has 81% more meat per person than India
Bhutan: 14.7 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bhutan has 438 kcal more food per person per day than India
Bhutan: 3,107 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Bhutan: no data · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 1 year longer than in Bhutan
Bhutan: 5.8 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bhutan welcomed 4 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
Bhutan: 0.03 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 45 more World Heritage sites than Bhutan (45 against 0)
Bhutan: 0 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Bhutan none
Bhutan: 0 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Bhutan are online, versus 70% in India
Bhutan: 91% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 2.3 times as fast as in Bhutan
Bhutan: 40 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Bhutan and India are practically level
Bhutan: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Bhutan live in cities, versus 36% in India
Bhutan: 43% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Bhutan has 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Bhutan: 100 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bhutan: no data · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bhutan fly 93% more passengers per resident than those from India
Bhutan: 0.24 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 70% of Bhutan, but only 24% of India
Bhutan: 70.4% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 5% more CO₂ than someone in Bhutan
Bhutan: 2.1 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Bhutan’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
Bhutan: 100% (2024) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 79% more fine dust than in Bhutan
Bhutan: 24.7 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14% more likely to be murdered in India than in Bhutan
Bhutan: 2.5 per 100k (2020) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bhutan are 10% deadlier than in India
Bhutan: 28 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 15.5 °C warmer than Bhutan
Bhutan: 8.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bhutan gets 2.5 times as much rain as India
Bhutan: 3,225 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bhutan bigger than India?
India is larger. Bhutan fits inside India 86 times.
Which has more people, Bhutan or India?
India has 1,837 times as many people as Bhutan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bhutan or India?
People in Bhutan live 1 year longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 73.3 years in Bhutan and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Bhutan or India?
Bhutan and India are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
