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Congo vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 164 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Congo
cog
Leads on 49 of 164 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 108 of 164 metrics

Summary

Thailand has 10.8 times as many people as Congo (71.57 million vs 6.64 million). Thailand's economy is 29.3 times the size of Congo's ($533.67 billion vs $18.23 billion GDP).

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 164 compared metrics, Congo wins on 49 and Thailand wins on 108.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 61 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 8 metrics compared
  • Health: 22 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 39 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration1.27 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants14.51 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…
Internet Penetration Rate (%)47.25 %90.87 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %89.54 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed1.27 Mbps14.51 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 pointsā˜…56.72 points
Radios341,000ā˜…13.96
Televisions33,000ā˜…15.19
Waterways1,1204,000ā˜…

Economy

61 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $45.86B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $533.67B $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.84 %ā˜…21.58 %
Bank Account Ownership Rate55.58 %91.82 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %ā˜…1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %ā˜…4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP3.8 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index39.584.6ā˜…
Electricity Consumption912ā˜…187.7
Electricity Exports22ā˜…2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6476ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36ā˜…8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016ā˜…
Electricity Imports1819.83ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500ā˜…44.89
Electricity Production1.7181.5ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita80.6 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate66.57 %69.01 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient48.9ā˜…35
Gross Fixed Investment45.2ā˜…28.8
Gross National Saving19.534.1ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage47.46 %61.93 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries6,194.09 USD22,431.75 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %0.9 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate2.4 %-0.13 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %1.4 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDPā˜…1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.3952.64ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41ā˜…
Natural Gas Production1.3938.59ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61193.4ā˜…
Oil Consumption11,000988,000ā˜…
Oil Exports211,800269,100ā˜…
Oil Imports2,832807,100ā˜…
Oil Production302,200406,800ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves1.6435ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people9.9 peopleā˜…
Private Investment (% of GDP)17.71 % of GDPā˜…16.78 % of GDP
Public Debt128.761.1ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.38 %1.16 %ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USDā˜…2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000ā˜…1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766278,300ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162134,200ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760ā˜…1.33
Remittances0.31.8ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million126.97 researchers1,863.08 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17ā˜…0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.38 USD1.16 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.220.3ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)6.51 %ā˜…15.09 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)6.51 % of GDP15.09 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues6.515.4ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries8.30B USD368.82B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.84 %ā˜…2.7 %
Unemployment Rate19.7 %0.7 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.83 %66.68 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate40.5 %4.53 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497ā˜…3.03M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate14,000 %ā˜…-138,016.02 %
Average Annual Temperature25.29 Ā°C26.31 Ā°Cā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66ā˜…336.69
Global Precipitation Distribution1,480.61 mm1,756.8 mmā˜…
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 kmā˜…18.37 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage36.6 %ā˜…18.4 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per yearā˜…41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources832ā˜…438.61
Total Threatened Mammal Species18 speciesā˜…64 species

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %5.23 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8ā˜…142.5
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km243,086.8 sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km341,500510,890ā˜…
Coastline Length (km)169 km3,219 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land2064,150ā˜…

Government

8 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %56.88 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions1576ā˜…
Corruption Perception Index23 indexā˜…34 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score23 index34 indexā˜…
Independence15123ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score0.076.07ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception23ā˜…34
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

22 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Average BMI for Adults22.3 kg/mĀ²23.9 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate72 %93 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.110.2ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders66 years76.56 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends1.45 per 1,000 births0.39 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita219.15 USD1,465.74 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score45 score82 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP5.2 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy66 years76.56 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %1 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.1 people/sq kmā˜…
Hospital Beds per Capita1.6 beds per 1,0002.01 beds per 1,000ā˜…
Low Birth Weight Prevalence11.93 %10.3 %ā˜…
Malaria Incidence Rate221.02 cases per 1,0000.58 cases per 1,000ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %34 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth19.623.3ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density0.93 per 1,000 people2.68 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %ā˜…10 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending27.97 %9.93 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000ā˜…500,000
Total Number of Doctors0.10.52ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 512.37.7ā˜…

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Active Military Personnel10,000 personnel361,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.31 %1.04 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000455,000ā˜…

People and Society

39 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %50.17 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.430.63ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years80.78 yearsā˜…
Median age of population18.67 years41.03 yearsā˜…
Population Change156,545 personsā˜…-87,807.2 persons
Population density19.42 per sq. kmā˜…140.16 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons71.57M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.260.38ā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita5 litersā˜…2.01 liters
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %ā˜…9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %73 %ā˜…
Crude Birth Rate30.42 per 1,000 peopleā˜…8.12 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)4.64 %ā˜…8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDPā˜…2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons16.94M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)8.32 %52.24 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate1.27 %14.51 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth102.04 male/female106.24 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.230.4ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5640.62ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years8.95 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people11.07 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45169.16ā˜…
Mean Years of Schooling6.74 years9.32 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age20ā˜…18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio5.19 %ā˜…20.94 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %ā˜…62.64 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km0.54 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate2.36 %ā˜…0.13 %
Population living in slums67.37 %ā˜…2 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio44.4416.28ā˜…
Total deaths39,514.9 personsā˜…685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %ā˜…44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.99 per womanā˜…1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons36,266.2 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births10.25 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate2.73 %ā˜…1.43 %

Transportation

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.11.01ā˜…
Airports56105ā˜…
Civil Air Travel441ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡¹šŸ‡­ ThailandShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita10.70M USD5.28B USDā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Congo vs Thailand

Which has a larger population, Congo or Thailand?ā–¾

Thailand. Thailand has 10.8 times as many people as Congo (71.57 million vs 6.64 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Congo or Thailand?ā–¾

Thailand. Thailand's economy is 29.3 times the size of Congo's ($533.67 billion vs $18.23 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Congo or Thailand?ā–¾

Thailand is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $7,456 in Thailand vs $2,747 in Congo (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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