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Congo vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Congo
cog
Leads on 36 of 113 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 70 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Congo and Thailand: Congo leads on Radios (341,000) against Thailand (13.96); Congo leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (591,500) against Thailand (44.89); Congo leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (17,000) against Thailand (1.33). Across 113 compared metrics, Congo wins on 36 and Thailand wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)47.25 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 points★56.72 points
Radios341,000★13.96
Televisions33,000★15.19
Waterways1,1204,000★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index39.584.6★
Electricity Consumption912★187.7
Electricity Exports22★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6476★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports1819.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500★44.89
Electricity Production1.7181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★35
Gross Fixed Investment45.2★28.8
Gross National Saving19.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.3952.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production1.3938.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61193.4★
Oil Consumption11,000988,000★
Oil Exports211,800269,100★
Oil Imports2,832807,100★
Oil Production302,200406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves1.6435★
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people9.9 people★
Public Debt128.761.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760★1.33
Remittances0.31.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.220.3★
Taxes and Other Revenues6.515.4★
Top Exporting Countries8.30B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate19.7 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.83 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66★336.69
Population Distributionthe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution maphighest 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 Adaptation36.64 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources832★438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8★142.5
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)169 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1576★
Independence15123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita219.15 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.623.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 512.37.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %50.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.430.63★
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years80.78 years★
Median age of population18.67 years41.03 years★
Population Change156,545 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density19.42 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.260.38★
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)4.64 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5640.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.36 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums67.37 %★2 %
Total deaths39,514.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.99 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.11.01★
Airports56105★
Civil Air Travel441★

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