CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Türkiye is 53% bigger than Thailand

Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Türkiye’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Thailand’s

Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,572 m above Thailand’s

Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 43% of Thailand

Thailand: 43.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Türkiye has 20% more people than Thailand

Thailand: 71.6 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 26% more densely populated than Türkiye

Thailand: 140 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Türkiye are 4.8 cm taller than in Thailand

Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Türkiye are 2.4 cm taller than in Thailand

Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Thailand is 7.1 years older than in Türkiye

Thailand: 39.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Türkiye have 0.3 more children on average than in Thailand

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

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Thailand: 16% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Türkiye hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as Thailand

Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none

Thailand: 0 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Thailand and Türkiye are practically level

Thailand: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Türkiye’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Thailand’s

Thailand: $577 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Türkiye produces 73% more per person than Thailand

Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Thailand (Gini 10.4 points higher)

Thailand: 33.3 (2024) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Türkiye and Thailand are practically level

Thailand: 0% (2024) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 0.8% in Thailand

Thailand: 0.8% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%

Thailand: 1% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%

Thailand: 15.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Thailand’s

Thailand: 31% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Türkiye spends 68% more on health per person than Thailand

Thailand: $327 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Türkiye live 0.86 years longer than in Thailand

Thailand: 76.6 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Türkiye is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Thailand

Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Türkiye has 4.1 times as many doctors per person as Thailand

Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Türkiye has 28% more hospital beds per person than Thailand

Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Thailand is 2.6 times that in Türkiye

Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 16% in Thailand

Thailand: 15.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 18% in Thailand

Thailand: 17.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Thailand rate their lives 1.00 points higher than in Türkiye

Thailand: 6.30 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Thailand drink 3.6 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Türkiye has 2 times as much meat per person as Thailand

Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Türkiye has 1,037 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand

Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 430 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Thailand went to school 0.05 years longer than in Türkiye

Thailand: 9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Türkiye welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than Thailand (2019)

Thailand: 0.56 (2019) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Türkiye has 13 more World Heritage sites than Thailand (22 against 9)

Thailand: 9 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Thailand 41

Thailand: 41 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Thailand: 91% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Thailand is 75% faster than in Türkiye

Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Thailand and Türkiye are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand

Thailand: 63% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Thailand: 161 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Türkiye’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Thailand’s

Thailand: 4,092 km (2017) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Türkiye fly 2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Thailand

Thailand: 0.72 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 29% of Türkiye

Thailand: 38.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Türkiye emits 57% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand

Thailand: 3.7 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand

Thailand: 16.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Türkiye carries 10% more fine dust than in Thailand

Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Thailand: no data · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 3.1 times as deadly as in Türkiye

Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Türkiye

Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 2.4 times as much rain as Türkiye

Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Thailand bigger than Türkiye?

Türkiye is larger. Türkiye is 53% bigger than Thailand.

Which has more people, Thailand or Türkiye?

Türkiye has 20% more people than Thailand (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Thailand or Türkiye?

People in Türkiye live 0.86 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 76.6 years in Thailand and 77.4 in Türkiye.

Are people taller in Thailand or Türkiye?

Men in Türkiye are 4.8 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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