Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Thailand 23 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 12 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Thailand’s highest peak towers 329 m above Israel’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 7.1 times as many people as Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3.3 times as densely populated as Thailand
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 4.4 cm taller than in Thailand
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 2.8 cm taller than in Thailand
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Thailand is 11 years older than in Israel
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.7 more children on average than in Thailand
Israel: 2.87 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 13% in Israel
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 9.3 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 6% larger than Thailand’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 2.3 times as much per person as Thailand
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Thailand (Gini 5 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Israel and Thailand are practically level
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3.3× Thailand’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 12 times as much on health per person as Thailand
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 6.6 years longer than in Thailand
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Thailand is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 7 times as many doctors per person as Thailand
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 31% more hospital beds per person than Thailand
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Thailand is 39% higher than in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 18% in Thailand
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Thailand
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 89% more alcohol than in Israel
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 4.4 times as much meat per person as Thailand
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 899 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 287 more hours a year than in Israel
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 4.5 years longer than in Thailand
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 5.8 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel and Thailand are practically level
Israel: 9 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Thailand has won 41 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 88% in Israel
Israel: 88% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 9% faster than in Thailand
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Thailand are practically level
Israel: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand
Israel: 92% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Thailand 161
Israel: 177 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Thailand’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Israel and Thailand are nearly identical here
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 6.8% of Israel
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 50% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Israel and Thailand are practically level
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 14% more fine dust than in Israel
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 5.2 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 5.6 °C warmer than Israel
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 8.1 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 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 Israel bigger than Thailand?
Thailand is larger. Israel fits inside Thailand 23 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Thailand?
Thailand has 7.1 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Thailand?
People in Israel live 6.6 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Israel or Thailand?
Men in Israel are 4.4 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
