Bhutan vs Palestine

Bhutan (Asia) and Palestine (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1994-2025

Bhutan Palestine World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1994 Bhutan: 467.01 Palestine: 1,201.58 World: 4,967.01 1995 Bhutan: 530.1 Palestine: 1,326.56 World: 5,463.2 1996 Bhutan: 552.87 Palestine: 1,317.47 World: 5,507.22 1997 Bhutan: 630.45 Palestine: 1,389.17 World: 5,408.57 1998 Bhutan: 638.28 Palestine: 1,465.05 World: 5,302.34 1999 Bhutan: 685.42 Palestine: 1,499.49 World: 5,401.23 2000 Bhutan: 771.92 Palestine: 1,476.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Bhutan: 812.24 Palestine: 1,335.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Bhutan: 895.8 Palestine: 1,156.22 World: 5,539.32 2003 Bhutan: 1,022.38 Palestine: 1,257.7 World: 6,129.87 2004 Bhutan: 1,130.36 Palestine: 1,422.19 World: 6,818 2005 Bhutan: 1,299.95 Palestine: 1,543.7 World: 7,290.57 2006 Bhutan: 1,405.61 Palestine: 1,570.1 World: 7,803.19 2007 Bhutan: 1,850.42 Palestine: 1,664.25 World: 8,685.33 2008 Bhutan: 1,919.6 Palestine: 2,035.2 World: 9,425.74 2009 Bhutan: 1,918.4 Palestine: 2,191.78 World: 8,827.04 2010 Bhutan: 2,435.58 Palestine: 2,557.08 World: 9,555.07 2011 Bhutan: 2,787.98 Palestine: 2,880.8 World: 10,496.93 2012 Bhutan: 2,751.21 Palestine: 3,067.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Bhutan: 2,679.95 Palestine: 3,315.3 World: 10,759.35 2014 Bhutan: 2,849.5 Palestine: 3,352.11 World: 10,912.24 2015 Bhutan: 2,954.04 Palestine: 3,272.15 World: 10,191.98 2016 Bhutan: 3,152.31 Palestine: 3,527.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Bhutan: 3,435.29 Palestine: 3,620.36 World: 10,784.4 2018 Bhutan: 3,400.2 Palestine: 3,562.33 World: 11,344.73 2019 Bhutan: 3,576.88 Palestine: 3,656.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Bhutan: 3,191.67 Palestine: 3,233.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Bhutan: 3,570.61 Palestine: 3,678.64 World: 12,472.91 2022 Bhutan: 3,711.33 Palestine: 3,799.96 World: 12,876.24 2023 Bhutan: 3,831.33 Palestine: 3,607.42 World: 13,313.86 2024 Bhutan: 4,228.05 Palestine: 3,028.25 World: 13,717.09 2025 Bhutan: 4,492.78 Palestine: 3,171.11 World: 14,405.85 1994 2004 2009 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1990-2024

Bhutan Palestine World

55 60 65 70 75 80 1990 Bhutan: 55.81 Palestine: 67.8 World: 65.11 1991 Bhutan: 56.45 Palestine: 68.22 World: 65.3 1992 Bhutan: 57.21 Palestine: 68.48 World: 65.55 1993 Bhutan: 57.91 Palestine: 68.76 World: 65.74 1994 Bhutan: 58.4 Palestine: 69.33 World: 65.96 1995 Bhutan: 59.28 Palestine: 69.58 World: 66.2 1996 Bhutan: 59.98 Palestine: 69.98 World: 66.52 1997 Bhutan: 60.64 Palestine: 70.33 World: 66.83 1998 Bhutan: 61.32 Palestine: 70.56 World: 67.07 1999 Bhutan: 62.03 Palestine: 70.79 World: 67.31 2000 Bhutan: 61.84 Palestine: 70.3 World: 67.65 2001 Bhutan: 63.32 Palestine: 69.75 World: 67.95 2002 Bhutan: 63.98 Palestine: 70.88 World: 68.23 2003 Bhutan: 64.66 Palestine: 70.97 World: 68.52 2004 Bhutan: 65.29 Palestine: 71.09 World: 68.77 2005 Bhutan: 65.88 Palestine: 72 World: 69.11 2006 Bhutan: 66.5 Palestine: 71.83 World: 69.47 2007 Bhutan: 67.15 Palestine: 72.06 World: 69.81 2008 Bhutan: 67.73 Palestine: 72.2 World: 70 2009 Bhutan: 68.16 Palestine: 72.31 World: 70.38 2010 Bhutan: 68.77 Palestine: 73.3 World: 70.68 2011 Bhutan: 69.28 Palestine: 73.56 World: 70.97 2012 Bhutan: 69.76 Palestine: 73.72 World: 71.26 2013 Bhutan: 70.16 Palestine: 74.14 World: 71.53 2014 Bhutan: 70.5 Palestine: 72.78 World: 71.78 2015 Bhutan: 70.8 Palestine: 74.58 World: 71.97 2016 Bhutan: 71.12 Palestine: 74.92 World: 72.19 2017 Bhutan: 71.41 Palestine: 75.22 World: 72.37 2018 Bhutan: 71.71 Palestine: 75.38 World: 72.64 2019 Bhutan: 72.01 Palestine: 75.81 World: 72.87 2020 Bhutan: 72.25 Palestine: 75 World: 72.18 2021 Bhutan: 72.45 Palestine: 73.89 World: 71.22 2022 Bhutan: 72.75 Palestine: 76.66 World: 72.97 2023 Bhutan: 72.98 Palestine: 65.17 World: 73.33 2024 Bhutan: 73.26 Palestine: 69.21 World: 73.48 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Fertility rate

