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Iceland vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Iceland
isl
Leads on 50 of 117 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 57 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iceland and Thailand: Thailand leads on Irrigated Land (64,150) against Iceland (0.50); Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Iceland leads on Radios (260,000) against Thailand (13.96). Across 117 compared metrics, Iceland wins on 50 and Thailand wins on 57.

  • 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: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)98.21 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.83 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.36 points★56.72 points
Radios260,000★13.96
Televisions98,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.21B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars39.63B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.11 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume3.66M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.4 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.26 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7984.6★
Electricity Consumption17.68187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels476★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants71★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables25★16
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.7744.89★
Electricity Production18.17181.5★
Gini Index Coefficient26.633.5★
Gross Fixed Investment14.528.8★
Gross National Saving25.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.3 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption17,430988,000★
Oil Exports1,209269,100★
Oil Imports15,530807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line8.8 people5.4 people★
Public Debt80.761.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.5 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,850★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,530278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,220134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances0.71.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.34★
Robotics Research Funding2.64 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.08★0.13
Taxes and Other Revenues23.3★15.4
Top Exporting Countries14.12B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.2 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate74.93 %66.68 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)294,776★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.1★336.69
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population DistributionIceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and westhighest 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 Adaptation21.13 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country24 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources170438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)23.66142.5★
Agricultural land18,720 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)4,970 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land0.564,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country96.93 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions6476★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.46★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.910.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita7,810.82 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.6 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.8 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.9 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSnote: estimate does not include children500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)0455,000★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)47.72 %50.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.74★0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.66 years★80.78 years
Median age of population36.28 years41.03 years★
Population Change3,714.6 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density4.05 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population403,136.5 persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC★AA
Birth Rate (%)12.47 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)6.62 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age96,725.95 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate248,400★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school10.48 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother288 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population216,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.49★169.16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.4 %★62.64 %
Physician Density4.37 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.82 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths2,727.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration2,246.8 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate0.48 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)14.35★1.01
Airports82105★
Civil Air Travel2041★
Heliports15★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇸 Iceland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate7.75 %★1.5 %

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