Bhutan vs Russia: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)
Bhutan
72.98 years
in 2023
Russia
73.15 years
in 2023
Bhutan rank
139th
Russia rank
138th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time
- Bhutan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 73.15 years against 72.98 years in Bhutan, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 139th and Russia ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.57 years | 61.67 years | 26.1 years | Russia |
| 1960s | 38.21 years | 68.94 years | 30.73 years | Russia |
| 1970s | 44.23 years | 68.38 years | 24.15 years | Russia |
| 1980s | 51.68 years | 68.68 years | 17 years | Russia |
| 1990s | 58.9 years | 66.35 years | 7.45 years | Russia |
| 2000s | 65.45 years | 66.04 years | 0.5845 years | Russia |
| 2010s | 70.55 years | 71.15 years | 0.6021 years | Russia |
| 2020s | 72.61 years | 71.66 years | 0.9455 years | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Bhutan or Russia?
- Russia, at 73.15 years against 72.98 years in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and Russia?
- 0.17 years, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Russia rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 139th and Russia ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.