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Bhutan

South AsiaLower middle incomeCapital: Thimphu193,075 observations

Population

796,682

world rank #165 / 217

GDP

3.58B

world rank #158 / 186

GDP / capita

16,743.9

world rank #97 / 185

Life expectancy

73.3

world rank #123 / 217

Governance

430 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile77.7#22 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile62.6#63 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile89#7 Rule of Law0-100 percentile70.6#49

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Economy

1,575 indicators

GDPcurrent US$3.58B#158 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $16,743.9#97 GDP growth%8%#11 Inflation%3.6%#100

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Trade

90 indicators

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Health

1,535 indicators

Life expectancyyears73.3#123 Infant mortalityper 1k births13.7#67 Maternal mortalityper 100k47#36 Health spending% GDP4.4%#142

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Education

3,284 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross86.2%#76 Education spending% GDP5.8%#15 Adult literacy%64.9%#37 Primary enrollment% gross114.9%#12

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Demography

796 indicators

Populationpeople796,682#165 Population growth%0.65%#127 Urban population%43.4%#155 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#159

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Climate

258 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%82.5%#7 Forest area% land71.6%#15 CO₂ per capitat2.1#124

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Energy

214 indicators

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Environment

334 indicators

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Agriculture

272 indicators

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Technology

86 indicators

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Society

1,188 indicators

Gini indexindex28.5#8 Extreme poverty% pop0%#1 Internet users% pop91.3%#47 Homicide rateper 100k2.5#61

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Risk

359 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.9#18 Hazard & exposure0-102.1#16 Vulnerability0-102.6#15

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Other

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