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Indonesia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Indonesia
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Leads on 51 of 120 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 60 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Indonesia and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Indonesia (1.29); Indonesia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (950,000) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Indonesia (1.03). Across 120 compared metrics, Indonesia wins on 51 and Thailand wins on 60.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)72.78 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)72.78 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 69% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.13 points56.72 points★
Radios31.5★13.96
Televisions13.7515.19★
Waterways21,579★4,000

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country195.20B $★45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.61T $★533.67B $
Apple Import Volume154.33M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.37 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue1.06★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.07 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index69.684.6★
Electricity Consumption213.4★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels85★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants9★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables616★
Electricity Imports693★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity61.43★44.89
Electricity Production235.4★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)37.39 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.9★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment33.6★28.8
Gross National Saving31.734.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.2 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.7 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption42.3252.64★
Natural Gas Exports29.78★0
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production72.09★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.87193.4★
Oil Consumption1.29988,000★
Oil Exports404,100★269,100
Oil Imports767,400807,100★
Oil Production1.03406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves3.99435★
Population Below Poverty Line9 people5.4 people★
Public Debt45.34★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.6★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports79,930278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports591,500★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production950,000★1.33
Remittances1.11.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.39★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.720★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.615.4★
Top Exporting Countries309.75B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.3 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.97 %66.68 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)49.86M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions829.66336.69★
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;not specific;
Population Distributionmajor concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands, Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda and along the nohighest 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 Adaptation11.94 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country457.4 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.02438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.34 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)178.95★142.5
Agricultural land566,387.6 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)54,716 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita83.21 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land67,220★64,150

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country52.07 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions3576★
Independence17123★
Political Stability Index29 index36 index★
Suffrage Participation Rate1718★

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.3★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita467.45 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)140 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.423.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.9 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS540,000500,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 515.96.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)676,000★455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)69.41 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.570.63★
Life expectancy at birth75.18 years80.78 years★
Median age of population30.63 years41.03 years★
Population Change2.42M persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density150.7 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population287.95M persons★71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.330.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.55 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate55.5 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)6.82 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1.3 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age73.72M persons★16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate143.14★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school8.42 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.25 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.55169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.06 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.52 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.7 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums16.48 %★2 %
Total deaths1.95M persons685,767.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.28 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.08 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-50,092.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate18.6 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.541.01★
Airports556★105
Civil Air Travelabout 216 commercial transport aircraft41
Heliports53★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇩 Indonesia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate5.25 %★1.5 %

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