Germany vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Germany (2.50); Thailand leads on Oil Imports (807,100) against Germany (2.67); Germany leads on Heliports (449) against Thailand (5). Across 112 compared metrics, Germany wins on 57 and Thailand wins on 49.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points56.72 points
Radios77.813.96
Televisions51.415.19
Waterways7,3004,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $533.67B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.020.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.784.6
Electricity Consumption536.5187.7
Electricity Exports78.862.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4176
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants28
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables5216
Electricity Imports28.3419.83
Electricity Installed Capacity208.544.89
Electricity Production612.8181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.433.5
Gross Fixed Investment17.828.8
Gross National Saving2834.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.3652.64
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.514.41
Natural Gas Production7.938.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5193.4
Oil Consumption2.5988,000
Oil Exports470,200269,100
Oil Imports2.67807,100
Oil Production147,200406,800
Oil Proved Reserves276435
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people5.4 people
Public Debt63.961.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.461.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.161.33
Remittances0.51.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.240.06
Taxes and Other Revenues1115.4
Unemployment Rate3.5 %0.7 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.19336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliahighest 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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14142.5
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,06564,150

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1676
Independence18123
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.2321.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.810.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.923.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000500,000
Underweight Children Under 50.66.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.750.63
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years80.78 years
Median age of population45.59 years41.03 years
Population Change-741,055 persons-87,807.2 persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %73 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.7740.62
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %62.64 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %
Total deaths1.07M persons685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.351.01
Airports840105
Civil Air Travel23941
Heliports4495

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