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Belgium vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Belgium
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Leads on 56 of 119 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 56 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belgium and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Imports (807,100) against Belgium (1.01); Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (731,700) against Thailand (1.33); Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (648,600) against Thailand (1.33). Across 119 compared metrics, Belgium wins on 56 and Thailand wins on 56.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 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

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.78 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)95.78 %★90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score80.12 points★56.72 points
Radios8.0813.96★
Televisions4.7215.19★
Waterways2,0434,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.31B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars742.86B $★533.67B $
Apple Import Volume97.50M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.08 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.3 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7584.6★
Electricity Consumption82.16187.7★
Electricity Exports8.47★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3576★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels28★0
Electricity from Other Renewables36★16
Electricity Imports14.6519.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity21.5644.89★
Electricity Production79.83181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)190.42 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient26.433.5★
Gross Fixed Investment22.128.8★
Gross National Saving24.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.6 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption17.6152.64★
Natural Gas Exports736.2★0
Natural Gas Imports18.09★14.41
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption622,600988,000★
Oil Exports353,000★269,100
Oil Imports1.01807,100★
Oil Production11,220406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line12.3 people5.4 people★
Public Debt92.561.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption648,600★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports680,800★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports601,400★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production731,700★1.33
Remittances2.3★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.090★
Taxes and Other Revenues22.7★15.4
Top Exporting Countries532.22B USD★368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate5.5 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate54.27 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)752,840★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions112.08★336.69
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributionmost of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areashighest 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 Adaptation16.63 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.9 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources18.3438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization22.29 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)172.3★142.5
Agricultural land13,716.58 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)66.5 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita12.18 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5764,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.74 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions376★
Independence4123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.27★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.910.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,638.85 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density5.5 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.2★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA500,000
Underweight Children Under 50.3★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.3 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.77 years★80.78 years
Median age of population42.19 years★41.03 years
Population Change7,999.1 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density390.59 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population11.78M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.95★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)9.09 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)9.55 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.54M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.4240.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.22 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.12 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)181.7★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.32 %★62.64 %
Physician Density6.53 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths116,107.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.05 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.29 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration30,580.2 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.23 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇪 Belgium🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.32★1.01
Airports48105★
Civil Air Travel47★41
Heliports112★5

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