Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Thailand is 14% bigger than Uzbekistan
Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 43% of Thailand
Thailand: 43.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 93% more people than Uzbekistan
Thailand: 71.6 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 66% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Thailand: 140 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level
Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level
Thailand: 0 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Thailand: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
How much is produced per person?
Thailand produces 93% more per person than Uzbekistan
Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
How much is spent on health?
Thailand spends 70% more on health per person than Uzbekistan
Thailand: $327 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Thailand: 15.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
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
How do people rate their lives?
Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level
Thailand: 6.30 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Thailand has 1 more World Heritage site than Uzbekistan (9 against 8)
Thailand: 9 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 90% in Uzbekistan
Thailand: 91% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 67% faster than in Uzbekistan
Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Thailand and Uzbekistan are practically level
Thailand: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Thailand: 63% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Thailand: 161 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Thailand: no data · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
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
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)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).