Bhutan
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Bhutan.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Bhutan is often described as carbon-negative because its forests absorb more greenhouse gases than the country emits.
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Bhutan vs China
109 shared metrics.
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China
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of China.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
China's population began shrinking in 2022, its first annual decline in about six decades.
Analysis
China leads in 73 of 109 shared metrics, while Bhutan leads in 36.
Bhutan's Capital Elevation is 53.0x that of China (2.3K m vs 43 m).
Bhutan's Freedom of Expression Index is 14.2x that of China (0.68 vs 0.04).
Bhutan's Inflation Rate is 13.0x that of China (2.8% vs 0.20%).
Bhutan's Liberal Democracy Index is 10.7x that of China (0.46 vs 0.04).
Bhutan's Electoral Democracy Index is 6.9x that of China (0.57 vs 0.07).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationBhutan leads
Bhutan
2.3K m
China
43 m
Freedom of Expression IndexBhutan leads
Bhutan
0.68
China
0.04
Inflation RateBhutan leads
Bhutan
2.8%
China
0.20%
Liberal Democracy IndexBhutan leads
Bhutan
0.46
China
0.04
Electoral Democracy IndexBhutan leads
Bhutan
0.57
China
0.07
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleBhutan leads
Bhutan
1.6 per 100k people
China
0.22 per 100k people
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
BhutanBhutan
2.3K m
China
43 m
5298% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
BhutanBhutan
0.68
China
0.04
1416% higher
Inflation Rate
BhutanBhutan
2.8%
China
0.20%
1300% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
BhutanBhutan
0.46
China
0.04
1072% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
BhutanBhutan
0.57
China
0.07
686% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BhutanBhutan
1.6 per 100k people
China
0.22 per 100k people
616% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
BhutanBhutan
1.8% of firms
China
0.29% of firms
516% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BhutanBhutan
82.5%
China
15.2%
443% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BhutanBhutan
18.57% of firms
China
3.7% of firms
408% higher
Homicide Rate
BhutanBhutan
2.5 per 100k
China
0.50 per 100k
392% higher
Infant Mortality
BhutanBhutan
18.5 per 1k births
China
4.5 per 1k births
311% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
0.40% of GDP
China
0.10% of GDP
299% higher
Child Mortality
BhutanBhutan
23.1 per 1k births
China
6.2 per 1k births
273% higher
Protected Land (%)
BhutanBhutan
51.6%
China
15.6%
231% higher
Imports (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
53.35% of GDP
China
17.18% of GDP
211% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BhutanBhutan
71.61%
China
24.03%
198% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
111% of GDP
China
47% of GDP
136% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
BhutanBhutan
0.30% of firms
China
0.14% of firms
110% higher
Birth Rate
BhutanBhutan
15.05 per 1k
China
7.3 per 1k
107% higher
Foreign Patents
ChinaBhutan
7.0
China
159.0K
100% lower
Air Passengers
ChinaBhutan
189.9K
China
619.22M
100% lower
Population
ChinaBhutan
892.9K
China
1.41B
100% lower
Tourist Arrivals
ChinaBhutan
29.8K
China
30.40M
100% lower
Land Area
ChinaBhutan
38.1K km²
China
9.39M km²
100% lower
Water Withdrawal
ChinaBhutan
0.34 B m³
China
568.48 B m³
100% lower
Scientific Publications
ChinaBhutan
115.3
China
898.9K
100% lower
GDP (Nominal)
ChinaBhutan
$3,012,896,789.25
China
$18,743,803,170,827.2
100% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChinaBhutan
0.01%
China
26.28%
100% lower
Irrigated Land
ChinaBhutan
320 km²
China
690.1K km²
100% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
ChinaBhutan
1.6 Mt CO2e
China
13.1K Mt CO2e
100% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
ChinaBhutan
2.34M kW
China
2.95B kW
100% lower
Electricity Generation
ChinaBhutan
11.16 TWh
China
10.1K TWh
100% lower
Beer Consumption
ChinaBhutan
0.02 L/person/yr
China
1.1 L/person/yr
99% lower
Forest Area
ChinaBhutan
27.3K km²
China
2.26M km²
99% lower
Airports
ChinaBhutan
4.0
China
571
99% lower
Credit Card Ownership
ChinaBhutan
0.27% of adults
China
46.03% of adults
99% lower
Water Stress (%)
ChinaBhutan
0.43%
China
20.21%
98% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ChinaBhutan
1.0 per 100 people
China
45 per 100 people
98% lower
Alcohol Consumption
ChinaBhutan
0.18 L/adult/yr
China
4.6 L/adult/yr
96% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChinaBhutan
23.64 gCO2/kWh
China
525.34 gCO2/kWh
96% lower
Land Border Length
ChinaBhutan
1.1K km
China
22.5K km
95% lower
Border Neighbors
ChinaBhutan
2.0
China
16
87% lower
Population Density
ChinaBhutan
20.62 /km²
China
150.26 /km²
86% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ChinaBhutan
4.3%
China
26.54%
84% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ChinaBhutan
13.01%
China
76.88%
83% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChinaBhutan
7.3 kg/person/yr
China
40.33 kg/person/yr
82% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
ChinaBhutan
0.55 per 1k
China
3.1 per 1k
82% lower
Digital Payments Used
ChinaBhutan
17.23% of adults
China
