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Nauru vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 97 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Nauru
nru
Leads on 28 of 97 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 58 of 97 metrics

Summary

Comparing Nauru and Thailand: Thailand leads on Agricultural land (243,087 sq. km) against Nauru (4 sq. km); Thailand leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (45.86 billion $) against Nauru (3.98 million $); Nauru leads on Total deaths (91.60 persons) against Thailand (685,768 persons). Across 97 compared metrics, Nauru wins on 28 and Thailand wins on 58.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 40 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 24 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.01 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.66 %★77.84 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2020 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Radios7,000★13.96
Televisions500★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

40 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.98M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars174.04M $533.67B $★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Electricity Consumption22.32187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels86★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1416★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity7,000★44.89
Electricity Production24181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)0 USD per capita76.71 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.835★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.3 %★-2.27 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.6 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)NA1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption1,300988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports1,044807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty LineNA9.9 people
Public Debt6561.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.8 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption470★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports449134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances0.61.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)9.720.39★
Taxes and Other Revenues44.4★15.4
Top Exporting Countries89.95M USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate23 %1.42 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2,685★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions86,000336.69★
Population Distributionmost people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coasthighest 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 Adaptation0 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.01 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources10438.61★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization61.77 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)0142.5★
Agricultural land4 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)30 km3,219 km★
Irrigated Land064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.37 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1476★
Independence31123★
Suffrage Participation Rate20★18

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)21.8★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita3,533.9 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)13.1 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density5 people/sq km★2.1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)273 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.123.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)61 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA500,000
Underweight Children Under 53.8★6.7

People and Society

24 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.17 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.510.63★
Life expectancy at birth64.62 years80.78 years★
Median age of population20.06 years41.03 years★
Population Change65.9 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density605.26 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population12,104.5 persons71.57M persons★
Birth Rate (%)19.64 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)6.55 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2,978.6 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation RateNA40.21
Learning-adjusted years of school6.51 years8.95 years★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.83169.16★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization92.33 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.27 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.37 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums1 %2 %★
Total deaths91.6 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.39 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.2 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-118.5 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate24.14 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇳🇷 Nauru🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Airports1105★
Civil Air Travel341★

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