Nigeria vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 171 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Nigeria has 3.4 times as many people as Thailand (242.38 million vs 71.57 million). Thailand's economy is 2.8 times the size of Nigeria's ($533.67 billion vs $193.1 billion GDP).

Comparing Nigeria and Thailand: Nigeria leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.70) against Thailand (500,000); Nigeria leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (325,000) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Nigeria (2.46). Across 171 compared metrics, Nigeria wins on 58 and Thailand wins on 104.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 64 metrics compared
Environment: 12 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 21 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 40 metrics compared
Transportation: 4 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	0.08 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	14.89 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	41.21 %	90.87 %★	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	39.21 %	89.54 %★	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 39% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	0.08 Mbps	14.89 Mbps★	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	46.81 points	56.72 points★	2025
Radios	23.5★	13.96	2002
Televisions	6.9	15.19★	2002
Waterways	8,600★	4,000	2024

Economy

64 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	128.78B $★	45.86B $	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	193.10B $	533.67B $★	2026
Apple Import Volume	38.66M tonnes	186.16M tonnes★	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	63.26 %	91.82 %★	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	4.25 %★	1.5 %	2019
Coal Revenue	0	0.03★	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	17.58 %★	4.42 %	2019
Corporate Tax Rate Trends	30 %★	20 %	2018
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	3.9 % of GDP★	3.8 % of GDP	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	86.2★	84.6	2020
Electricity Consumption	24.72	187.7★	2021
Electricity Exports	0	2.27★	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	80★	76	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	19★	8	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	0	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	0	16★	2021
Electricity Imports	0	19.83★	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	10.52	44.89★	2021
Electricity Production	29.35	181.5★	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	7.99 USD per capita	80.6 USD per capita★	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	81.9 %★	69.01 %	2025
Gender Pay Gap Percentage	26.71 %★	-3.64 %	2024
Gender Wage Gap	26.71 %	-3.64 %★	2024
Gini Index Coefficient	35.1★	33.5	2025
Gross Fixed Investment	18.8	28.8★	2012
Gross National Saving	18.2	34.1★	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	67.83 %★	61.93 %	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	8,145.15 USD	22,431.75 USD★	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	2.4 %★	0.9 %	2025
Inflation Rate	23.01 %	-0.13 %★	2025
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	33.2 %	1.4 %★	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	0.6 % of GDP	1.1 % of GDP★	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	17.24	52.64★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	27.21★	0	2021
Natural Gas Imports	0	14.41★	2021
Natural Gas Production	44.48★	38.59	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	5.48	193.4★	2021
Oil Consumption	279,000	988,000★	2011
Oil Exports	2.1	269,100★	2011
Oil Imports	187,700	807,100★	2011
Oil Production	2.46	406,800★	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	37.2	435★	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	40.1 people	5.4 people★	2025
Public Debt	19.6★	61.1	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.28 %	1.14 %★	2019
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	3.4 USD★	2.5 USD	2025
Real Interest Rate Trends	2.87 %	2.99 %★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	325,000★	1.33	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	2,332	278,300★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	223,400★	134,200	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	35,010★	1.33	2023
Remittances	11.3★	1.8	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	22.12 researchers	1,744.16 researchers★	2019
Revenue from Forest Resources	1.02★	0.34	2024
Robotics Research Funding	0.28 USD	1.14 USD★	2019
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)	41.82	0.02★	2022
Taxes and Other Revenues	3.4	14.38★	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	1.38 %	3.27 %★	2025
Total Number of Billionaires	4	25★	2026
Tourism Contribution to GDP	4.29 %★	2.25 %	2020
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	4.29 %★	2.25 %	2020
Unemployment Rate	3 %	0.7 %★	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	82.52 %	66.68 %★	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	5.34 %	4.53 %★	2025

Environment

12 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	6.45M	3.03M★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	-126,881.64 %★	-138,016.02 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	27.78 °C★	26.31 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	114.4★	336.69	2025
Continental Shelf	200	not specific;	1990
Global Precipitation Distribution	1,016.62 mm	1,756.8 mm★	2025
Population Distribution	largest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map	highest 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	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	13.9 sq km	18.37 sq km★	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	13.9 %	18.4 %★	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	87 Cubic meters per year★	41.9 Cubic meters per year	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	286.2	438.61★	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	35 species★	64 species	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	7.65 %★	5.23 %	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	134.77	142.5★	2020
Agricultural land	703,753 sq. km★	243,086.8 sq. km	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	910,770★	510,890	2023
Coastline Length (km)	853 km	3,219 km★	2025
Dam capacity per capita	206.73 cubic meters per inhabitant	1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	2,188	64,150★	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	21.26 %	56.88 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	36	76★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	26 index★	34 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	26 index	34 index★	2024
Independence	1	123★	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	-3.73	6.07★	2019
Prison Population Rate	35 per 100,000★	374 per 100,000	2022
Public Sector Corruption Perception	26★	34	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

21 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Average BMI for Adults	22.5 kg/m²	23.9 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	57 %	93 %★	2024
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	3	10.2★	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	54.64 years	76.56 years★	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	2.39 per 1,000 births	0.39 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	349.89 USD	1,465.74 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	47 score	82 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	4.1 % of GDP	5.2 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	54.64 years	76.56 years★	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	1.3 %	1 %★	2022
Hospital Bed Density	0.53 people/sq km	2.1 people/sq km★	2015
Hospital Beds per Capita	0.5 beds per 1,000	2.04 beds per 1,000★	2004
Malaria Incidence Rate	294.25 cases per 1,000	0.58 cases per 1,000★	2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	993 %	34 %★	2025
Mean Age at First Birth	20.4	23.3★	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	1.07 per 1,000 people	3.07 per 1,000 people★	2019
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	8.9 %★	10 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	71.9 %	9.93 %★	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	1.7★	500,000	2021
Total Number of Doctors	0.39	0.54★	2021
Underweight Children Under 5	24.4	6.7★	2025

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Active Military Personnel	143,000 personnel	361,000 personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.91 %★	1.04 %	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	223,000	455,000★	2020

People and Society

40 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Currently married (Percent)	65.4 %★	50.17 %	2026
Human Capital Index	0.38	0.63★	2026
Life expectancy at birth	55.58 years	80.78 years★	2026
Median age of population	18.33 years	41.03 years★	2026
Population Change	4.98M persons★	-87,807.2 persons	2026
Population density	265.94 per sq. km	140.16 per sq. km★	2026
Total population	242.38M persons★	71.57M persons	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.88★	0.38	2025
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & Rankings	AA	AA	2026
Beer Consumption per Capita	0.61 liters	2.01 liters★	2022
Birth Rate (%)	33.56 %★	9.82 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	16.6 %	73 %★	2024
Crude Birth Rate	32.49 per 1,000 people★	8.12 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	9.42 %	8.08 %★	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.3 % of GDP	2.5 % of GDP★	2025
Female population of reproductive age	58.88M persons★	16.94M persons	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	7.96 %	58.98 %★	2011
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	0.08 %	14.89 %★	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	103.07 male/female	106.24 male/female★	2023
Human Development Index	0.29	0.4★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	113.35★	40.62	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	6.5 years	8.95 years★	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	0 days	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	15.95 people★	11.07 people	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	165.91	169.16★	1996
Military Manpower at Military Age	18	18	2003
Military Service Age and Obligation	18	18	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	5.46 %★	20.94 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	82.04 %★	62.64 %	2026
Physician Density	0.38 people/sq km	0.54 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	2.39 %★	0.13 %	2025
Population living in slums	43.39 %★	2 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	37.55	16.26★	2010
Total deaths	2.74M persons	685,767.7 persons★	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	35.5 %	44.11 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	4.21 per woman★	1.18 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	-1,780.6 persons	36,266.2 persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	98.68 per live births	10.25 per live births★	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	3.32 %★	1.43 %	2025
Voting Age Population	20.6 millions	70.32 millions★	2023

Transportation

4 metrics

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	0.03	1.01★	2019
Airports	50	105★	2025
Civil Air Travel	57★	41	1992
Heliports	15★	5	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	344.37M USD	46.57B USD★	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇳🇬 Nigeria	🇹🇭 Thailand	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	26.5 %★	1.5 %	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Nigeria vs Thailand

Which has a larger population, Nigeria or Thailand?▾

Nigeria. Nigeria has 3.4 times as many people as Thailand (242.38 million vs 71.57 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Nigeria or Thailand?▾

Thailand. Thailand's economy is 2.8 times the size of Nigeria's ($533.67 billion vs $193.1 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Nigeria or Thailand?▾

Thailand is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $7,456 in Thailand vs $796.71 in Nigeria (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).