1990-2024

Bhutan Palestine World

0 2 4 6 8 1990 Bhutan: 5.6 Palestine: 6.81 World: 3.31 1991 Bhutan: 5.45 Palestine: 6.75 World: 3.13 1992 Bhutan: 5.27 Palestine: 6.65 World: 3.04 1993 Bhutan: 5.07 Palestine: 6.5 World: 2.97 1994 Bhutan: 4.87 Palestine: 6.33 World: 2.92 1995 Bhutan: 4.62 Palestine: 6.16 World: 2.87 1996 Bhutan: 4.37 Palestine: 5.99 World: 2.82 1997 Bhutan: 4.09 Palestine: 5.82 World: 2.78 1998 Bhutan: 3.85 Palestine: 5.69 World: 2.75 1999 Bhutan: 3.61 Palestine: 5.58 World: 2.72 2000 Bhutan: 3.38 Palestine: 5.46 World: 2.73 2001 Bhutan: 3.19 Palestine: 5.34 World: 2.69 2002 Bhutan: 3.01 Palestine: 5.22 World: 2.66 2003 Bhutan: 2.87 Palestine: 5.06 World: 2.64 2004 Bhutan: 2.78 Palestine: 4.97 World: 2.63 2005 Bhutan: 2.73 Palestine: 4.87 World: 2.61 2006 Bhutan: 2.66 Palestine: 4.74 World: 2.61 2007 Bhutan: 2.59 Palestine: 4.63 World: 2.6 2008 Bhutan: 2.48 Palestine: 4.51 World: 2.6 2009 Bhutan: 2.36 Palestine: 4.44 World: 2.59 2010 Bhutan: 2.25 Palestine: 4.43 World: 2.57 2011 Bhutan: 2.16 Palestine: 4.31 World: 2.55 2012 Bhutan: 2.07 Palestine: 4.15 World: 2.56 2013 Bhutan: 2 Palestine: 4.05 World: 2.53 2014 Bhutan: 1.92 Palestine: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Bhutan: 1.84 Palestine: 3.98 World: 2.49 2016 Bhutan: 1.74 Palestine: 3.89 World: 2.49 2017 Bhutan: 1.62 Palestine: 3.77 World: 2.46 2018 Bhutan: 1.52 Palestine: 3.67 World: 2.39 2019 Bhutan: 1.45 Palestine: 3.59 World: 2.35 2020 Bhutan: 1.5 Palestine: 3.51 World: 2.28 2021 Bhutan: 1.49 Palestine: 3.44 World: 2.25 2022 Bhutan: 1.48 Palestine: 3.38 World: 2.22 2023 Bhutan: 1.46 Palestine: 3.31 World: 2.2 2024 Bhutan: 1.45 Palestine: 3.25 World: 2.19 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Bhutan Palestine World

