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Switzerland vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Switzerland
che
Leads on 55 of 119 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 56 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Switzerland and Thailand: Switzerland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (223,900) against Thailand (1.33); Switzerland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (61,550) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Irrigated Land (64,150) against Switzerland (494). Across 119 compared metrics, Switzerland wins on 55 and Thailand wins on 56.

  • 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)97.34 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.34 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.98 points★56.72 points
Radios7.113.96★
Televisions3.3115.19★
Waterways1,2924,000★

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.03T $★533.67B $
Apple Import Volume11.79M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.5 %1.5 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.6 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index96.1★84.6
Electricity Consumption58.46187.7★
Electricity Exports30.17★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants67★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels18★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1316★
Electricity Imports34.1★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity20.8444.89★
Electricity Production59.01181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)99.58 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.8★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment20.628.8★
Gross National Saving33.834.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.7 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.1 %★1.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption3.7152.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports3.6814.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved ReservesNA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)193.4
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption242,700988,000★
Oil Exports9,851269,100★
Oil Imports272,700807,100★
Oil Production3,488406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line15.8 people5.4 people★
Public Debt19.9★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.3 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption223,900★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports7,345278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports165,100★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production61,550★1.33
Remittances0.41.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.210.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues915.4★
Top Exporting Countries675.81B USD★368.82B USD
Unemployment Rate4.2 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.75 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)94,222★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.31★336.69
Population Distributionpopulation distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlementhighest 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 Adaptation12.62 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources53.5438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization10.55 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)193.06★142.5
Agricultural land14,840.06 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land49464,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country97.65 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions2676★
Independence1123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)7.43★19.49
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.310.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita12,698.68 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density4.4 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth31.1★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.5 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,000★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)20,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)56.83 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.75★0.63
Life expectancy at birth86.21 years★80.78 years
Median age of population43.24 years★41.03 years
Population Change31,734.2 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density226.22 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population9.01M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.77★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA
Birth Rate (%)10.01 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate71.6 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)8.61 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.91M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.1540.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.87 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.43 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.42★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligationevery Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.26 %★62.64 %
Physician Density4.48 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths76,930.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)77.1 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.41 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration28,963.1 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.5 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3★1.01
Airports66105★
Civil Air Travel89★41
Heliports52★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate0 %1.5 %★

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