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Japan vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Japan
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Leads on 62 of 120 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 49 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Japan (4.45); Thailand leads on Oil Imports (807,100) against Japan (4.39); Thailand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (134,200) against Japan (1.10). Across 120 compared metrics, Japan wins on 62 and Thailand wins on 49.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.54 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points★56.72 points
Radios120.5★13.96
Televisions86.5★15.19
Waterways1,7704,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★533.67B $
Apple Import Volume8.06M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★84.6
Electricity Consumption943.7★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants88
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables20★16
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★44.89
Electricity Production989.3★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.333.5★
Gross Fixed Investment21.128.8★
Gross National Saving2834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★52.64
Natural Gas Exports169.9★0
Natural Gas Imports116.6★14.41
Natural Gas Production3.0638.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.9193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed2,378 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption4.45988,000★
Oil Exports366,800★269,100
Oil Imports4.39807,100★
Oil Production131,800406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves44.12435★
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people9.9 people★
Public Debt215.961.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.1134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47★1.33
Remittances0.11.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.210.06★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★14.38
Top Exporting Countries917.04B USD★368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate2.6 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.45 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23336.69★
Population Distributionall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)highest 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 Adaptation29.6 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country27 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources430438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113142.5★
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land15,73064,150★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions4776★
Independence3123★
Political Stability Index82 index★36 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.16★19.51
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,401.77 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.7★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %50.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.63
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★80.78 years
Median age of population50.21 years★41.03 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons-87,807.2 persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population122.45M persons★71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)12.04 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons★16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %★62.64 %
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %0.13 %★
Population living in slums2 %2 %
Total deaths1.56M persons685,767.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.25★1.01
Airports280★105
Civil Air Travel360★41
Heliports3,036★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate0.75 %1.5 %★

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