0 10 20 30 1991 Bhutan: 1.38 Palestine: 10.67 World: 5.12 1992 Bhutan: 1.39 Palestine: 10.69 World: 5.28 1993 Bhutan: 1.42 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.54 1994 Bhutan: 1.41 Palestine: 10.78 World: 5.79 1995 Bhutan: 1.4 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.92 1996 Bhutan: 1.39 Palestine: 10.73 World: 5.98 1997 Bhutan: 1.39 Palestine: 10.52 World: 6.01 1998 Bhutan: 1.4 Palestine: 10.45 World: 6.16 1999 Bhutan: 1.4 Palestine: 10.38 World: 6.28 2000 Bhutan: 1.66 Palestine: 10.63 World: 6.11 2001 Bhutan: 1.9 Palestine: 21.49 World: 6.19 2002 Bhutan: 1.85 Palestine: 27.47 World: 6.41 2003 Bhutan: 1.8 Palestine: 23 World: 6.48 2004 Bhutan: 2.49 Palestine: 23.22 World: 6.33 2005 Bhutan: 3.1 Palestine: 20.02 World: 6.22 2006 Bhutan: 3.13 Palestine: 19.01 World: 5.97 2007 Bhutan: 3.7 Palestine: 18.28 World: 5.77 2008 Bhutan: 3.85 Palestine: 22.91 World: 5.82 2009 Bhutan: 3.96 Palestine: 20.45 World: 6.41 2010 Bhutan: 3.32 Palestine: 21.42 World: 6.28 2011 Bhutan: 3.23 Palestine: 17.6 World: 6.15 2012 Bhutan: 2.05 Palestine: 19.2 World: 6.15 2013 Bhutan: 2.87 Palestine: 19.89 World: 6.1 2014 Bhutan: 2.63 Palestine: 20.53 World: 5.96 2015 Bhutan: 2.45 Palestine: 23.01 World: 6 2016 Bhutan: 2.71 Palestine: 23.94 World: 5.97 2017 Bhutan: 3.03 Palestine: 25.68 World: 5.9 2018 Bhutan: 3.35 Palestine: 26.26 World: 5.76 2019 Bhutan: 2.72 Palestine: 25.34 World: 5.59 2020 Bhutan: 5.03 Palestine: 25.9 World: 6.59 2021 Bhutan: 4.8 Palestine: 26.39 World: 6.05 2022 Bhutan: 5.95 Palestine: 24.42 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Bhutan Palestine World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Bhutan: 3.85 Palestine: 16.01 World: 15.6 2006 Bhutan: 4.52 Palestine: 18.41 World: 17.2 2007 Bhutan: 5.92 Palestine: 21.18 World: 20.2 2008 Bhutan: 6.55 Palestine: 24.36 World: 22.8 2009 Bhutan: 7.17 Palestine: 32.23 World: 25.3 2010 Bhutan: 13.6 Palestine: 37.4 World: 28.4 2011 Bhutan: 14.4 Palestine: 41.08 World: 30.9 2012 Bhutan: 15.6 Palestine: 43.4 World: 33.3 2013 Bhutan: 22.4 Palestine: 46.6 World: 35.3 2014 Bhutan: 30.3 Palestine: 53.67 World: 37.4 2015 Bhutan: 39.8 Palestine: 56.7 World: 39.9 2016 Bhutan: 46.5 Palestine: 59.9 World: 43.6 2017 Bhutan: 54.34 Palestine: 63.3 World: 46.3 2018 Bhutan: 63.49 Palestine: 64.4 World: 49.4 2019 Bhutan: 74.18 Palestine: 70.62 World: 53.9 2020 Bhutan: 76.85 Palestine: 76.18 World: 60.1 2022 Bhutan: 88.36 Palestine: 88.65 World: 67 2023 Bhutan: 90.02 Palestine: 86.64 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2023

Population

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Population 796,682 2025
165th of 215		 5.4 mn 2025
123rd of 215
Population density 20.6 /km² 2023
182nd of 214		 857.4 /km² 2023
11th of 214
Population growth 0.65 % 2025
126th of 215		 2.33 % 2025
33rd of 215
Life expectancy 73.3 years 2024
121st of 215		 69.2 years 2024
158th of 215
Fertility rate 1.45 2024
163rd of 215		 3.25 2024
48th of 215
Birth rate 12.5 ‰ 2024
114th of 215		 26.5 ‰ 2024
45th of 215
Infant mortality 13.7 ‰ 2024
104th of 196		 17.0 ‰ 2024
122nd of 196
Urban population 43.4 % 2025
165th of 215		 87.4 % 2025
42nd of 215
Aged 65+ 6.6 % 2025
130th of 215		 3.9 % 2025
168th of 215
Living in cities 17.9 % 2025
169th of 215		 73.7 % 2025
13th of 215
Living in towns 14.6 % 2025
199th of 215		 21.2 % 2025
178th of 215
Living in rural areas 67.5 % 2025
6th of 215		 5.2 % 2025
203rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Human Development Index 0.698 2023
125th of 193		 0.674 2023
134th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.478 2023
115th of 169		 0.538 2023
103rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.593 2023
108th of 156		 0.653 2023
90th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.278 2023
71st of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
GDP 3.6 bn US$ 2025
158th of 186		 17.2 bn US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita 4,493 US$ 2025
123rd of 186		 3,171 US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 19,594 int. $ 2025
97th of 185		 5,000 int. $ 2025
153rd of 185
GNI per capita 4,310 US$ 2025
122nd of 182		 3,250 US$ 2025
132nd of 182
GDP growth 8.0 % 2025
11th of 186		 4.3 % 2025
64th of 186
Inflation 3.6 % 2025
66th of 165		 9.8 % 2025
17th of 165
Trade 79.4 % 2024 74.8 % 2025
77th of 138
Exports 31.5 % 2024 21.2 % 2025
109th of 138
FDI inflows 0.1 % 2024
172nd of 192		 1.9 % 2025
143rd of 192
Manufacturing 6.6 % 2024 11.3 % 2024
Agriculture 13.7 % 2025
45th of 158		 5.5 % 2024
Tax revenue 12.3 % 2020 -
Government debt 111.0 % 2020
50th of 56		 -

