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Afghanistan vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Afghanistan
afg
Leads on 38 of 117 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 68 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Afghanistan and Thailand: Afghanistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (35,000) against Thailand (1.33); Afghanistan leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (634,100) against Thailand (44.89); Afghanistan leads on Radios (167,000) against Thailand (13.96). Across 117 compared metrics, Afghanistan wins on 38 and Thailand wins on 68.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)16.09 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)17.71 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 18% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score17.88 points56.72 points★
Radios167,000★13.96
Televisions100,000★15.19
Waterways1,2004,000★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.56B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.29 %22.46 %★
Apple Import Volume90,480 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA3.75 %
Coal Revenue0.45★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business IndexOverall Ease of Doing Business score: 44.1 | Starting a Business score: 92.0 | Trading Across Borders score: 30.6 | Enforcing Contracts score: 31.8 84.6
Electricity Consumption5.53187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4576★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants52★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables416★
Electricity Imports4.419.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity634,100★44.89
Electricity Production1.21181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)3.38 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.435★
Gross Fixed InvestmentNA%24.7
Gross National Saving22.734.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.8 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-6.6 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption164.2★52.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production164.2★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves49.55193.4★
Oil Consumption4,800988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports4,512807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line54.5 people5.4 people★
Public Debt7.8★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption35,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports34,210134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances1.9★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.20.34★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.915.4★
Top Exporting Countries2.89B USD337.63B USD★
Unemployment Rate13.3 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate37.46 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)309,679★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.76★336.69
Population Distributionpopulations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled, while the south is sparsely populatedhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation3.6 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.65 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources65.33438.61★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.35 %5.23 %★
Agricultural land387,372 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita43.87 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24,93064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.1 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions3476★
Independence19123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.7★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita404.26 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)21.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)521 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.923.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 518.46.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)165,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)65.73 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.420.63★
Life expectancy at birth69.52 years80.78 years★
Median age of population17.46 years41.03 years★
Population Change1.50M persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density68.74 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population45.04M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.090.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)35.99 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.79 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age10.79M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate9.1340.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.41 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.59 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)165.26169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age22★18
Military Service Age and Obligationservice is voluntary; there is no conscription (2023) note: the Taliban dismissed nearly all women from the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, except those serving in detention facilities and assisting with body searches18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.81 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.32 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.86 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums74.25 %★2 %
Total deaths213,986.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.45 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate4.57 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration192,894.5 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate50.42 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.041.01★
Airports68105★
Civil Air Travel241★
Heliports8★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate7.5 %★1.5 %

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