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Russia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Russia
rus
Leads on 68 of 120 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 43 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Russia and Thailand: Russia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1) against Thailand (500,000); Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Russia (2.94); Thailand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (278,300) against Russia (2.67). Across 120 compared metrics, Russia wins on 68 and Thailand wins on 43.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)94.36 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.37 %★90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score24.57 points56.72 points★
Radios61.5★13.96
Televisions60.5★15.19
Waterways102,000★4,000

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country111.04B $★45.86B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.61T $★533.67B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.53★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)10.55 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index93.1★84.6
Electricity Consumption909.6★187.7
Electricity Exports13.13★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6876★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants21★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels11★0
Electricity from Other Renewables116★
Electricity Imports3.1919.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity244.9★44.89
Electricity Production1.03181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)224.86 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.1★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment23.228.8★
Gross National Saving26.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.7 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)7 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption467.5★52.64
Natural Gas Exports210.2★0
Natural Gas Imports15.77★14.41
Natural Gas Production665.6★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves47.8193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed182 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption2.94988,000★
Oil Exports7.3269,100★
Oil Imports42,750807,100★
Oil Production10.13406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves60435★
Population Below Poverty Line12.1 people5.4 people★
Public Debt18.5★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.65★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2.67278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports41,920134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production6.08★1.33
Remittances0.11.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.290.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.04★0.06
Taxes and Other Revenues12.115.4★
Top Exporting Countries476.43B USD★368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate2.6 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.11 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)47.39M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.84★336.69
Population Distributionpopulation is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation11.48 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country788 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources4.53438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.29 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)77.33142.5★
Agricultural land2.15M sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)37,653 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land43,00064,150★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country1.68 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions4676★
Independence25123★
Political Stability Index13 index36 index★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)17.03★21.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.910.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita4,235.46 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density7 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)9 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth25.2★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS1★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People13 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1.45M★455,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.91 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.63
Life expectancy at birth81.33 years★80.78 years
Median age of population40.61 years41.03 years★
Population Change-917,387.6 persons-87,807.2 persons★
Population density8.78 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population143.17M persons★71.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.180.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★AA
Birth Rate (%)8.27 %9.82 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate68 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)13.93 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age33.21M persons★16.94M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate72.52★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school12.66 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population12.68 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)176.46★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.31 %★62.64 %
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.49 %0.13 %★
Population living in slums2.46 %★2 %
Total deaths1.62M persons685,767.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.39 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.44 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-487,124.9 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate4.79 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.651.01★
Airports905★105
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft41
Heliports494★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %★1.5 %

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