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Italy vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Italy
ita
Leads on 66 of 121 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 48 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Italy and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Italy (1.53); Thailand leads on Oil Imports (807,100) against Italy (1.80); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against Italy (0.93). Across 121 compared metrics, Italy wins on 66 and Thailand wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 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🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.22 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.22 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.01 points★56.72 points
Radios50.5★13.96
Televisions30.3★15.19
Waterways2,4004,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country39.41B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.61T $★533.67B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.58 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume25.35M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.25 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.8★84.6
Electricity Consumption293.5★187.7
Electricity Exports6.16★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5476★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants14★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables32★16
Electricity Imports43.18★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity114.2★44.89
Electricity Production275.3★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)96.8 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.7★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment18.228.8★
Gross National Saving20.334.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption75.15★52.64
Natural Gas Exports271.8★0
Natural Gas Imports69.66★14.41
Natural Gas Production5.5538.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves38.11193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed28 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption1.53988,000★
Oil Exports529,100★269,100
Oil Imports1.8807,100★
Oil Production151,800406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves476.5★435
Population Below Poverty Line20.1 people5.4 people★
Public Debt131.861.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.7 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.241.33★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports615,900★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports422,500★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.61★1.33
Remittances0.51.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.34★
Robotics Research Funding1.38 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.930★
Taxes and Other Revenues24.8★15.4
Top Exporting Countries773.89B USD★368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate6.8 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate49.3 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-10.36M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions307.44★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributiona fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populationshighest 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 Adaptation21.56 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country43 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources191.3438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.5 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)110.6142.5★
Agricultural land129,738 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)7,600 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita170.53 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24,46064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.91 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1576★
Independence17123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)16.29★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.710.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita5,443.09 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.2 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)6 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth31.4★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)338,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.23 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.73★0.63
Life expectancy at birth86.43 years★80.78 years
Median age of population48.58 years★41.03 years
Population Change-229,952.9 persons-87,807.2 persons★
Population density199.46 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population58.95M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.82★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)7.13 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate65.1 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)11.2 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.31M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate25.8340.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.57 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.32 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.77★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.95 %★62.64 %
Physician Density4.19 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.05 %0.13 %★
Population living in slums0.02 %2 %★
Total deaths654,418.6 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.07 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration51,965.6 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.43 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.72★1.01
Airports655★105
Civil Air Travel125★41
Heliports163★5

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