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Thailand

Thailand / TH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Thailand in numbers.

Area513,115 kmยฒWorld # 52 โ†’Population71.6MWorld # 20 โ†’Population density139.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 77 โ†’Life expectancy76.6 yearsWorld # 88 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 8,057World # 112 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Thailand across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area513,115 kmยฒWorld # 52 / 2023 โ†’Population71.6MWorld # 20 / 2025 โ†’Population density139.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 77 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,238World # 181 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.2World # 197 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 186 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 59 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.7 yearsWorld # 58 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+16%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.4%World # 188 / 2025 โ†’Urban population62.8%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Net migration27.5KWorld # 29 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 74 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.4%World # 117 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.6 yearsWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65.8 yearsWorld # 46 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 138 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate17.8%World # 90 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 8,057World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 577BWorld # 29 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 26,250World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.4%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-0.1%World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment0.8%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment4.5%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,177 hours/yearWorld # 33 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.3World # 105 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.5%World # 162 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people1,592 per million peopleWorld # 52 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 45 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people12.1 per million peopleWorld # 72 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,855 kcal/dayWorld # 110 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person24.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 141 / 2023 โ†’Rice production33.6M tWorld # 6 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.3K tWorld # 111 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production16.6K tWorld # 33 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area38.7%World # 79 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,965 kWh/personWorld # 67 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.7 tWorld # 92 / 2024 โ†’Internet use90.9%World # 56 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions160.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 23 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 66 / 2011 โ†’Road traffic death rate32.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 17 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.1%World # 111 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament19.6%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals39.9MWorld # 5 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 15.4BWorld # 11 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites8 sitesWorld # 42 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupBuddhism2021 / 92.5%Main languageThaiMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal4,215 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightThaiLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyBahtTHBDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country