Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 18% bigger than Thailand.
Thailand: 513,115 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Thailand’s coastline is 16% longer than Ukraine’s.
Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Thailand’s highest peak towers 504 m above Ukraine’s.
Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 84% more people than Ukraine.
Thailand: 71.6 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 2.1 times as densely populated as Ukraine.
Thailand: 140 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 9.4 cm taller than in Thailand.
Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 7.2 cm taller than in Thailand.
Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 2.3 years older than in Thailand.
Thailand: 39.7 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Thailand have 0.2 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 16% in Thailand.
Thailand: 16% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand 0.0.
Thailand: 0 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Thailand and Ukraine are practically level.
Thailand: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Thailand: $577 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 39% more per person than Ukraine.
Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Thailand than in Ukraine (Gini 7.7 points higher).
Thailand: 33.3 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 0.8% in Thailand.
Thailand: 0.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.1%.
Thailand: 1.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ukraine’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Thailand’s.
Thailand: 31% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 13% more on health per person than Thailand.
Thailand: $327 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Thailand live 1.9 years longer than in Ukraine.
Thailand: 76.6 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Thailand is 1% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine.
Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 6.5 times as many doctors per person as Thailand.
Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 16% in Thailand.
Thailand: 15.5% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 18% in Thailand.
Thailand: 17.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Thailand rate their lives 1.64 points higher than in Ukraine.
Thailand: 6.30 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Thailand drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 2 times as much meat per person as Thailand.
Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Thailand has 69 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 132 more hours a year than in Ukraine.
Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 2.1 years longer than in Thailand.
Thailand: 9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Thailand welcomed 8.5 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Thailand: 0.56 (2019) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Thailand: 91% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Thailand and Ukraine are practically level.
Thailand: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand.
Thailand: 63% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133.
Thailand: 161 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 5.3 times as long as Thailand’s.
Thailand: 4,092 km (2017) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 62 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Thailand: 0.72 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Thailand: 38.7% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Ukraine and Thailand are nearly identical here.
Thailand: 3.7 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Thailand and Ukraine are practically level.
Thailand: 16.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 64% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Thailand: no data · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 2.4 times as deadly as in Ukraine.
Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 16.5 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 2.7 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Thailand bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 18% bigger than Thailand.
Which has more people, Thailand or Ukraine?
Thailand has 84% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Thailand or Ukraine?
People in Thailand live 1.9 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 76.6 years in Thailand and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Thailand or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 9.4 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).