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 India
112 shared metrics.
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India
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of India.
CIA 2026
Analysis
India leads in 73 of 112 shared metrics, while Bhutan leads in 39.
Bhutan's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 45.1x that of India (1.6 per 100k people vs 0.03 per 100k people).
Bhutan's Capital Elevation is 9.8x that of India (2.3K m vs 216 m).
Bhutan's Protected Land (%) is 5.7x that of India (51.6% vs 7.7%).
Bhutan's Firms with Female Top Manager is 2.1x that of India (21.42% of firms vs 6.8% of firms).
Bhutan's Forest Coverage (%) is 1.9x that of India (71.61% vs 24.54%).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleBhutan leads
Bhutan
1.6 per 100k people
India
0.03 per 100k people
Capital ElevationBhutan leads
Bhutan
2.3K m
India
216 m
Protected Land (%)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
51.6%
India
7.7%
Firms with Female Top ManagerBhutan leads
Bhutan
21.42% of firms
India
6.8% of firms
Forest Coverage (%)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
71.61%
India
24.54%
Government Debt (% GDP)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
111% of GDP
India
46.5% of GDP
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BhutanBhutan
1.6 per 100k people
India
0.03 per 100k people
4512% higher
Capital Elevation
BhutanBhutan
2.3K m
India
216 m
975% higher
Protected Land (%)
BhutanBhutan
51.6%
India
7.7%
570% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
BhutanBhutan
21.42% of firms
India
6.8% of firms
213% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
BhutanBhutan
71.61%
India
24.54%
192% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
111% of GDP
India
46.5% of GDP
139% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BhutanBhutan
82.5%
India
34.9%
136% higher
Imports (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
53.35% of GDP
India
23.49% of GDP
127% higher
Foreign Patents
IndiaBhutan
7.0
India
35.3K
100% lower
Air Passengers
IndiaBhutan
189.9K
India
180.42M
100% lower
Population
IndiaBhutan
892.9K
India
1.42B
100% lower
Water Withdrawal
IndiaBhutan
0.34 B m³
India
647.5 B m³
100% lower
Scientific Publications
IndiaBhutan
115.3
India
207.4K
100% lower
GDP (Nominal)
IndiaBhutan
$3,012,896,789.25
India
$3,909,891,533,858.08
100% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
IndiaBhutan
0.01%
India
18.57%
100% lower
Irrigated Land
IndiaBhutan
320 km²
India
754.6K km²
100% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
IndiaBhutan
1.6 Mt CO2e
India
3.2K Mt CO2e
100% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
IndiaBhutan
2.34M kW
India
499.14M kW
100% lower
Land Area
IndiaBhutan
38.1K km²
India
2.97M km²
99% lower
Water Stress (%)
IndiaBhutan
0.43%
India
44.78%
99% lower
Tourism Revenue
IndiaBhutan
$84,000,000
India
$13,413,000,000
99% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
IndiaBhutan
0.30% of firms
India
27.23% of firms
99% lower
Airports
IndiaBhutan
4.0
India
318
99% lower
Electricity Generation
IndiaBhutan
11.16 TWh
India
2.1K TWh
99% lower
Population Density
IndiaBhutan
20.62 /km²
India
483.68 /km²
96% lower
Forest Area
IndiaBhutan
27.3K km²
India
729.6K km²
96% lower
Alcohol Consumption
IndiaBhutan
0.18 L/adult/yr
India
4.1 L/adult/yr
96% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
IndiaBhutan
23.64 gCO2/kWh
India
670.13 gCO2/kWh
96% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
IndiaBhutan
1.8% of firms
India
39.33% of firms
95% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
$154.49
India
$79.52
94% higher
Credit Card Ownership
IndiaBhutan
0.27% of adults
India
4.6% of adults
94% lower
Land Border Length
IndiaBhutan
1.1K km
India
13.9K km
92% lower
Beer Consumption
IndiaBhutan
0.02 L/person/yr
India
0.13 L/person/yr
88% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BhutanBhutan
71 pts
India
39 pts
82% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
12.28% of GDP
India
6.7% of GDP
82% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BhutanBhutan
45.21 per 100k
India
24.96 per 100k
81% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
IndiaBhutan
9.9% of adults
India
49.42% of adults
80% lower
Political Corruption Index
IndiaBhutan
0.15
India
0.68
78% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
IndiaBhutan
13.82%
India
60.06%
77% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
BhutanBhutan
0.46
India
0.26
76% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
IndiaBhutan
4.3%
India
13.65%
69% lower
Border Neighbors
IndiaBhutan
2.0
India
6.0
67% lower
Obesity Rate
BhutanBhutan
11.98%
India
7.2%
66% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
IndiaBhutan
9.0 days/yr
India
25 days/yr
64% lower
Broadband Access (%)
IndiaBhutan
1.0 per 100 people
India
2.7 per 100 people
64% lower
Digital Payments Used
IndiaBhutan
17.23% of adults
India
48.46% of adults
64% lower
University Enrollment Rate
IndiaBhutan
13.01%
India
34.42%
62% lower
Suicide Rate
IndiaBhutan
4.9 per 100k
India
12.56 per 100k
61% lower
Internet Users (%)
BhutanBhutan
88%
India
56%
57% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
IndiaBhutan
23.95 µg/m³
India
48.39 µg/m³
51% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
BhutanBhutan
0.57
India
0.38
50% higher
Official Languages Count
IndiaBhutan
1.0
India
2.0
50% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
BhutanBhutan
0.68
India
0.46
49% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BhutanBhutan
$16,215.15
India
$11,159.99
45% higher
Inflation Rate
IndiaBhutan
2.8%
India
5.0%
44% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
5.8% of GDP
India
4.1% of GDP
43% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
IndiaBhutan
0.40% of GDP
India
0.69% of GDP
43% lower
GNI Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
$3,730
India
$2,650
41% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BhutanBhutan
2.2 per 1k
India
1.6 per 1k
38% higher
Food Waste per Person
IndiaBhutan
61.29 kg/person/yr
India
97.34 kg/person/yr
37% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BhutanBhutan
42.2% of adults
India
31.3% of adults
35% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
28.39% of GDP
India
21.16% of GDP
34% higher
Death Rate
IndiaBhutan
5.8 per 1k
India
8.7 per 1k
34% lower
Time Zones Count
IndiaBhutan
2.0 time zones
India
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Teen Birth Rate
IndiaBhutan
9.4 per 1k
India
14.06 per 1k
33% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
4.4% of GDP
India
3.3% of GDP
33% higher
Unemployment Rate
IndiaBhutan
2.9%
India
4.2%
32% lower
Women in Senior Management
BhutanBhutan
15.5% of managers
India
11.92% of managers
30% higher
GDP Growth Rate
IndiaBhutan
4.6%
India
6.5%
29% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BhutanBhutan
100 per 100 people
India
79 per 100 people
27% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
IndiaBhutan
115.31 per 1k people
India
158.15 per 1k people
27% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
IndiaBhutan
69.56% of adults
India
95.18% of adults
27% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
IndiaBhutan
0.55 per 1k
India
0.72 per 1k
24% lower
Infant Mortality
IndiaBhutan
18.5 per 1k births
India
24.5 per 1k births
24% lower
Smoking Rate
IndiaBhutan
18.7%
India
24.3%
23% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
IndiaBhutan
64.91%
India
81.7%
21% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
IndiaBhutan
19.6% of adults
India
24.4% of adults
20% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BhutanBhutan
54.42 hrs/week
India
45.45 hrs/week
20% higher
Urban Population (%)
BhutanBhutan
42.56%
India
35.38%
20% higher
Dependency Ratio
IndiaBhutan
37.75% of working-age pop.
India
46.56% of working-age pop.
19% lower
Nurses & Midwives
BhutanBhutan
2.0 per 1k
India
1.7 per 1k
18% higher
Child Mortality
IndiaBhutan
23.1 per 1k births
India
27.7 per 1k births
17% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
IndiaBhutan
12.2 per 100k
India
14.6 per 100k
16% lower
Youth Population (%)
IndiaBhutan
20.91%
India
24.62%
15% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
IndiaBhutan
65.59%
India
76.44%
14% lower
Inequality (Gini)
BhutanBhutan
28.5
India
25.5
12% higher
Fertility Rate
IndiaBhutan
1.8 children/woman
India
2.0 children/woman
12% lower
Homicide Rate
IndiaBhutan
2.5 per 100k
India
2.8 per 100k
12% lower
Highest Elevation
IndiaBhutan
7.6K m
India
8.6K m
12% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
BhutanBhutan
98.9%
India
89.4%
11% higher
Elderly Population (%)
IndiaBhutan
6.5%
India
7.1%
9% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
IndiaBhutan
7.3 kg/person/yr
India
7.9 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
IndiaBhutan
18.57% of firms
India
19.91% of firms
7% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
BhutanBhutan
17.05% of youth labor force
India
16.02% of youth labor force
6% higher
Median Age
BhutanBhutan
29.4 years
India
28.1 years
5% higher
Birth Rate
IndiaBhutan
15.05 per 1k
India
15.91 per 1k
5% lower
CO2 Per Capita
IndiaBhutan
2.1 t/person/yr
India
2.2 t/person/yr
5% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
86.84%
India
83.38%
4% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
BhutanBhutan
0.68
India
0.66
3% higher
Human Development Index
BhutanBhutan
0.70
India
0.69
2% higher
Electricity Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
100%
India
99.5%
1% higher
Life Expectancy
BhutanBhutan
73.0 years
India
72.0 years
1% higher
Spirits Consumption
IndiaBhutan
0 L/person/yr
India
2.3 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Coastline Length
IndiaBhutan
0 km
India
7.0K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
IndiaBhutan
0%
India
70.82%
ranked lower
Wind Electricity Share
IndiaBhutan
0%
India
5.0%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
IndiaBhutan
0%
India
9.4%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
IndiaBhutan
0 per 1M people
India
0.00 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
BhutanBhutan
97 m
India
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
IndiaBhutan
-18.9% of GDP
India
-0.9% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
IndiaBhutan
0 sites
India
44 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
IndiaBhutan
0 per 1M people
India
0.22 per 1M people
ranked lower
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