Social Development in Bhutan 129 indicators covering social development for Bhutan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -85.28 % change on previous year 2025 down 591.0% 190th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 17 2018 up 30.8% 70th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.772 2025 up 0.1% 46th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.834 2025 up 1.6% 75th Political Corruption Index 0.148 2025 up 52.6% 143rd Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.148 2025 up 52.6% 143rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.58 2024 — 61st Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre 2023 up 197.9% 122nd LGBT+ Rights Index -0.3355 2019 unchanged 138th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 — 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 18 years 2025 up 125.0% 110th Corruption Perceptions Index 72 2024 up 10.8% 18th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 3.08 2024 up 97,922.8% 130th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.78 2024 up 104,756.0% 110th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2993 2024 up 60,949.4% 134th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 5.08 2018 — 102nd Happiness vs. life satisfaction 5.08 2018 — 102nd Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 79.8% 2024 — 20th Homicide rate 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 up 8.2% 92nd Homicides 19 homicides 2020 up 18.8% 136th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 up 8.2% 92nd Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population 2020 up 8.2% 91st Age of electoral democracy 17 years 2025 up 142.9% 79th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 23.38 deaths 2021 down 16.4% 161st Homicide rate 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 23.2% 118th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 3.03 2021 down 23.3% 112th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 44,000 2030 down 12.0% 150th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.2767 2030 up 47.5% 168th Freedom of Association Score 6 2025 unchanged 46th Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 unchanged 19th Civil Rights Score 7 2025 unchanged 19th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 18.2% 2030 down 12.9% 81st Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 123,000 2030 down 4.7% 142nd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 61.0% 2020 down 1.6% 52nd Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 69.7% 2020 down 0.8% 67th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 33.4% 2020 down 28.1% 135th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 30.3% 2020 up 1.9% 120th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 8.7% 2020 up 5.4% 145th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 9.4% 2020 down 29.1% 138th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 1.32 2020 down 73.3% 179th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 0.6098 2020 down 73.3% 179th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 0.4015 2020 down 72.8% 173rd Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 6.8% 2030 down 21.8% 136th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 6.5% 2030 down 18.8% 143rd Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Homicides, by sex of the victim 5 homicides 2020 up 150.0% 105th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →