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Nepal vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Nepal
npl
Leads on 38 of 112 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 66 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Nepal and Thailand: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Thailand (13.96); Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against Thailand (44.89); Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Thailand (1.33). Across 112 compared metrics, Nepal wins on 38 and Thailand wins on 66.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)46.32 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.77 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.2 points56.72 points★
Radios840,000★13.96
Televisions130,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.52B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars48.33B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index81.784.6★
Electricity Consumption4.98187.7★
Electricity Exports2.69★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels576★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants92★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables316★
Electricity Imports2.1819.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity943,100★44.89
Electricity Production4.24181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)6.6 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3033.5★
Gross Fixed Investment3.524.7★
Gross National Saving45.4★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.1 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)7.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % 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 Consumption20,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports13,740807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line20.3 people5.4 people★
Public Debt39.9★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.7 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption27,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports26,120134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances33.1★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.45★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.440.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.5★15.4
Unemployment Rate10.8 %0.7 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)428,262★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions11.36★336.69
Population Distributionmost of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is lowhighest 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 Adaptation23.6 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources210.2438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization13.07 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)176.82★142.5
Agricultural land36,185.52 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land12,09064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country40.77 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions776★
Independence176★123
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.710.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita464.47 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)142 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.423.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.1 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 518.36.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)112,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)75.46 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.520.63★
Life expectancy at birth73.26 years80.78 years★
Median age of population25.67 years41.03 years★
Population Change-239,662.7 persons-87,807.2 persons★
Population density201.77 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population29.59M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.38
Birth Rate (%)16.66 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate46.7 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.62 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.63M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate8.4440.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.88 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.57 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)162.32169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.42 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.01 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.66 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums35.73 %★2 %
Total deaths198,194.4 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)58.71 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.92 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-588,424.9 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate22.16 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇵 Nepal🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.161.01★
Airports51105★
Civil Air Travel541★
Heliports14★5

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