Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Thailand 3.5 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Thailand’s highest peak towers 1,505 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 2.5 times as many people as Thailand.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 9.6 times as densely populated as Thailand.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Thailand are 6.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Thailand are 7.0 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 14 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.9 more children on average than in Thailand.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bangladesh has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Thailand: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Thailand are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 26% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 2.6 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Thailand than in Bangladesh (Gini 2.4 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 0.8% in Thailand.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Thailand and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Thailand: 1.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Thailand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 1.6 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 33% more doctors per person than Thailand.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 18% in Thailand.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 1.98 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 2,713 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Thailand has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 268 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 206 more hours a year than in Thailand.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Thailand went to school 2.2 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 285 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 42% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Thailand: 38.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Thailand’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Thailand.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 37% deadlier than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 26% more rain than Thailand.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Thailand?
Thailand is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Thailand 3.5 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Bangladesh has 2.5 times as many people as Thailand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Thailand?
People in Thailand live 1.6 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Thailand?
Men in Thailand are 6.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
