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Bhutan vs Cambodia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bhutan
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Leads on 40 of 105 metrics
Cambodia
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Leads on 45 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bhutan and Cambodia: Bhutan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (203,000 people) against Cambodia (2.28 people); Bhutan leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (406,500) against Cambodia (9.90); Cambodia leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (18.78) against Bhutan (733,000). Across 105 compared metrics, Bhutan wins on 40 and Cambodia wins on 45.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.43 %★60.72 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 61% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.62 points★28.18 points
Radios37,000★1.34
Televisions11,00094,000★
Waterwaysnone3,700

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country530.68M $7.63B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.27B $51.50B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %NA% | 5.25% | 78
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★10.92 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index66★53.8
Electricity Consumption2.185.86★
Electricity Exports5.76★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels135★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants99★63
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables02★
Electricity Imports84★1.58
Electricity Installed Capacity1.631.7★
Electricity Production7.88★5.21
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.08 USD per capita★15.66 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient37.437.9★
Gross Fixed Investment46★20.4
Gross National Saving40.4★13.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %9.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %2.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption1,00032,000★
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports1,54933,200★
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★16.5 people
Public Debt11150.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,00045,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,12043,030★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances3.66.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.89★0.84
Taxes and Other Revenues12.3★12.2
Unemployment Rate2.9 %0.3 %★

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,768★471,188
Carbon Dioxide Emissions733,00018.78★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country8.1 Cubic meters per year17.6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources78476.1★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.41 %6.19 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)269.32★69.3
Agricultural land5,340 sq. km64,750.84 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km443 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant0.05 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land3203,540★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country73.22 %★27.83 %
Administrative Divisions2024★
Independence17★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12★7.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP7.5 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.6 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %★137 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %3.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,300★75,000
Underweight Children Under 58.7★16.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,000360,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Currently married (Percent)62.61 %67.84 %★
Human Capital Index0.480.49★
Life expectancy at birth75.85 years★74.1 years
Median age of population31.05 years★26.46 years
Population Change5,159.8 persons200,778.4 persons★
Population density20.89 per sq. km★99.83 per sq. km
Total population801,838.5 persons18.06M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.4★0.22
Birth Rate (%)15.05 %17.74 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA56.3 %
Death Rate (%)5.75 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★2.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age224,451.5 persons4.79M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate406,500★9.9
Learning-adjusted years of school6.33 years6.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population203,000 people★2.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.31★163.33
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization32.87 %69.38 %★
Physician Density0.55 people/sq km★0.21 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.93 %0.95 %★
Population living in slums43.64 %★38.41 %
Total deaths4,794.9 persons★114,933.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.35 %51.49 %★
Total fertility rate1.42 per woman2.47 per woman★
Total net-migration139.8 persons★-34,077.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate19.55 per live births★20.79 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇰🇭 CambodiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.41★0.37
Airports412★
Heliports8★1

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