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Thailand Kingdom of Thailand
Capital Bangkok
Languages Thai
Currency Thai baht
People 71.6 million (2025)
Neighbours 4 Greetings from
Thailand
4th lowest unemployment 0.8% · #4 of 186 · 2025 13th highest fixed broadband download speed 360 Mbps · #13 of 197 · 2026 18th lowest fertility rate 1.2 children per woman · #18 of 210 · 2024 THA COUNTRYDUEL ASIA
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Picked for surprise among Thailand’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Thailand among 213 countries & territories Each dot shows where Thailand sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
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Total area 513,115 km² 52nd of 205 2024 Coastline 3,219 km 35th of 213 2026 edition Highest point 2,565 m 95th of 213 2026 edition Forest cover 38.7% 81st of 207 2024 Farmland 43.3% 84th of 205 2024 Population 71.6 million 20th of 210 2025 Population density 140 per km² 78th of 209 2025 Height of men 171.6 cm 117th of 196 2019 Height of women 159.4 cm 127th of 196 2019 Median age 39.7 years 49th of 213 2023 Fertility rate 1.2 children per woman 193rd of 210 2024 Aged 65 and over 16% 60th of 210 2025 Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents 1.2 per 1,000 83rd of 181 2025 Economy size (GDP) $577 billion 29th of 207 2025 GDP per person (PPP) Int$26,250 85th of 198 2025 Income inequality (Gini) 33.3 98th of 155 2024 Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day) 0% 129th of 142 2024 Unemployment 0.8% 183rd of 186 2025 Health spending per person $327 110th of 193 2023 Military spending 1% 118th of 161 2025 Tax revenue (central government) 15.2% 87th of 150 2024 Life expectancy 76.6 years 85th of 210 2024 Infant mortality 7.7 per 1,000 129th of 194 2024 Doctors 0.5 per 1,000 136th of 190 2021 Hospital beds 2.4 per 1,000 82nd of 158 2023 Suicide rate 9.6 per 100k 94th of 185 2023 Adult obesity 15.5% 140th of 195 2024 Smoking 17.8% 90th of 166 2024 Life satisfaction 6.30 54th of 163 2025 Alcohol consumption 7.9 litres 61st of 195 2023 Meat supply 24.5 kg 139th of 189 2023 Daily calories 2,855 kcal 109th of 189 2023 Working hours 2,177 hours 33rd of 130 2023 Years of schooling 9 years 109th of 193 2023 Internet users 91% 56th of 208 2024 Fixed broadband download speed 360 Mbps 13th of 197 2026 Access to electricity 100% 1st of 209 2024 Urban population 63% 112th of 210 2025 Mobile subscriptions 161 21st of 208 2024 CO₂ per person 3.7 t 84th of 203 2024 Renewable electricity 16.6% 138th of 201 2025 Air pollution (PM2.5) 23.3 µg/m³ 68th of 213 2024 Road deaths 35.6 per 100k 17th of 185 2023 Average temperature 26.8°C 28th of 187 2016–2025 avg Rainfall 1,657 mm 42nd of 187 2016–2025 avg Nobel laureates per 10 million people 0 79th of 160 2026 Railway network 4,092 km 39th of 133 2017 Air passengers per resident 0.72 52nd of 165 2023 Tourists per resident 0.56 75th of 179 2019 Official languages 1 87th of 213 2026 Price level (US = 100) 31% 167th of 198 2025 World Heritage sites 9 37th of 195 2026 Olympic medals (all time) 41 51st of 202 2026 edition
World twins The countries most like Thailand across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
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