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SOUTHERN ASIA

Bhutan

BT

Thimphu · pop. 784K · Dzongkha · Bhutanese ngultrum · landlocked

Metrics

  1. population
    784K
    160 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $3B
    158 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $3,831
    106 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    38K km²
    137 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    20.6 /km²
    115 of 144
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    73.0 yr
    94 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    88%
    52 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    2.0 t
    80 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanization
    43%
    111 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    1.4
    109 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    7.0%
    53 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    3.6%
    47 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    85 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  14. researchers per million
    236
    72 of 100
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  15. scientific articles / yr
    115
    117 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
  16. high-tech exports %
    0%
    129 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  17. gini inequality
    28.5
    102 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  18. youth unemployment
    17%
    53 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
  19. adult literacy
    65%
    73 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.46
    52 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. cpi (clean gov)
    72
    15 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    28.9
    94 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.698
    91 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    3.0K
    101 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    7.4K
    60 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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