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Kingdom of Bhutan
Capital Thimphu
Languages Dzongkha
Currency Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee
People 796,682 (2025)
Neighbours 2 Greetings from
Bhutan
5th highest highest point 7,570 m · #5 of 213 · 2026 edition 5th highest rainfall 3,225 mm · #5 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg 9th lowest price level (US = 100) 23% · #9 of 198 · 2025 BTN COUNTRYDUEL
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Bhutan among 213 countries & territories Each dot shows where Bhutan sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
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Total area 38,390 km² 133rd of 205 2024 Coastline 0 km 168th of 213 2026 edition Highest point 7,570 m 5th of 213 2026 edition Forest cover 70.4% 17th of 207 2024 Farmland 13.8% 165th of 205 2024 Population 796,682 165th of 210 2025 Population density 21 per km² 177th of 209 2025 Height of men 167.1 cm 172nd of 196 2019 Height of women 155.2 cm 179th of 196 2019 Median age 29.4 years 114th of 213 2023 Fertility rate 1.45 children per woman 160th of 210 2024 Aged 65 and over 6.6% 125th of 210 2025 Economy size (GDP) $3.58 billion 177th of 207 2025 GDP per person (PPP) Int$19,594 106th of 198 2025 Income inequality (Gini) 28.5 135th of 155 2022 Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day) 0% 129th of 142 2022 Unemployment 3.2% 140th of 186 2025 Health spending per person $162 134th of 193 2023 Tax revenue (central government) 12.3% 110th of 150 2020 Life expectancy 73.3 years 117th of 210 2024 Infant mortality 13.7 per 1,000 93rd of 194 2024 Doctors 0.6 per 1,000 134th of 190 2022 Hospital beds 2.2 per 1,000 89th of 158 2023 Suicide rate 7.7 per 100k 117th of 185 2023 Adult obesity 13% 145th of 195 2024 Smoking 19.6% 81st of 166 2024 Life satisfaction 5.08 107th of 163 2018 Alcohol consumption 3.1 litres 123rd of 195 2023 Meat supply 14.7 kg 163rd of 189 2023 Daily calories 3,107 kcal 73rd of 189 2023 Years of schooling 5.8 years 162nd of 193 2023 Internet users 91% 53rd of 208 2024 Fixed broadband download speed 40 Mbps 180th of 197 2026 Access to electricity 100% 1st of 209 2024 Urban population 43% 160th of 210 2025 Mobile subscriptions 100 138th of 208 2024 CO₂ per person 2.1 t 122nd of 203 2024 Renewable electricity 100% 1st of 201 2024 Air pollution (PM2.5) 24.7 µg/m³ 61st of 213 2024 Homicide rate 2.5 per 100k 76th of 160 2020 Road deaths 28 per 100k 45th of 185 2023 Average temperature 8.9°C 165th of 187 2016–2025 avg Rainfall 3,225 mm 5th of 187 2016–2025 avg Air passengers per resident 0.24 84th of 165 2023 Tourists per resident 0.03 150th of 179 2022 Official languages 1 87th of 213 2026 Price level (US = 100) 23% 190th of 198 2025 World Heritage sites 0 174th of 195 2026 Olympic medals (all time) 0 143rd of 202 2026 edition
World twins The countries most like Bhutan across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
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