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Bhutan

Kingdom of Bhutan · འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་

Capital
Thimphu
Population
796,682 2025
Area
38,394 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of BhutanBHUTANThimphuINDIACHINABANGLADESHNEPAL0100 km
Bhutan hatched, Thimphu marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 27.5°N 90.4°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Landlocked in Southern Asia, Bhutan has two land neighbours: China and India. With 38,394 km², it is about the size of Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland and ranks 133rd of 195 by area.

Its population was 796,682 in 2025 (World Bank), the 33rd-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 21 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 43.4% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$4,493 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 124th of 191 and 28th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 73.3 years in 2024. Forest covers 70.4% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 179 km, between 26.7°N and 28.3°N. Thimphu's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,290 km from Chile, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population796,6822025, World Bank162nd of 19445th of 47
Area38,394 km²world-countries133rd of 19536th of 47
GDPUS$3.6 billion2025, World Bank, current US$163rd of 19145th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$4,4932025, World Bank, current US$124th of 19128th of 46
Population density21 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries164th of 19442nd of 47
Life expectancy73.3 years2024, World Bank102nd of 19428th of 47
Urban population43.4%2025, World Bank145th of 19433rd of 47
Forest area70.4% of land2024, World Bank17th of 1943rd of 47
Population growth+0.65% a year2025, World Bank119th of 19433rd of 47
Internet users91.3%2024, World Bank48th of 18815th of 45
Fertility rate1.45 births per woman2024, World Bank149th of 19440th of 47
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19530th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaGuinea-Bissau, Switzerland and Netherlands

Closest in populationGuyana, Solomon Islands and Comoros

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • India1,227 km
    Thimphu to New Delhi, capital to capital
  • China2,820 km
    Thimphu to Beijing, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Thimphu
27.47°N 89.64°E
Northernmost latitude
28.31°N
Southernmost latitude
26.70°N
Westernmost longitude
88.74°E
Easternmost longitude
92.08°E
North to south
about 179 km
Antipode of Thimphu
27.47°S 90.36°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 1,290 km from the nearest land (Chile)