Bhutan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
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.
Matchup file
Bhutan vs Nepal
110 shared metrics.
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Nepal
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the name probably comes from the Sanskrit term nepala, from the words for "fly down" and "house," which would refer to the villages at the base of the mount…
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Nepal packs eight of the world's fourteen classic 8,000-meter peaks into one mountain country.
Analysis
Nepal leads in 66 of 110 shared metrics, while Bhutan leads in 44.
Bhutan's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 15.9x that of Nepal (1.6 per 100k people vs 0.09 per 100k people).
Bhutan's Hospital Beds (per 1,000) is 4.5x that of Nepal (2.2 per 1k vs 0.40 per 1k).
Bhutan's Safe Drinking Water (%) is 3.0x that of Nepal (65.59% vs 16.49%).
Bhutan's Exports (% GDP) is 2.7x that of Nepal (28.39% of GDP vs 7.6% of GDP).
Bhutan's CO2 Per Capita is 2.3x that of Nepal (2.1 t/person/yr vs 0.63 t/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleBhutan leads
Bhutan
1.6 per 100k people
Nepal
0.09 per 100k people
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
2.2 per 1k
Nepal
0.40 per 1k
Safe Drinking Water (%)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
65.59%
Nepal
16.49%
Exports (% GDP)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
28.39% of GDP
Nepal
7.6% of GDP
CO2 Per CapitaBhutan leads
Bhutan
2.1 t/person/yr
Nepal
0.63 t/person/yr
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Bhutan leads
Bhutan
0.40% of GDP
Nepal
0.13% of GDP
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BhutanBhutan
1.6 per 100k people
Nepal
0.09 per 100k people
1586% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BhutanBhutan
2.2 per 1k
Nepal
0.40 per 1k
450% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BhutanBhutan
65.59%
Nepal
16.49%
298% higher
Exports (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
28.39% of GDP
Nepal
7.6% of GDP
272% higher
CO2 Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
2.1 t/person/yr
Nepal
0.63 t/person/yr
231% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
0.40% of GDP
Nepal
0.13% of GDP
198% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BhutanBhutan
$16,215.15
Nepal
$5,736.62
183% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
111% of GDP
Nepal
39.9% of GDP
178% higher
GNI Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
$3,730
Nepal
$1,470
154% higher
Protected Land (%)
BhutanBhutan
51.6%
Nepal
23.6%
119% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
BhutanBhutan
71 pts
Nepal
34 pts
109% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BhutanBhutan
7.3 kg/person/yr
Nepal
3.5 kg/person/yr
109% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
BhutanBhutan
21.42% of firms
Nepal
10.31% of firms
108% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BhutanBhutan
45.21 per 100k
Nepal
21.99 per 100k
106% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
NepalBhutan
0.01%
Nepal
0.62%
98% lower
Population
NepalBhutan
892.9K
Nepal
31.33M
97% lower
Irrigated Land
NepalBhutan
320 km²
Nepal
12.1K km²
97% lower
Air Passengers
NepalBhutan
189.9K
Nepal
4.29M
96% lower
Water Withdrawal
NepalBhutan
0.34 B m³
Nepal
9.5 B m³
96% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
NepalBhutan
0.30% of firms
Nepal
6.2% of firms
95% lower
Scientific Publications
NepalBhutan
115.3
Nepal
1.7K
93% lower
GDP (Nominal)
NepalBhutan
$3,012,896,789.25
Nepal
$42,914,268,286.71
93% lower
Airports
NepalBhutan
4.0
Nepal
50
92% lower
Water Stress (%)
NepalBhutan
0.43%
Nepal
4.8%
91% lower
Beer Consumption
NepalBhutan
0.02 L/person/yr
Nepal
0.16 L/person/yr
90% lower
Population Density
NepalBhutan
20.62 /km²
Nepal
207.15 /km²
90% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
NepalBhutan
1.6 Mt CO2e
Nepal
15.89 Mt CO2e
90% lower
Tourist Arrivals
NepalBhutan
29.8K
Nepal
230.0K
87% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
NepalBhutan
4.3%
Nepal
33.09%
87% lower
Teen Birth Rate
NepalBhutan
9.4 per 1k
Nepal
67.17 per 1k
86% lower
Alcohol Consumption
NepalBhutan
0.18 L/adult/yr
Nepal
1.1 L/adult/yr
83% lower
Obesity Rate
BhutanBhutan
11.98%
Nepal
6.6%
82% higher
Broadband Access (%)
NepalBhutan
1.0 per 100 people
Nepal
5.0 per 100 people
80% lower
Capital Elevation
BhutanBhutan
2.3K m
Nepal
1.3K m
79% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
NepalBhutan
18.57% of firms
Nepal
75.84% of firms
76% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
BhutanBhutan
$154.49
Nepal
$88.27
75% higher
Political Corruption Index
NepalBhutan
0.15
Nepal
0.56
74% lower
Land Area
NepalBhutan
38.1K km²
Nepal
143.3K km²
73% lower
Unemployment Rate
NepalBhutan
2.9%
Nepal
10.71%
73% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
BhutanBhutan
71.61%
Nepal
41.59%
72% higher
Tourism Revenue
NepalBhutan
$84,000,000
Nepal
$238,000,000
65% lower
Land Border Length
NepalBhutan
1.1K km
Nepal
3.2K km
64% lower
Imports (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
53.35% of GDP
Nepal
32.91% of GDP
62% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
BhutanBhutan
5.8% of GDP
Nepal
3.7% of GDP
58% higher
Internet Users (%)
BhutanBhutan
88%
Nepal
56%
57% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
