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Bhutan vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bhutan
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Leads on 41 of 115 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 65 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bhutan and Thailand: Bhutan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (203,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Bhutan leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (406,500) against Thailand (40.62); Bhutan leads on Radios (37,000) against Thailand (13.96). Across 115 compared metrics, Bhutan wins on 41 and Thailand wins on 65.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)91.28 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.43 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.62 points56.72 points★
Radios37,000★13.96
Televisions11,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country530.68M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.27B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)45.27 %★22.46 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6684.6★
Electricity Consumption2.18187.7★
Electricity Exports5.76★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants99★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports84★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity1.6344.89★
Electricity Production7.88181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.08 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient28.533.5★
Gross Fixed Investment46★24.7
Gross National Saving40.4★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption1,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports1,549807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people5.4 people★
Public Debt11161.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,120134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances3.6★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources1.89★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.11 USD0.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★0.02
Taxes and Other Revenues12.315.4★
Top Exporting Countries855.30M USD337.63B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.82 %★66.68 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,768★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions733,000336.69★
Protected Land Area for Adaptation52.17 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country8.1 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources78438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.41 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)269.32★142.5
Agricultural land5,340 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land32064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country73.22 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions2076★
Independence17123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita831.27 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %34 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,300★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 58.76.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,000416,600★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)62.61 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.480.63★
Life expectancy at birth75.85 years80.78 years★
Median age of population31.05 years41.03 years★
Population Change5,159.8 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density20.89 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population801,838.5 persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.4★0.38
Birth Rate (%)15.05 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)5.75 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age224,451.5 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate406,500★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school6.33 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population203,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.31169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization32.87 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.55 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.93 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums43.64 %★2 %
Total deaths4,794.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.35 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.42 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration139.8 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate19.55 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.411.01★
Airports4105★
Civil Air Travel141★
Heliports8★5

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