88.72% of adults
81% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BhutanBhutan
9.0 days/yr
China
5.0 days/yr
80% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BhutanBhutan
9.4 per 1k
China
5.2 per 1k
79% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ChinaBhutan
$154.49
China
$672.45
77% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ChinaBhutan
2.1 t/person/yr
China
8.7 t/person/yr
76% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ChinaBhutan
13.82%
China
55.43%
75% lower
Political Corruption Index
ChinaBhutan
0.15
China
0.55
73% lower
GNI Per Capita
ChinaBhutan
$3,730
China
$13,660
73% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BhutanBhutan
71 pts
China
43 pts
65% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
12.28% of GDP
China
7.6% of GDP
61% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ChinaBhutan
9.9% of adults
China
23.84% of adults
58% lower
Food Waste per Person
ChinaBhutan
61.29 kg/person/yr
China
141.64 kg/person/yr
57% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ChinaBhutan
2.2 per 1k
China
5.0 per 1k
56% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ChinaBhutan
6.5%
China
14.67%
56% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BhutanBhutan
42.2% of adults
China
27.3% of adults
55% higher
Time Zones Count
ChinaBhutan
2.0 time zones
China
4.0 time zones
50% lower
Obesity Rate
BhutanBhutan
11.98%
China
8.2%
46% higher
Fertility Rate
BhutanBhutan
1.8 children/woman
China
1.2 children/woman
46% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
5.8% of GDP
China
4.0% of GDP
46% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ChinaBhutan
115.31 per 1k people
China
212.35 per 1k people
46% lower
Suicide Rate
ChinaBhutan
4.9 per 100k
China
8.9 per 100k
45% lower
Exports (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
28.39% of GDP
China
20.02% of GDP
42% higher
Nurses & Midwives
ChinaBhutan
2.0 per 1k
China
3.5 per 1k
42% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ChinaBhutan
$16,215.15
China
$27,104.87
40% lower
Unemployment Rate
ChinaBhutan
2.9%
China
4.6%
38% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ChinaBhutan
45.21 per 100k
China
72.03 per 100k
37% lower
Urban Population (%)
ChinaBhutan
42.56%
China
65.89%
35% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
ChinaBhutan
64.91%
China
96.74%
33% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ChinaBhutan
23.95 µg/m³
China
34.81 µg/m³
31% lower
Youth Population (%)
BhutanBhutan
20.91%
China
16.01%
31% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChinaBhutan
12.2 per 100k
China
17.4 per 100k
30% lower
Death Rate
ChinaBhutan
5.8 per 1k
China
8.0 per 1k
28% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
ChinaBhutan
69.56% of adults
China
95.1% of adults
27% lower
Median Age
ChinaBhutan
29.4 years
China
39.1 years
25% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChinaBhutan
100 per 100 people
China
132 per 100 people
24% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ChinaBhutan
28.5
China
36
21% lower
Smoking Rate
ChinaBhutan
18.7%
China
23.4%
20% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BhutanBhutan
54.42 hrs/week
China
46.1 hrs/week
18% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ChinaBhutan
4.4% of GDP
China
5.4% of GDP
18% lower
Dependency Ratio
ChinaBhutan
37.75% of working-age pop.
China
44.24% of working-age pop.
15% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
BhutanBhutan
0.68
China
0.59
15% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChinaBhutan
19.6% of adults
China
22.7% of adults
14% lower
Highest Elevation
ChinaBhutan
7.6K m
China
8.8K m
14% lower
Human Development Index
ChinaBhutan
0.70
China
0.80
12% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
ChinaBhutan
86.84%
China
97.27%
11% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
BhutanBhutan
21.42% of firms
China
19.6% of firms
9% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
BhutanBhutan
17.05% of youth labor force
China
15.79% of youth labor force
8% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ChinaBhutan
4.6%
China
5.0%
7% lower
Life Expectancy
ChinaBhutan
73.0 years
China
78.0 years
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
ChinaBhutan
88%
China
92%
4% lower
Spirits Consumption
ChinaBhutan
0 L/person/yr
China
2.5 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Coastline Length
ChinaBhutan
0 km
China
14.5K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
ChinaBhutan
0%
China
54.35%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
ChinaBhutan
0%
China
10.73%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
ChinaBhutan
0%
China
11.1%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
100%
China
100%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ChinaBhutan
0 per 1M people
China
0.01 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
BhutanBhutan
97 m
China
-154 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
BhutanBhutan
1.0
China
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ChinaBhutan
-18.9% of GDP
China
3.7% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ChinaBhutan
0 sites
China
60 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ChinaBhutan
0 per 1M people
China
1.6 per 1M people
ranked lower
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