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Bangladesh vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 36 of 117 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 72 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bangladesh and Thailand: Bangladesh leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (106,000) against Thailand (1.33); Bangladesh leads on Televisions (770,000) against Thailand (15.19); Bangladesh leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (26,280) against Thailand (1.33). Across 117 compared metrics, Bangladesh wins on 36 and Thailand wins on 72.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)53.42 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)44.5 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 45% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score33.71 points56.72 points★
Radios6.1513.96★
Televisions770,000★15.19
Waterways8,370★4,000

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country59.36B $★45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars496.95B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.020.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.54 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index4584.6★
Electricity Consumption53.65187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels97★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants28★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables216★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity11.944.89★
Electricity Production60.51181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)11.47 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.433.5★
Gross Fixed Investment25.128.8★
Gross National Saving30.234.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.5 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)10.5 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption29.5352.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production29.5338.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves185.8193.4★
Oil Consumption98,000988,000★
Oil Exports2,770269,100★
Oil Imports77,340807,100★
Oil Production5,724406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves28435★
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people5.4 people★
Public Debt33.3★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption106,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports901278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports81,570134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production26,280★1.33
Remittances6★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.910.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.615.4★
Top Exporting Countries47.09B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.7 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate58.8 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.79M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions125.96★336.69
Continental Shelfup to outer limits of continental margin;not specific;
Protected Land Area for Adaptation4.08 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country21.12 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources1.23438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization67.52 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)62.82142.5★
Agricultural land96,571 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)580 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land83,690★64,150

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.23 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions876★
Independence16123★
Political Stability Index16 index36 index★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.2★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita256.63 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.9 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)115 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth18.623.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.6 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS14,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 521.76.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)227,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)81.95 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.480.63★
Life expectancy at birth78.42 years80.78 years★
Median age of population26.28 years41.03 years★
Population Change2.43M persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density1,364.54 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population177.81M persons★71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.52★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)19.45 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate62.7 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)6.05 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age50.58M persons★16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate77.36★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school5.04 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population23.21 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.81169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligationvaries by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization98.02 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.91 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums50.21 %★2 %
Total deaths825,758.1 persons685,767.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.05 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.11 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-215,456.8 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate17.1 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.051.01★
Airports17105★
Civil Air Travel1541★
Heliports36★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate10 %★1.5 %

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