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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bhutan: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Bhutan is placed 133rd of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 11.9 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 46.65 (2023).
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Development & Human Capital
133rd
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bhutan on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
46.65
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Bhutan: 46.65. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Southern Asia
- 15.84 Iran
- Land neighbours
- China 16.25 · India 80.48
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.698
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 125th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Bhutan: 0.698. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Southern Asia
- 0.799 Iran
- Land neighbours
- China 0.797 · India 0.685
02Over time
Which way Bhutan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
BhutanWorld median
Bhutan fell from 323.72 in 2000 to 46.65 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Bhutan World median 2023 47 46.7 2022 49 53.0 2021 50 76.6 2020 51 56.0 2019 52 48.4 2018 55 49.3 2017 58 47.2 2016 63 50.6 2015 68 51.9 2014 73 52.8 2013 79 53.3 2012 86 54.6 2011 96 55.0 2010 107 56.1 2009 121 56.3 2008 133 55.8 2007 149 56.8 2006 167 58.1 2005 186 60.1 2004 207 63.0 2003 229 66.8 2002 257 66.0 2001 286 68.1 2000 324 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
BhutanWorld median
Bhutan rose from 0.593 in 2010 to 0.698 in 2023; the world median went from 0.725 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Bhutan World median 2023 0.698 0.7620 2022 0.695 0.7610 2021 0.691 0.7450 2020 0.688 0.7425 2019 0.680 0.7515 2018 0.667 0.7520 2017 0.656 0.7480 2016 0.647 0.7500 2015 0.637 0.7430 2014 0.626 0.7410 2013 0.616 0.7390 2012 0.609 0.7350 2011 0.603 0.7250 2010 0.593 0.7250 2009 — 0.7220 2008 — 0.7180 2007 — 0.7100 2006 — 0.7045 2005 — 0.6960 2004 — 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Bhutan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Bhutan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 62nd | 75.6 | 16.25 | 0.797 |
 India | 114th | 64.3 | 80.48 | 0.685 |
| Bhutan | 133rd | 11.9 | 46.65 | 0.698 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Bhutan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bhutan is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median12
Statistics on which Bhutan does better than the middle country measured.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.102.1▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 0 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919991▲ Improved since 2015
Bhutan: 99 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7469.440.74No earlier reading
Bhutan: 69.4 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 8th of 136 · derived.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.83.246No real change since 2015
Bhutan: 3.8 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 9th of 78 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909890▲ Improved since 2015
Bhutan: 98 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.1917.1No earlier reading
Bhutan: 9 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 102nd of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.499.998.4No earlier reading
Bhutan: 99.9 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2522.164.252No earlier reading
Bhutan: 2.16 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 95th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2780.351▲ Improved since 2013
Bhutan: 0.278 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 71st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0723,4623,072No real change since 2013
Bhutan: 3,462 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 80th of 179 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1347.3098.134▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 7.309 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 107th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6747.3346.67▲ Improved since 2012
Bhutan: 47.33 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 195 · derived.
Behind the world median23
Statistics on which Bhutan does worse than the middle country measured.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26516,74417,265▲ Improved since 2015
Bhutan: 16,744 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 97th of 185 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2613.6912.26▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 13.69 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 94th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1638.4378.163▲ Improved since 2013
Bhutan: 8.437 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 94th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1513.34▲ Improved since 2013
Bhutan: 13.15 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 106th of 195 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6372.9874.63▲ Improved since 2013
Bhutan: 72.98 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 126th of 222 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5417.1714.54▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 17.17 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 87th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9580.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Bhutan: 0.958 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 110th of 184 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.817.913.8No earlier reading
Bhutan: 17.9 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 66th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6514.3818.65No earlier reading
Bhutan: 14.38 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2111.4310.21No real change since 2010
Bhutan: 11.43 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5465.13.546No earlier reading
Bhutan: 5.1 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 56th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.928.445.9No earlier reading
Bhutan: 28.4 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.882.275.8No earlier reading
Bhutan: 82.2 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 30th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.4780.609No real change since 2013
Bhutan: 0.478 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 115th of 169 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4750.564No earlier reading
Bhutan: 0.475 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 119th of 172 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.5930.678No real change since 2013
Bhutan: 0.593 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 108th of 156 · derived.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.357.9769.3▼ Worsened since 2016
Bhutan: 57.97 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 188 · derived.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0529.9817.05▼ Worsened since 2013
Bhutan: 29.98 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 41st of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.818.880.8No earlier reading
Bhutan: 18.8 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8586.8272.858No real change since 2014
Bhutan: 6.827 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 44th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.75423.75No earlier reading
Bhutan: 4 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9335.8369.933▲ Improved since 2013
Bhutan: 5.836 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 162nd of 193 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.90.743.9No earlier reading
Bhutan: 0.7 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare4
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Bhutan: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0390.039▲ Improved since 2018
Bhutan: 0.039 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 55th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Bhutan: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5795.512.579Moved since 2013
Bhutan: 5.51 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 39th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Bhutan
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2014), Children with Functional Difficulties, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2021), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2021), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2021), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2022) and Prosperity Gap (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Bhutan’s 15 topics
Development & Human Capital is Bhutan’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy1st of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality10th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security28th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions51st of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties71st of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation68th of 1762/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience76th of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 72nd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability87th of 1864/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture88th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology111th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 118th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge120th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 122nd of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital133rd of 1963/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Bhutan can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysHighest in Southern Asia
Iran48th3/3 keysThis page
Bhutan133rd3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Bhutan and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Bhutan on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bhutan rank on development & human capital?
Bhutan is placed 133rd of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Bhutan?
11.9 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Bhutan?
46.65 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Bhutan compare with India on development & human capital?
India is placed 114th of 196, and Bhutan 133rd. Social Protection Coverage: India 64.3, Bhutan 11.9; Maternal Mortality Ratio: India 80.48, Bhutan 46.65; Human Development Index: India 0.685, Bhutan 0.698.
How have Bhutan’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 323.72 in 2000 to 46.65 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.593 in 2010 to 0.698 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Bhutan?
No current reading is published for Bhutan on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bhutan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bhutan (banner) — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bhutan: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bhutan/development