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Iran vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Iran
irn
Leads on 60 of 117 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 49 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iran and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Iran (1.84); Thailand leads on Oil Exports (269,100) against Iran (2.52); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Iran (4.25). Across 117 compared metrics, Iran wins on 60 and Thailand wins on 49.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.34 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.63 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score16.22 points56.72 points★
Radios17★13.96
Televisions4.6115.19★
Waterways8504,000★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.51B $★45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars584.26B $★533.67B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.010.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)18 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index67.884.6★
Electricity Consumption236.3★187.7
Electricity Exports6.82★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels84★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants15★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports4.2219.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity77.6★44.89
Electricity Production272.3★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)160.78 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.9★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment31.2★28.8
Gross National Saving37.9★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)32.5 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption206.9★52.64
Natural Gas Exports11.64★0
Natural Gas Imports3.9914.41★
Natural Gas Production214.5★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves33.72193.4★
Oil Consumption1.85988,000★
Oil Exports2.52269,100★
Oil Imports297,100807,100★
Oil Production4.25406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves137435★
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people9.9 people★
Public Debt39.5★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.8★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports397,200★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports64,160134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.76★1.33
Remittances01.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.490★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.3★14.38
Top Exporting Countries111.93B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate9.2 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate40.97 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.96M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions823.36336.69★
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a mhighest 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 Adaptation7.96 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country49.3 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources137438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.23 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)137.67142.5★
Agricultural land472,428 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,440 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land79,721★64,150

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.13 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions3176★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.6618.81★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)910.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,193.5 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)16 %★34 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.8 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS54,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 54.3★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)650,000★455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)67.96 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.610.63★
Life expectancy at birth81.67 years★80.78 years
Median age of population34.48 years41.03 years★
Population Change782,588.4 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density57.41 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population93.27M persons★71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.060.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)11.24 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)4.42 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age24.90M persons★16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate28.5840.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.35 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population9.5 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.57★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1618★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.83 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.81 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.87 %0.13 %★
Population living in slums43.64 %★2 %
Total deaths390,941 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.47 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.66 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration66,609.8 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.78 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.211.01★
Airports177★105
Civil Air Travel48★41
Heliports90★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate23 %★1.5 %

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