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Kuwait vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kuwait
kwt
Leads on 44 of 116 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 59 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kuwait and Thailand: Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (915,800) against Thailand (1.33); Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (446,000) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Kuwait (2.45). Across 116 compared metrics, Kuwait wins on 44 and Thailand wins on 59.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99.75 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.75 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.06 points56.72 points★
Radios1.1813.96★
Televisions875,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country782.32M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars199.86B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)17.72 %22.46 %★
Apple Import Volume24.97M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.75 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.68 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index88.4★84.6
Electricity Consumption57.78187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity18.8944.89★
Electricity Production65.95181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)389.85 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment15.328.8★
Gross National Saving35.4★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-5.2 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption21.7252.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports5.1314.41★
Natural Gas Production17.138.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.78193.4★
Oil Consumption354,000988,000★
Oil Exports2.13269,100★
Oil Imports0807,100★
Oil Production2.45406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves104435★
Population Below Poverty LineNA9.9 people
Public Debt9.9★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2.6 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption446,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports705,500★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports0134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production915,800★1.33
Remittances01.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.34★
Robotics Research Funding0.1 USD0.94 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues41.8★14.38
Top Exporting Countries95.48B USD337.63B USD★
Unemployment Rate2.2 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate73.37 %66.68 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6.35M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions100.46★336.69
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributiondensest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the countryhighest 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 Adaptation17.08 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources20438.61★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.25 %★5.23 %
Agricultural land1,500 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)499 km3,219 km★
Irrigated Land10064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.28 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions676★
Independence19123★
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)23.7319.49★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)25.6★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita2,367.31 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.4 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %★34 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)37.9 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1000 (2018 est.)500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 52.8★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)25,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)56.94 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63★
Life expectancy at birth83.34 years★80.78 years
Median age of population34.92 years41.03 years★
Population Change73,768.4 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density294.79 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population5.12M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.42★0.38
Birth Rate (%)17.36 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)2.3 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.24M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate340.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.22 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.3 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.07★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization96.55 %★62.64 %
Physician Density2.27 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.07 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths7,044.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.04 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration30,306.4 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.07 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.44★1.01
Airports6105★
Civil Air Travel941★
Heliports20★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate3.5 %★1.5 %

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