Bhutan vs China
Bhutan vs China: Internet users
Internet users: 91.3% in Bhutan in 2024 and 91.6% in China in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Bhutan.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Bhutan.
- In 2024, Bhutan ranked 49 and China ranked 46 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Bhutan | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 91.6 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 91.3 | 92 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 90 | 90.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 88.4 | 75.6 | 67 |
| 2021 | 85.6 | 73.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 76.9 | 70.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 74.2 | 64.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 63.5 | 65.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 54.3 | 54.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 46.5 | 53.2 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 39.8 | 50.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 30.3 | 47.9 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 22.4 | 45.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 15.6 | 42.3 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 14.4 | 38.3 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 13.6 | 34.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 7.2 | 28.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 6.6 | 22.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 5.9 | 16 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 3.2 | 7.3 | – |
| 2003 | 2.4 | 6.2 | – |
| 2002 | 1.7 | 4.6 | – |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 2.6 | – |
| 2000 | 0.4 | 1.8 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.7 | – |
| 1998 | – | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bhutan vs China
Health
- Life expectancyBhutan: 73 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBhutan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBhutan: 19.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBhutan: 3.44% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateBhutan: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBhutan: 786,400 people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthBhutan: 0.69% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBhutan: 1.46 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBhutan: 43.4% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageBhutan: 29.4 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBhutan: 6.4% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBhutan: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelBhutan: 6,000 people in 2000China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerBhutan: 0.01% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBhutan: 2.34% of the labour force in 2000China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBhutan: 5 million TIV in 2021China: 207 million TIV in 2025