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Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Papua New Guinea
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Leads on 44 of 111 metrics
Thailand
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Leads on 59 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Papua New Guinea and Thailand: Papua New Guinea leads on Major Urban Areas Population (410,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Papua New Guinea leads on Radios (410,000) against Thailand (13.96); Papua New Guinea leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (37,000) against Thailand (1.33). Across 111 compared metrics, Papua New Guinea wins on 44 and Thailand wins on 59.

  • Communications: 6 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)24.07 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 24% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score58.35 points★56.72 points
Radios410,000★13.96
Televisions59,841★15.19
Waterways11,000★4,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.56B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars37.09B $533.67B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)14 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.4 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index80.184.6★
Electricity Consumption3.24187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants30★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables716★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity900,900★44.89
Electricity Production3.48181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.78 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.9★35
Gross Fixed Investment20.628.8★
Gross National Saving36.8★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.6 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.6 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.3 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption99.11★52.64
Natural Gas Exports11.1★0
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production11.1838.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves210.5★193.4
Oil Consumption33,000988,000★
Oil Exports8,029269,100★
Oil Imports14,770807,100★
Oil Production30,570406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves88435★
Population Below Poverty Line37 people9.9 people★
Public Debt52.4★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.1 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption37,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,110134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production22,170★1.33
Remittances01.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources2.08★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)52.210.79★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.9★15.4
Unemployment Rate2.8 %0.7 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12,308★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.8★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing 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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country211.6 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources801★438.61

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.86 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)176★142.5
Agricultural land14,050 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)5,152 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country34.23 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions2076★
Independence16123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14.1★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita156.66 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.9 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density0.2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)189 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.923.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)21.3 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS55,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 527.87.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)65.19 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.440.63★
Life expectancy at birth70.09 years80.78 years★
Median age of population23 years41.03 years★
Population Change183,015.8 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density24.18 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population10.95M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.38
Birth Rate (%)27.57 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate36.7 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.36 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age2.84M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.6640.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.41 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population410,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)163.57169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization48.18 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.06 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.22 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums23.07 %★2 %
Total deaths69,009.6 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)46 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.98 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-4,940.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate37.27 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.251.01★
Airports569★105
Civil Air Travelabout 15 major transport aircraft41
Heliports35★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate5 %★1.5 %

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