Bhutan vs Palau: Share of the population that is female
Bhutan
46.6%
in 2025
Palau
46.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
206th
Palau rank
207th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Bhutan
- Palau
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 46.6% against 46.2% in Palau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Bhutan ranks 206th and Palau ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 49.5% | 1.4% | Palau |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 48.2% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 47.1% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 46.2% | 2.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 46.1% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 46.6% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.1% | 0.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Bhutan or Palau?
- Bhutan, at 46.6% against 46.2% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Bhutan and Palau?
- 0.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Palau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Palau rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Bhutan ranks 206th and Palau ranks 207th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.