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Mongolia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mongolia
mng
Leads on 44 of 118 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 64 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mongolia and Thailand: Mongolia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Thailand (1.33); Mongolia leads on Radios (155,900) against Thailand (13.96); Mongolia leads on Televisions (168,800) against Thailand (15.19). Across 118 compared metrics, Mongolia wins on 44 and Thailand wins on 64.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 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🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.12 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.02 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score52.57 points56.72 points★
Radios155,900★13.96
Televisions168,800★15.19
Waterways5804,000★

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.92B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.37B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue8.62★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)20.01 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.7★84.6
Electricity Consumption5.93187.7★
Electricity Exports51★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels87★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants28★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1116★
Electricity Imports1.4519.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.1344.89★
Electricity Production5.34181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)67.13 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient31.433.5★
Gross Fixed Investment36.1★24.7
Gross National Saving26.934.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.5 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption17,000988,000★
Oil Exports5,834269,100★
Oil Imports15,730807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line27.1 people5.4 people★
Public Debt67.661.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption27,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports24,190134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances2.2★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.440.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.9★15.4
Top Exporting Countries16.35B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate5.5 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate59.69 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)510,224★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.2★336.69
Population Distributionpopulation sparsely distributed throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densitieshighest 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 Adaptation19.8 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.1 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources34.8438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.05 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)54.9142.5★
Agricultural land1.11M sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita68.59 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land79664,150★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.15 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions2176★
Independence29123★
Political Stability Index67 index★36 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.93★19.49
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.3★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita1,889.07 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density10.6 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)41 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.523.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.6 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People3 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 51.9★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)18,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)55 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.610.63★
Life expectancy at birth78.24 years80.78 years★
Median age of population27.04 years41.03 years★
Population Change39,744.2 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density2.29 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population3.56M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.67★0.38
Birth Rate (%)18.01 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate48.1 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.35 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age861,516.1 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.4540.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.59 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother657 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.67 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.07169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.21 %★62.64 %
Physician Density4.13 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.08 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums9.77 %★2 %
Total deaths19,266.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.51 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration104.7 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.69 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.241.01★
Airports37105★
Civil Air Travel2541★
Heliports17★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate12 %★1.5 %

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