Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 18% bigger than Thailand
Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 43% of Thailand
Thailand: 43.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Thailand hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Thailand: 0 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Thailand and Ukraine are practically level
Thailand: 0% (2024) · Ukraine: 0% (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 40% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Thailand: 1% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%
Thailand: 15.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Thailand
Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 2 times that in Thailand
Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 1 more World Heritage site than Ukraine (9 against 8)
Thailand: 9 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Thailand 41
Thailand: 41 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 2 times as fast as in Ukraine
Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
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% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
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 90% deadlier than in Ukraine
Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
