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Digital & energy access · South Asia · Lower-middle income
Bhutan: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 91.3% (2024), 49th of 188 in the world and 1st of 6 in South Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 99.8 (2024), 139th of 210 in the world and 5th of 6 in South Asia. Fixed broadband is 2.9 (2024), 151st of 208 in the world and 6th of 6 in South Asia.
Internet users
BhutanSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
BhutanSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Digital & energy access: Bhutan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 91.3%2024 | 49/188 | 1/6 | 0.4% | 13.6% | 76.9% | +61.0 ppsince 2014 | 67.8% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 99.82024 | 139/210 | 5/6 | 0.0 | 56.2 | 96.8 | +17%since 2014 | 81.7 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 2.92024 | 151/208 | 6/6 | · | 1.2 | 0.4 | −14%since 2014 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.02024 | 207/213 | 6/6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | −100%since 2014 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1,3392024 | 99/215 | 1/6 | · | 1 | 684 | +7,452%since 2014 | 1,120 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 16/215 | 1/6 | 31.1% | 73.3% | 100.0% | +8.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 16/211 | 1/6 | 8.8% | 59.4% | 100.0% | +13.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.8% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 17/213 | 1/6 | 96.7% | 99.3% | 100.0% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 93.0%2024 | 94/192 | 2/6 | 29.0% | 64.0% | 89.0% | +15.0 ppsince 2014 | 74.3% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 360 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 716 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+61.0 pp91.3% in 2024
- Secure servers+7,452%1,339 in 2024
- Electricity access+8.6 pp100.0% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+13.6 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−14%2.9 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bhutan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bhutan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bhutan | India | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 91.3%2024 | 70.0%2025 | 91.6%2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 99.82024 | 79.42024 | 131.82024 |
| Fixed broadband | 2.92024 | 3.22024 | 47.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.02024 | 2.72024 | 11.72024 |
| Secure servers | 1,3392024 | 1,2122024 | 1,4132024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 93.0%2024 | 81.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 |