Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
17.20 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 84/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Bhutan
South Asia · South Asia · Capital: Thimphu
Rank #74 of scored countries.
Survival
65.7
Living
48.6
Governance
74.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.55 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
12.40 %(2022)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
65.59 %(2024)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.23 %(2025)
Normalized: 89/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
17.05 %(2025)
Normalized: 65/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
5.85 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 60/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
16,215 USD (PPP)(2023)
Normalized: 13/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.42 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 17/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.76 %(2024)
Normalized: 95/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
73.26 years(2024)
Normalized: 58/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
28.50 0–100 index(2022)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.47 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 85/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.58 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 64/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.79 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 74/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.40 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 64/100 · higher is better
History
Bhutan — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +8.6 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | — | 8.2 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | — | 8.5 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | — | 9.6 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 23.0 | 10.4 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 24.4 | 11.6 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 26.0 | 13.0 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 26.9 | 12.4 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 27.6 | 10.2 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 28.3 | 10.6 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 28.3 | 11.1 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 28.8 | 23.6 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 29.5 | 24.6 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 30.6 | 25.3 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 32.0 | 20.0 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 33.1 | 30.1 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 34.1 | 29.2 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 19.3 | 48.9 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 19.8 | 50.6 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 20.7 | 49.7 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 21.8 | 54.1 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 22.9 | 57.2 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 23.6 | 54.9 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 24.5 | 56.5 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 25.2 | 56.0 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 25.8 | 56.3 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 29.2 | 43.7 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 62.6 | 44.6 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 63.1 | 45.4 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 63.2 | 45.4 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 62.6 | 45.3 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 62.8 | 46.0 | — |
| 1996 | 53.5 | 103 | 63.3 | 46.3 | 47.8 |
| 1997 | 53.7 | 104 | 63.6 | 46.6 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 53.9 | 99 | 63.9 | 46.3 | 48.5 |
| 1999 | 53.4 | 97 | 63.5 | 45.4 | 48.5 |
| 2000 | 50.3 | 109 | 55.4 | 47.4 | 46.1 |
| 2001 | 50.0 | 118 | 55.2 | 47.0 | 45.7 |
| 2002 | 49.6 | 116 | 55.6 | 45.4 | 46.0 |
| 2003 | 50.6 | 112 | 56.0 | 44.2 | 50.9 |
| 2004 | 50.9 | 115 | 55.6 | 45.9 | 50.5 |
| 2005 | 51.5 | 116 | 54.7 | 45.4 | 54.7 |
| 2006 | 50.4 | 117 | 54.9 | 45.2 | 50.6 |
| 2007 | 50.5 | 112 | 53.6 | 44.6 | 53.9 |
| 2008 | 48.4 | 116 | 53.4 | 36.8 | 56.6 |
| 2009 | 48.9 | 126 | 53.2 | 39.1 | 55.9 |
| 2010 | 48.3 | 127 | 55.6 | 34.9 | 55.5 |
| 2011 | 48.7 | 125 | 56.4 | 35.2 | 55.1 |
| 2012 | 49.8 | 122 | 59.1 | 34.4 | 56.5 |
| 2013 | 50.5 | 117 | 58.3 | 36.4 | 57.9 |
| 2014 | 52.1 | 110 | 59.8 | 38.4 | 59.0 |
| 2015 | 55.6 | 90 | 60.4 | 47.3 | 59.5 |
| 2016 | 55.6 | 91 | 60.7 | 46.5 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | 55.8 | 90 | 60.2 | 45.3 | 63.6 |
| 2018 | 56.9 | 87 | 60.2 | 47.3 | 65.0 |
| 2019 | 56.1 | 94 | 62.7 | 42.4 | 64.8 |
| 2020 | 54.3 | 104 | 57.4 | 44.1 | 63.4 |
| 2021 | 56.1 | 89 | 58.9 | 47.2 | 64.0 |
| 2022 | 59.2 | 80 | 60.1 | 49.9 | 70.9 |
| 2023 | 61.3 | 75 | 66.8 | 47.7 | 71.4 |
| 2024 | 61.5 | 77 | 65.5 | 48.3 | 73.8 |
| 2025 | 61.9 | 74 | 65.7 | 48.6 | 74.4 |
| 2026 | 62.0 | 73 | 65.3 | 49.3 | 74.7 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Bhutan.