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Sweden vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Sweden
swe
Leads on 60 of 122 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 54 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Sweden and Thailand: Sweden leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (413,200) against Thailand (1.33); Sweden leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (323,100) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Share of population in poverty ($3 a day) (0.00) against Sweden (0.84). Across 122 compared metrics, Sweden wins on 60 and Thailand wins on 54.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 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🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.53 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)95.53 %★90.87 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 96% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score88.13 points★56.72 points
Radios8.2513.96★
Televisions4.615.19★
Waterways2,0524,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.46B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars613.23B $★533.67B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.36 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume72.31M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)-0.5 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.93 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index98★84.6
Electricity Consumption133.5187.7★
Electricity Exports26.02★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels576★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants42★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels22★0
Electricity from Other Renewables32★16
Electricity Imports14.2919.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity40.2944.89★
Electricity Production152.9181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)142.1 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.633.5★
Gross Fixed Investment18.228.8★
Gross National Saving28.934.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption764.5★52.64
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports764.5★14.41
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed11 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption351,100988,000★
Oil Exports243,200269,100★
Oil Imports546,500807,100★
Oil Production4,833406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people5.4 people★
Public Debt36.9★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption323,100★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports371,100★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports229,600★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production413,200★1.33
Remittances0.81.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.210.34★
Robotics Research Funding3.6 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.840★
Taxes and Other Revenues27.6★15.4
Top Exporting Countries327.88B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate8.6 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.6 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.39M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions43.96★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionmost of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populatedhighest 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 Adaptation16.13 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country20 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources174438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.04 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)72.47142.5★
Agricultural land29,942.1 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,218 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita3,323.51 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land51064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.5 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions2176★
Independence6123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.09★19.49
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.810.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,358.89 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.7 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density2 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.7★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.6 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS11,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.21 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.82★0.63
Life expectancy at birth85.5 years★80.78 years
Median age of population40.43 years41.03 years★
Population Change39,473.4 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density26.33 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population10.71M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.93★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★AA
Birth Rate (%)10.56 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.3 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)9.63 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.28M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.740.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school12.07 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother90 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.7 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.74★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization69.58 %★62.64 %
Physician Density4.41 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.51 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0.29 %2 %★
Total deaths97,762.4 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.19 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.33 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration47,088.2 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.38 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)2.27★1.01
Airports206★105
Civil Air Travel115★41
Heliports11★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate1.75 %★1.5 %

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