Bhutan vs Switzerland: Rural population, annual growth rate
Bhutan
-0.8653 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
-0.8806 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bhutan rank
161st
Switzerland rank
162nd
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Bhutan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports -0.8653 % change on previous year against -0.8806 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0153 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 162nd of 208 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0.1497 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 2.56 % change on previous year | -0.7003 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 1990s | -0.7866 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 0.2311 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.8309 % change on previous year | 0.6446 % change on previous year | 0.1864 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0725 % change on previous year | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
| 2020s | -0.5542 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Bhutan or Switzerland?
- Bhutan, at -0.8653 % change on previous year against -0.8806 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Bhutan and Switzerland?
- 0.0153 % change on previous year, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Switzerland rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 162nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.