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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Bhutan: no data · India: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Bhutan 1.

Bhutan: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)

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 3 points higher).

Bhutan: 28.5 (2022) · India: 25.5 (2022)

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% (2024)

How expensive is it?

India and Bhutan are nearly identical here.

Bhutan: 23% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Bhutan spends 92% more on health per person than India.

Bhutan: $162 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

91% of people in Bhutan are online, versus 70% in India.

Bhutan: 91% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 72% of Bhutan, but only 25% of India.

Bhutan: 71.6% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)

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)

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 India are 20% deadlier than in Bhutan.

Bhutan: 12.2 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)

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)