Labour

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Unemployment 3.2 % 2025
47th of 181		 24.4 % 2022
Youth unemployment 17.1 % 2025
119th of 181		 36.1 % 2022
Women in the labour force 56.7 % 2025
67th of 181		 18.9 % 2022
Jobs in agriculture 42.4 % 2025
35th of 181		 6.3 % 2022
Weekly hours worked 54.7 h 2025
1st of 181		 39.7 h 2022
Youth NEET rate 20.1 % 2025
104th of 181		 25.4 % 2022
Labour income share 50.8 % 2020 42.7 % 2022
Output per hour 11.4 $ 2025
125th of 181		 12.7 $ 2022

Health

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Health spending 4.4 % 2023
142nd of 192		 10.7 % 2023
21st of 192
Health spending per person 162 US$ 2023
132nd of 191		 346 US$ 2023
105th of 191
Physicians 0.55 /1,000 2022
80th of 125		 2.17 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 17.2 ‰ 2024
111th of 196		 37.9 ‰ 2024
152nd of 196
Maternal mortality 47 /100k 2023
97th of 194		 16 /100k 2023
64th of 194
Tobacco use 19.6 % 2024
86th of 166		 35.5 % 2024
155th of 166
Safe drinking water 65.6 % 2024
91st of 147		 80.6 % 2024
74th of 147

Food

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Protein supply 74.2 g 2022
126th of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 16.8 g 2022
147th of 174		 -
Fat supply 83.0 g 2022
107th of 174		 -
Cereal import dependency 74.2 % 2022
49th of 160		 -
Food insecurity - 27.4 % 2022
Severe food insecurity - 4.5 % 2022

Education

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Literacy 64.9 % 2022 97.9 % 2024
5th of 29
Secondary enrolment 86.2 % 2024
76th of 108		 89.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 13.0 % 2024
113th of 128		 44.5 % 2023
76th of 128
Education spending 5.8 % 2023
15th of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 13.2 yrs 2023
106th of 195		 13.0 yrs 2023
113th of 195
Mean schooling 5.8 yrs 2023
162nd of 193		 10.1 yrs 2023
91st of 193

Society

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Income inequality 28.5 2022 36.4 2023
Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2022 2.1 % 2023
Internet use 91.3 % 2024
49th of 182		 86.6 % 2023
Mobile subscriptions 99.8 /100 2024
116th of 151		 76.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
19th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
89th of 213
Women in parliament 4.3 % 2025
176th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Refugees from the country 7,257 2025
69th of 199		 48,323 2025
33rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 9.1 ‰ 2025
19th of 199		 8.6 ‰ 2025
20th of 199

Governance

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Control of corruption 77.7 /100 2024
22nd of 207		 36.3 /100 2024
139th of 207
Government effectiveness 62.6 /100 2024
63rd of 205		 30.0 /100 2024
182nd of 205
Rule of law 70.6 /100 2024
49th of 207		 39.9 /100 2024
164th of 207
Regulatory quality 53.4 /100 2024
103rd of 205		 47.5 /100 2024
133rd of 205
Voice and accountability 63.9 /100 2024
70th of 205		 33.3 /100 2024
179th of 205
Political stability 89.0 /100 2024
7th of 207		 33.8 /100 2024
193rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
CO₂ per capita 2.01 t 2024
89th of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 1.7 Mt 2024
159th of 204		 4.8 Mt 2024
137th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
159th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
137th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
172nd of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
150th of 204
GHG per capita 3.55 t 2024
93rd of 202		 -
Renewable energy 82.5 % 2022
14th of 211		 15.4 % 2022
120th of 211
Forest area 71.6 % 2023
15th of 212		 1.7 % 2023
189th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 30.1 µg/m³ 2023
152nd of 200		 22.4 µg/m³ 2023
131st of 200
Water stress 1.4 % 2022
20th of 176		 47.8 % 2021
Land area 38,140 km² 2023
133rd of 214		 6,025 km² 2023
166th of 214

Energy

Indicator Bhutan Palestine
Renewable electricity 100.0 % 2024
2nd of 190		 39.4 % 2024
81st of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2024
177th of 190		 39.4 % 2024
11th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
51st of 180		 0.0 % 2024
145th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 100.0 % 2024
2nd of 190		 39.4 % 2024
91st of 190
Fossil electricity 0.0 % 2024
2nd of 190		 60.6 % 2024
91st of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
19th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
82nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 24 g/kWh 2024
2nd of 190		 417 g/kWh 2024
87th of 190
Electricity per capita 15.74 MWh 2024
7th of 191		 1.45 MWh 2024
123rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.