Bhutan vs New Zealand: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Bhutan
0.6%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
127th
New Zealand rank
125th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 127th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.5% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 127th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.