🇧🇹Bhutan rankings 2026: where Bhutan places in 74 global Top 10s

Bhutan appears in 74 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Bhutan is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower, where it is measured at 99.99 % of total electricity (Electricity production from hydroelectric sources) as of 2026-11-02. Bhutan holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 15 rankings.

Where Bhutan is number one

Bhutan leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

• Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower: 99.99 % of total electricity (Electricity production from hydroelectric sources), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Lesotho with 99.64 % of total electricity.

Top 10 finishes

Bhutan is inside the top 10 of 14 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children with 99 %, behind Antigua and Barbuda (99 %) and ahead of Brunei. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants with 99 %, behind Antigua and Barbuda (99 %) and ahead of Brunei. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children with 99 %, behind Bahrain (99 %) and ahead of Cook Islands. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage with 99 %, behind Antigua and Barbuda (99 %) and ahead of Brunei. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage with 99 %, behind Bahrain (99 %) and ahead of Brunei. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #2 in Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity with 100 %, behind Albania (100 %) and ahead of Central African Republic. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
• #4 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected with 51.6 % of total land area, behind Venezuela, RB (56.8 % of total land area) and ahead of Liechtenstein. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #4 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person with 99.9k cubic metres per person, behind Suriname (158.9k cubic metres per person) and ahead of Papua New Guinea. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #5 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters with 1.23 per 100,000 people, behind Afghanistan (1.3 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Nepal. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #8 in Countries with the highest banana yields with 56.16 tonnes per hectare, behind Costa Rica (57.34 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Panama. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
• #8 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income with 114.5 %, behind Laos (115.4 %) and ahead of Zambia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad with 34.23 %, behind Turks and Caicos Islands (41.31 %) and ahead of Australia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.

The remaining 2 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Bhutan by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Bhutan holds 20 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower (99.99 % of total electricity), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity (100 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (51.6 % of total land area) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person (99.9k cubic metres per person). 16 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Bhutan holds 17 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (99 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (99 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children (99 %) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage (99 %). 13 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Bhutan holds 17 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income (114.5 %), #9 of 50 in Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person (7.31 annual %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) (111.01 % of GDP) and #11 of 50 in Countries by travel services (45.48 % of service imports, BoP). 13 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Bhutan holds 9 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest banana yields (56.16 tonnes per hectare), #12 of 50 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (94.08 % of total freshwater withdrawal), #25 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year) and #32 of 50 in Countries with the highest millet yields (1.11 tonnes per hectare). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Bhutan holds 7 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (1.23 per 100,000 people), #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from falls (12.35 per 100,000 people), #34 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting (5.1 %) and #37 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence (191 per 100,000 people). 3 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Bhutan holds 3 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of students from abroad (34.23 %), #33 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (5.85 % of GDP) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Bhutan holds 1 position: #49 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (91.28 %).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Bhutan moved in 68 rankings:

• New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #4 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest banana yields (2026-10-29).

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

• Most forested countries: #10 on 2026-10-28 → #18 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
• Countries with the lowest unemployment: #19 on 2026-10-28 → #47 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).

Where Bhutan ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Bhutan's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net (-2.82 BoP, current US$ million), 50th of 50 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power (0 %) and 50th of 50 in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year (8.48 thousand hectares per year). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Bhutan

• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 99.99 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage · 99 % · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 100 % · 2026-10-29
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · 51.6 % of total land area · 2026-11-02
• #4 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 99.9k cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters · 1.23 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 56.16 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
• #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 114.5 % · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of students from abroad · 34.23 % · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 7.31 annual % · 2026-10-29
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) · 111.01 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
• #11 of 50 · Countries by travel services · 45.48 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 30.68 % · 2026-11-01
• #12 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 94.08 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person · 18.42 square metres per person · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 82.5 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person · 0.4 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 69.51 % · 2026-11-02
• #14 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 8.01 % · 2026-10-28
• #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity · 100 % · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Most forested countries · 70.35 % of land · 2026-10-28
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children · 98 % · 2026-11-02
• #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage · 98 % · 2026-11-02
• #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities · 94.52 % · 2026-11-02
• #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use · 10.35 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 2,200 mm per year · 2026-11-02
• #25 of 50 · Countries that drink the most beer per person · 4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-11-01
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 2.66 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from falls · 12.35 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #28 of 50 · Countries with the most commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults · 24.6 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #30 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 41.12 % · 2026-11-02
• #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest imports as a share of GDP · 59.11 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.11 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 5.85 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 5.1 % · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 41 · Countries with the oldest liberal democracies · 3 years · 2026-10-29
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP · 71.63 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports · 6.55 months of imports · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 92.21 % · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 191 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 28 · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries by insurance and financial services · 11 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person · 9.33 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 29.51 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the longest pre-primary education · 3 years · 2026-11-02
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP · 83.35 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person · 1.07 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP · 71.64 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest dry pea yields · 1.73 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest rice yields · 4.56 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 17.9 % · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 26.54 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 53.74 % · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries producing the most potash fertilizer · 0 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 0.31 % · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 16.58 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 8.7 % · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 42.28 % · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP · 83.28 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest groundnut yields · 1.45 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 3.23 % · 2026-10-28
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 18.85 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water · 99.3 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using the internet · 91.28 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 30.07 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
• #50 of 50 · Countries by foreign direct investment, net · -2.82 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
• #50 of 50 · Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power · 0 % · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 8.48 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.1 % of global total · 2026-11-02

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Bhutan's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Bhutan

What is Bhutan's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower, with 99.99 % of total electricity (Electricity production from hydroelectric sources) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Bhutan?

74 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Bhutan in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 15 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower, #2 in Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children and #2 in Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.