How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 8 times as long as Thailand’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Thailand’s highest peak towers 337 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Thailand has 2.6 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 39 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Thailand is 1.9 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.3 more children on average than in Thailand.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 16% in Thailand.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand 0.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Thailand: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Thailand are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Thailand’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 2.7 times as much per person as Thailand.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Thailand (Gini 0.5 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 0.8% in Thailand.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.1%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Thailand: 1.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Thailand’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 21 times as much on health per person as Thailand.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Thailand is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 7.6 times as many doctors per person as Thailand.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 16% in Thailand.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.62 points higher than in Thailand.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 33% more alcohol than in Thailand.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Thailand.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 707 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 566 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 3.8 years longer than in Thailand.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 91% in Thailand.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Thailand are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 8 times as long as Thailand’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Thailand.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Thailand: 38.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Thailand.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Thailand carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 5.6 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 3.7 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)