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Iraq vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Iraq
irq
Leads on 33 of 117 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 71 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Iraq and Thailand: Iraq leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (826,000) against Thailand (1.33); Iraq leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (398,000) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Iraq (2.41). Across 117 compared metrics, Iraq wins on 33 and Thailand wins on 71.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.47 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.73 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score30.69 points56.72 points★
Radios4.8513.96★
Televisions1.7515.19★
Waterways5,279★4,000

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.32B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars347.97B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)12.7 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index77.384.6★
Electricity Consumption38.46187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels91★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants9★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports11.9719.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity27.0944.89★
Electricity Production75.45181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.31 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.833.5★
Gross Fixed Investment10.128.8★
Gross National Saving1934.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.7 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption2.6352.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports1.3614.41★
Natural Gas Production1.2738.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves3.82193.4★
Oil Consumption694,000988,000★
Oil Exports1.91269,100★
Oil Imports231,200807,100★
Oil Production2.41406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves115435★
Population Below Poverty Line23 people6.3 people★
Public Debt27.4★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.5 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption826,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports8,284278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports255,100★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production398,000★1.33
Remittances0.41.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.550★
Taxes and Other Revenues1.315.4★
Top Exporting Countries104.89B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate15.6 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate41.53 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)5.73M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions190.82★336.69
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populhighest 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 Adaptation1.5 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.28 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources89.86438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.81 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)51.11142.5★
Agricultural land95,544.2 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)58 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita3,118.61 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land35,25064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country4.22 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1976★
Independence3123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)26.8519.78★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.4★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita979.43 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)66 %34 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.4 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 53.9★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)459,000★455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)66.07 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.430.63★
Life expectancy at birth75.02 years80.78 years★
Median age of population21.1 years41.03 years★
Population Change981,402.8 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density110.61 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population48.00M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.6★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)23.26 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.8 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)3.86 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age12.22M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate12.0140.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.09 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population7.71 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)170.43★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization87.7 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.02 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.94 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums52.49 %★2 %
Total deaths193,677.4 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)47.04 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.13 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-25,532.4 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate21.21 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇶 Iraq🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.131.01★
Airports73105★
Civil Air Travel3441★
Heliports10★5

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