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Niger vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Niger
ner
Leads on 42 of 116 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 65 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Niger and Thailand: Niger leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (34.05 billion) against Thailand (438.61); Niger leads on Radios (680,000) against Thailand (13.96); Niger leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (15,280) against Thailand (1.33). Across 116 compared metrics, Niger wins on 42 and Thailand wins on 65.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 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🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)15.56 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)23.19 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 23% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score57.05 points★56.72 points
Radios680,000★13.96
Televisions125,000★15.19
Waterways5634,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.72B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars21.75B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.05 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume26,794 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.030.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.4 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index91.5★84.6
Electricity Consumption1.07187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables516★
Electricity Imports779★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity184,000★44.89
Electricity Production494.7★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.77 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.933.5★
Gross Fixed Investment34★24.7
Gross National Saving22.434.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12.1 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption6,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports5,443807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line45.5 people5.4 people★
Public Debt45.2★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.4 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,422278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,799134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,280★1.33
Remittances3.7★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources4.41★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)60.490.03★
Taxes and Other Revenues21.4★14.38
Top Exporting Countries5.43B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate0.4 %★0.7 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate79.74 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)36,559★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions3.13★336.69
Population Distributionmajority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin, as shown in this population distribution maphighest 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 Adaptation20.44 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources34.05B★438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.44 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)38.2142.5★
Agricultural land466,040.8 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita3.17 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,88164,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country26.68 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions776★
Independence3123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita74.04 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.3 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)350 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth18.523.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS31,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 534.66.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)78.8 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.310.63★
Life expectancy at birth63.41 years80.78 years★
Median age of population15.7 years41.03 years★
Population Change927,041.1 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density22.7 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population28.80M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.69★0.38
Birth Rate (%)46.29 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate11 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)9.24 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.39M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate10.4940.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school2.81 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.44 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.68169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization52.3 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.04 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate3.65 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums70.44 %★2 %
Total deaths239,039.1 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)28.5 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate5.72 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-6,322.2 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate109.84 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.01★
Airports26105★
Civil Air Travel241★
Heliports17★

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