Bhutan vs Thailand: World population growth
Bhutan
-0.7%
in 2100
Thailand
-0.7%
in 2100
Bhutan rank
189th
Thailand rank
192nd
World population growth over time
- Bhutan
- Thailand
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 189th and Thailand ranks 192nd of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 16 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 1900s | -0.5% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Thailand |
| 1910s | -0.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Thailand |
| 1940s | -2.9% | 2.5% | 5.4% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2030s | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2040s | 0.2% | -0.5% | 0.7% | Bhutan |
| 2050s | -0.0% | -0.7% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
| 2060s | -0.3% | -0.8% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.8% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.8% | 0.1% | Bhutan |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Bhutan or Thailand?
- Bhutan, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Thailand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Bhutan and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Thailand?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Bhutan and Thailand rank globally for world population growth?
- Bhutan ranks 189th and Thailand ranks 192nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.