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Rwanda vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Rwanda
rwa
Leads on 41 of 116 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 67 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Rwanda and Thailand: Rwanda leads on Radios (601,000) against Thailand (13.96); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against Rwanda (38.55); Rwanda leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,700) against Thailand (1.33). Across 116 compared metrics, Rwanda wins on 41 and Thailand wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)31.7 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)34.2 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 34% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score35.84 points56.72 points★
Radios601,000★13.96
TelevisionsNA; probably less than 1,000 (1997)15.19
Waterways904,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country3.96B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars17.19B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.91 %★21.58 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.75 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17.17 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index93.2★84.6
Electricity Consumption527.3★187.7
Electricity Exports4★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4276★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants51★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables716★
Electricity Imports42★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity191,000★44.89
Electricity Production525★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.81 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.7★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment22.128.8★
Gross National Saving12.534.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)10 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.3 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves56.63193.4★
Oil Consumption6,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports5,105807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line38.2 people5.4 people★
Public Debt37.3★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)8.9 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,700★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,628134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances3.6★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources3.75★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.78 USD0.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)38.550★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.515.4★
Top Exporting Countries4.39B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate12 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.68 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)17,535★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.65★336.69
Population Distributionone of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west, 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 Adaptation9.1 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country7 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources13.3438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization60.08 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)146.06★142.5
Agricultural land20,490.02 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9664,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.22 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions476★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita243.33 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate2.3 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)229 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth2323.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.8 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS220,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 57.76.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)35,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)50.33 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.390.63★
Life expectancy at birth70.82 years80.78 years★
Median age of population20.15 years41.03 years★
Population Change325,380.5 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density614.1 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population14.88M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.10.38★
Birth Rate (%)25.05 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate64.1 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)4.87 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.93M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.6740.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school4.26 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.25 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)162.68169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligationtypically 18-30 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (including officer candidates and those with university degrees and specialized qualifications); enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career profession18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization94.47 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.09 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums32.19 %★2 %
Total deaths85,584.6 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.63 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.52 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration4,931.3 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate32.92 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.041.01★
Airports8105★
Civil Air Travel241★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇷🇼 Rwanda🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate6.75 %★1.5 %

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