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Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Saudi Arabia
sau
Leads on 49 of 119 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 59 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Saudi Arabia and Thailand: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Saudi Arabia (2.64); Thailand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (278,300) against Saudi Arabia (1.78); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Saudi Arabia (10.52). Across 119 compared metrics, Saudi Arabia wins on 49 and Thailand wins on 59.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)100 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)100 %★90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score27.94 points56.72 points★
Radios6.2513.96★
Televisions5.115.19★
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country30.82B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.56T $★533.67B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)30.24 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume228.82M tonnes★186.16M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.5 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.3 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7684.6★
Electricity Consumption296.2★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity82.94★44.89
Electricity Production324.1★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)349.69 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient45.9★35
Gross Fixed Investment21.528.8★
Gross National Saving30.134.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption109.3★52.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production109.3★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.62193.4★
Oil Consumption2.64988,000★
Oil Exports7.64269,100★
Oil Imports83,150807,100★
Oil Production10.52406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves262.6435★
Population Below Poverty LineNA9.9 people
Public Debt13.1★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.8 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.29★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.78278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports609,600★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.48★1.33
Remittances01.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.34★
Robotics Research Funding0.49 USD0.94 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.815.4★
Top Exporting Countries360.90B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.1 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)14.69M3.03M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions656.51336.69★
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specific;
Population Distributionhistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, 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 Adaptation24.77 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.2 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources2.4438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.52 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)26.61142.5★
Agricultural land1.74M sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,640 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land7,57564,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.18 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1376★
Independence23123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)67.9419.49★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)23.1★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita3,758.53 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★34 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)35.4 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 53.5★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)282,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.77 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.60.63★
Life expectancy at birth82.13 years★80.78 years
Median age of population30.06 years41.03 years★
Population Change681,198 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density16.53 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population35.17M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.070.38★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)13.41 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)3.51 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.25M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate17.1740.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.41 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population7.68 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.67169.16★
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligationvoluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.78 %★62.64 %
Physician Density3.41 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.72 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0.55 %2 %★
Total deaths78,615 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)34.89 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate2.36 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration166,821.2 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.26 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.36★1.01
Airports90105★
Civil Air Travel104★41
Heliports69★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate4.25 %★1.5 %

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