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New Zealand vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

New Zealand
nzl
Leads on 61 of 123 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 50 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing New Zealand and Thailand: New Zealand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (169,100) against Thailand (1.33); New Zealand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (115,100) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Apple Import Volume (186.16 million tonnes) against New Zealand (825,370 tonnes). Across 123 compared metrics, New Zealand wins on 61 and Thailand wins on 50.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 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🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)93.52 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)96.16 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 96% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.37 points★56.72 points
Radios3.7513.96★
Televisions1.9315.19★
Waterways1,6094,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country17.05B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars284.58B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.51 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume825,370 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.75 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.030.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.1 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index100★84.6
Electricity Consumption39.5187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants58★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables20★16
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity9.344.89★
Electricity Production42.53181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)121.65 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient36.2★35
Gross Fixed Investment19.528.8★
Gross National Saving2134.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption5.1852.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production5.138.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves33.7193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed20 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption149,700988,000★
Oil Exports47,200269,100★
Oil Imports138,000807,100★
Oil Production60,480406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves112.5435★
Population Below Poverty LineNA9.9 people
Public Debt54★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.1 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption169,100★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,782278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports56,000134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production115,100★1.33
Remittances0.31.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.5★0.34
Robotics Research Funding1.55 USD★0.94 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues29.6★15.4
Top Exporting Countries64.54B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate4.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate70.35 %66.68 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)919,618★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.51★336.69
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population Distributionover three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areashighest 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 Adaptation33.4 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources327438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.92 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)294.65★142.5
Agricultural land91,806 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)15,134 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita3,118.67 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land7,00064,150★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country94.02 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1676★
Independence26123★
Political Stability Index96 index★36 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.09★18.68
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.710.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,579.86 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth27.8★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.8 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,600★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People9 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)57.19 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.03 years★80.78 years
Median age of population37.98 years41.03 years★
Population Change50,085.3 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density19.96 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population5.29M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA
Birth Rate (%)12.4 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate79.9 %★73 %
Death Rate (%)6.93 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.20M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.1240.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.2 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.67 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.74★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.31 %★62.64 %
Physician Density3.61 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.83 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths40,098.2 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.32 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.65 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration31,423.4 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate4.26 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.76★1.01
Airports206★105
Civil Air Travelabout 40 major transport aircraft41
Heliports62★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate2.25 %★1.5 %

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