Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Thailand fits inside Colombia 2.2 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand and Colombia are nearly identical here
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,165 m above Thailand’s
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 34% more people than Colombia
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 2.9 times as densely populated as Colombia
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Colombia and Thailand are practically level
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Thailand are 1.5 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 8.1 years older than in Colombia
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.4 more children on average than in Thailand
Colombia: 1.63 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 10% in Colombia
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 43 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Thailand are practically level
Colombia: 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 Colombia’s
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 16% more per person than Colombia
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Thailand (Gini 21.1 points higher)
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Thailand
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia and Thailand are practically level
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Thailand’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 2 times as much on health per person as Thailand
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 1.3 years longer than in Thailand
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 36% more likely to die before turning one than in Thailand
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 4.7 times as many doctors per person as Thailand
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Thailand has 41% more hospital beds per person than Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Thailand is 41% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 62% more alcohol than in Colombia
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 2.6 times as much meat per person as Thailand
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 271 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 293 more hours a year than in Thailand
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Thailand and Colombia are practically level
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 6.4 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Colombia and Thailand are practically level
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Colombia 38
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 46% faster than in Colombia
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Thailand 161
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 91% longer than Colombia’s
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 9% more passengers per resident than those from Thailand
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 39% of Thailand
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Thailand emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 54% more fine dust than in Colombia
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 33% deadlier than in Colombia
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Colombia
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 90% more rain than Thailand
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Thailand?
Colombia is larger. Thailand fits inside Colombia 2.2 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Thailand?
Thailand has 34% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Thailand?
People in Colombia live 1.3 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Colombia or Thailand?
Colombia and Thailand are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