NepalBhutan
12.2 per 100k
Nepal
28.2 per 100k
57% lower
Food Waste per Person
NepalBhutan
61.29 kg/person/yr
Nepal
134.87 kg/person/yr
55% lower
Forest Area
NepalBhutan
27.3K km²
Nepal
59.6K km²
54% lower
Suicide Rate
NepalBhutan
4.9 per 100k
Nepal
10.14 per 100k
52% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
NepalBhutan
23.95 µg/m³
Nepal
45.72 µg/m³
48% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
NepalBhutan
1.8% of firms
Nepal
3.4% of firms
48% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
NepalBhutan
13.82%
Nepal
26.12%
47% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
NepalBhutan
0.55 per 1k
Nepal
1.0 per 1k
46% lower
Nurses & Midwives
NepalBhutan
2.0 per 1k
Nepal
3.5 per 1k
41% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
NepalBhutan
9.0 days/yr
Nepal
15 days/yr
40% lower
Inflation Rate
NepalBhutan
2.8%
Nepal
4.7%
40% lower
University Enrollment Rate
NepalBhutan
13.01%
Nepal
21.29%
39% lower
Lowest Elevation
BhutanBhutan
97 m
Nepal
70 m
39% higher
Digital Payments Used
NepalBhutan
17.23% of adults
Nepal
28.07% of adults
39% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
BhutanBhutan
115.31 per 1k people
Nepal
84.07 per 1k people
37% higher
Urban Population (%)
NepalBhutan
42.56%
Nepal
66.77%
36% lower
Smoking Rate
NepalBhutan
18.7%
Nepal
28.3%
34% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NepalBhutan
4.4% of GDP
Nepal
6.7% of GDP
34% lower
Time Zones Count
NepalBhutan
2.0 time zones
Nepal
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BhutanBhutan
54.42 hrs/week
Nepal
41.04 hrs/week
33% higher
Dependency Ratio
NepalBhutan
37.75% of working-age pop.
Nepal
53.69% of working-age pop.
30% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
NepalBhutan
19.6% of adults
Nepal
28% of adults
30% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
NepalBhutan
69.56% of adults
Nepal
96.45% of adults
28% lower
GDP Growth Rate
BhutanBhutan
4.6%
Nepal
3.7%
26% higher
Youth Population (%)
NepalBhutan
20.91%
Nepal
28.43%
26% lower
Credit Card Ownership
NepalBhutan
0.27% of adults
Nepal
0.36% of adults
25% lower
Infant Mortality
NepalBhutan
18.5 per 1k births
Nepal
23.3 per 1k births
21% lower
Median Age
BhutanBhutan
29.4 years
Nepal
24.7 years
19% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
NepalBhutan
2.34M kW
Nepal
2.85M kW
18% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BhutanBhutan
42.2% of adults
Nepal
36.2% of adults
17% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
NepalBhutan
17.05% of youth labor force
Nepal
20.56% of youth labor force
17% lower
Homicide Rate
BhutanBhutan
2.5 per 100k
Nepal
2.1 per 100k
16% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
NepalBhutan
0.68
Nepal
0.81
16% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
BhutanBhutan
9.9% of adults
Nepal
8.5% of adults
16% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
NepalBhutan
0.68
Nepal
0.79
15% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
NepalBhutan
0.57
Nepal
0.66
14% lower
Highest Elevation
NepalBhutan
7.6K m
Nepal
8.8K m
14% lower
Child Mortality
NepalBhutan
23.1 per 1k births
Nepal
26.5 per 1k births
13% lower
Human Development Index
BhutanBhutan
0.70
Nepal
0.62
12% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BhutanBhutan
82.5%
Nepal
73.7%
12% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
NepalBhutan
12.28% of GDP
Nepal
13.94% of GDP
12% lower
Women in Senior Management
BhutanBhutan
15.5% of managers
Nepal
13.9% of managers
11% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
NepalBhutan
0.46
Nepal
0.51
10% lower
Birth Rate
NepalBhutan
15.05 per 1k
Nepal
16.66 per 1k
10% lower
Electricity Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
100%
Nepal
94%
6% higher
Inequality (Gini)
NepalBhutan
28.5
Nepal
30
5% lower
Life Expectancy
BhutanBhutan
73.0 years
Nepal
70.4 years
4% higher
Fertility Rate
NepalBhutan
1.8 children/woman
Nepal
1.8 children/woman
4% lower
Electricity Generation
BhutanBhutan
11.16 TWh
Nepal
10.7 TWh
4% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
NepalBhutan
23.64 gCO2/kWh
Nepal
24.26 gCO2/kWh
3% lower
Death Rate
BhutanBhutan
5.8 per 1k
Nepal
5.6 per 1k
2% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
BhutanBhutan
86.84%
Nepal
86.03%
1% higher
Spirits Consumption
NepalBhutan
0 L/person/yr
Nepal
0.45 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Coastline Length
BhutanBhutan
0 km
Nepal
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
BhutanBhutan
0%
Nepal
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
NepalBhutan
0%
Nepal
0.09%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
NepalBhutan
0%
Nepal
1.1%
ranked lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
BhutanBhutan
100 per 100 people
Nepal
100 per 100 people
equal
Elderly Population (%)
NepalBhutan
6.5%
Nepal
6.5%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
BhutanBhutan
0 per 1M people
Nepal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
BhutanBhutan
1.0
Nepal
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NepalBhutan
-18.9% of GDP
Nepal
6.7% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
NepalBhutan
0 sites
Nepal
4.0 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BhutanBhutan
0 per 1M people
Nepal
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
BhutanBhutan
2.0
Nepal
2.0
equal
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