Science & Technology in Bhutan 36 indicators covering science & technology for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.9% 30th Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.76 2024 up 17.1% 139th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9976 units per person 2024 up 17.1% 141st Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.1% 71st Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 789,606 2024 up 26.4% 166th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 19.72 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.1% 181st Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 68.0% 55th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.0% 63rd Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 2023 up 263.5% 141st Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2023 up 235.3% 100th Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 134.5% 43rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 2023 up 263.3% 133rd Digital connectivity composite index -0.2373 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 53.8% 128th Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -12.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 115.8% 174th Mobile phone subscriptions 789,606 2024 up 26.4% 166th Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.76 per 100 people 2024 up 17.1% 139th Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.76 per 100 people 2024 up 17.1% 139th Patent applications, nonresidents 7 2021 up 600.0% 126th Share of the population using the Internet 91.3% 2024 up 201.2% 53rd Number of people using the Internet 722,482 people 2024 up 225.2% 155th Patent applications, residents 1 2019 down 66.7% 129th Proportion of individuals using the Internet 91.3% 2024 up 201.3% 57th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.92 per 100 people 2024 down 14.3% 150th Landline Internet subscriptions 23,118 2024 down 7.5% 167th Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 1.90 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 47.7% 107th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.92 per 100 population 2024 down 14.4% 157th Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 98.0% 2024 unchanged 153rd Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 98.0% 2024 unchanged 142nd Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 97.0% 2024 up 61.7% 143rd Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 97.0% 2024 up 804.9% 113th Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 97.0% 2024 up 804.9% 107th Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 93.2% 2024 up 21.7% 68th Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 93.2% 2024 up 21.7% 71st Annual patent applications per million people 1.31 applications per million people 2019 down 68.7% 111th Annual patent applications 1 2019 down 66.7% 129th Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 350 number 2024 — 159th