CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Thailand is 14% bigger than Uzbekistan

Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 2,078 m above Thailand’s

Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 43% of Thailand

Thailand: 43.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Thailand has 93% more people than Uzbekistan

Thailand: 71.6 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 66% more densely populated than Uzbekistan

Thailand: 140 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level

Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Uzbekistan are 0.9 cm taller than in Thailand

Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Thailand is 13 years older than in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 39.7 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Uzbekistan have 2.3 more children on average than in Thailand

Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 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 6.1% in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 16% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Thailand hosts 8,693 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan

Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level

Thailand: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Thailand 1

Thailand: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Thailand’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Uzbekistan’s

Thailand: $577 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Thailand produces 93% more per person than Uzbekistan

Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Thailand than in Uzbekistan (Gini 0.6 points higher)

Thailand: 33.3 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Thailand

Thailand: 0% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 0.8% in Thailand

Thailand: 0.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%

Thailand: 1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Thailand’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%

Thailand: 15.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Thailand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uzbekistan’s

Thailand: 31% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Thailand spends 70% more on health per person than Uzbekistan

Thailand: $327 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Thailand live 4 years longer than in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 76.6 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Uzbekistan is 66% more likely to die before turning one than in Thailand

Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Uzbekistan has 5.2 times as many doctors per person as Thailand

Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Uzbekistan has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Thailand

Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Thailand is 23% higher than in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 16% in Thailand

Thailand: 15.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 17.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level

Thailand: 6.30 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Thailand drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Uzbekistan has 93% more meat per person than Thailand

Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Uzbekistan has 442 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand

Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 79 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 2.9 years longer than in Thailand

Thailand: 9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Thailand welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)

Thailand: 0.56 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Thailand has 1 more World Heritage site than Uzbekistan (9 against 8)

Thailand: 9 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, Thailand 41

Thailand: 41 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

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

Thailand: 91% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Thailand is 67% faster than in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 63% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110

Thailand: 161 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Uzbekistan’s railway network is 16% longer than Thailand’s

Thailand: 4,092 km (2017) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Thailand fly 5.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan

Thailand: 0.72 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan

Thailand: 38.7% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Uzbekistan emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand

Thailand: 3.7 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand

Thailand: 16.6% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uzbekistan carries 29% more fine dust than in Thailand

Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Thailand: no data · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 2.7 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan

Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 12.4 °C warmer than Uzbekistan

Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 7.5 times as much rain as Uzbekistan

Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 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 Uzbekistan?

Thailand is larger. Thailand is 14% bigger than Uzbekistan.

Which has more people, Thailand or Uzbekistan?

Thailand has 93% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Thailand or Uzbekistan?

People in Thailand live 4 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 76.6 years in Thailand and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.

Are people taller in Thailand or Uzbekistan?

Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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