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Bhutan vs Brazil: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bhutan
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Leads on 37 of 107 metrics
Brazil
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Leads on 63 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bhutan and Brazil: Bhutan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (203,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Bhutan leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (406,500) against Brazil (106.79); Brazil leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (437.77) against Bhutan (733,000). Across 107 compared metrics, Bhutan wins on 37 and Brazil wins on 63.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.43 %★84.15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 84% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.62 points63.8 points★
Radios37,000★71
Televisions11,000★36.5
Waterwaysnone50,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country530.68M $183.08B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.27B $2.67T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %7 %★
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %46.92 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP9.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index66★59.1
Electricity Consumption2.18509.1★
Electricity Exports5.76219★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels117★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants99★64
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables018★
Electricity Imports84★41.31
Electricity Installed Capacity1.63150.8★
Electricity Production7.88567.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.08 USD per capita★48.89 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient28.551.6★
Gross Fixed Investment46★18.4
Gross National Saving40.4★15
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %3.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %★4.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption034.35★
Natural Gas Exports0134.5★
Natural Gas Imports010.51★
Natural Gas Production023.96★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0377.4★
Oil Consumption1,000★2.65
Oil Exports0699,000★
Oil Imports1,549720,000★
Oil Production02.75★
Oil Proved Reserves012.86★
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people4.2 people★
Public Debt11183★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD★3.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,000★2.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0279,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,120490,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.81★
Remittances3.6★0.2
Revenue from Forest Resources1.89★0.62
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★4.85
Taxes and Other Revenues12.314★
Unemployment Rate2.9 %★7.7 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,768-980,384★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions733,000437.77★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country8.1 Cubic meters per year645.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources78★8.65

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.41 %0.64 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)269.32★171.92
Agricultural land5,340 sq. km2.37M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km7,491 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land32091,833★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Rule of Law Index by Country73.22 %★37.95 %
Administrative Divisions2026★
Independence17★7
Suffrage Participation Rate18voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12★10.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP9.9 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km2.5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %★67 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %★22.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,300★930,000
Underweight Children Under 58.73.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,000673,200★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Currently married (Percent)62.61 %★55.24 %
Human Capital Index0.480.56★
Life expectancy at birth75.85 years80.44 years★
Median age of population31.05 years35.25 years★
Population Change5,159.8 persons856,607.6 persons★
Population density20.89 per sq. km★25.56 per sq. km
Total population801,838.5 persons213.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.40.85★
Birth Rate (%)15.05 %★13.04 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA80.5 %
Death Rate (%)5.75 %★7.07 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age224,451.5 persons55.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate406,500★106.79
Learning-adjusted years of school6.33 years7.91 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population203,000 people★22.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.31173.55★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization32.87 %79.8 %★
Physician Density0.55 people/sq km2.36 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.93 %★0.58 %
Population living in slums43.64 %★13.19 %
Total deaths4,794.9 persons★1.41M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.35 %72.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.42 per woman1.59 per woman★
Total net-migration139.8 persons★-225,796.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate19.55 per live births13.14 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇷 BrazilShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.410.46★
Airports45,297★
Civil Air Travel1198★
Heliports81,871★

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