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Thailand vs Turkey: Compare Statistics

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

Thailand
tha
Leads on 44 of 120 metrics
Turkey
tur
Leads on 68 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Thailand and Turkey: Turkey leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (989,900) against Thailand (1.33); Turkey leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (657,900) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Apple Import Volume (186.16 million tonnes) against Turkey (177,986 tonnes). Across 120 compared metrics, Thailand wins on 44 and Turkey wins on 68.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 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: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)90.87 %★87.31 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)90.87 %★87.31 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 90% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.72 points★29.4 points
Radios13.96★11.3
Televisions15.1920.9★
Waterways4,000★1,200

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country45.86B $63.56B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars533.67B $1.62T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.58 %30.73 %★
Apple Import Volume186.16M tonnes★177,986 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.5 %5.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.030.05★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.42 %15.77 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index84.691.6★
Electricity Consumption187.7231.1★
Electricity Exports2.27★1.44
Electricity from Fossil Fuels76★53
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants833★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables16★14
Electricity Imports19.83★6.33
Electricity Installed Capacity44.8978.5★
Electricity Production181.5261.9★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)80.6 USD per capita★70.52 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.544.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.8★21.9
Gross National Saving34.1★25.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.9 %2.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★58.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption52.6453.6★
Natural Gas Exports0622.9★
Natural Gas Imports14.4155.13★
Natural Gas Production38.59368.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves193.4★5.1
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents11 patents★
Oil Consumption988,000★646,300
Oil Exports269,100★68,450
Oil Imports807,100★581,000
Oil Production406,800★55,110
Oil Proved Reserves435★270.4
Population Below Poverty Line5.4 people★13.9 people
Public Debt61.133.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD3.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.33989,900★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports278,300★141,600
Refined Petroleum Products Imports134,200560,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.33657,900★
Remittances1.8★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.34★0.08
Robotics Research Funding0.94 USD1.42 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.02★0.53
Taxes and Other Revenues15.418.5★
Top Exporting Countries368.82B USD374.69B USD★
Unemployment Rate0.7 %★8.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.68 %54.38 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.03M★26.09M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions336.69★399.17
Population Distributionhighest 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 countrythe most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest, where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of
Protected Land Area for Adaptation18.37 sq km★7 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.9 Cubic meters per year67.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources438.61★211.6

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.23 %★2.34 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)142.5★48.11
Agricultural land243,086.8 sq. km390,366 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,219 km7,200 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant1,751.97 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land64,150★52,150

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.88 %★28.24 %
Administrative Divisions7681★
Independence123★29
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)19.49★21.07
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.216.5★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,465.74 USD2,044.97 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)34 %15 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.326.6★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10 %★32.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,000NA
Underweight Children Under 56.71.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)455,000512,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Currently married (Percent)50.17 %57.72 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.65★
Life expectancy at birth80.78 years81.12 years★
Median age of population41.03 years★33.9 years
Population Change-87,807.2 persons86,522.3 persons★
Population density140.16 per sq. km114.29 per sq. km★
Total population71.57M persons87.90M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.38★0.09
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAB★
Birth Rate (%)9.82 %13.56 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %★69.8 %
Death Rate (%)8.08 %6.19 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP3.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.94M persons22.42M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate40.62★36.08
Learning-adjusted years of school8.95 years8.99 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.07 people15.85 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16174.21★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18military service is compulsory for Turkish men 20-41 for a period of 6-12 months; men and women may volunteer (2025) note: after completing 1 month of basic training, conscripts have the option to opt out of the last 5 months by paying a fee
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.64 %82.87 %★
Physician Density0.54 people/sq km2.24 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.13 %0.59 %★
Population living in slums2 %13.67 %★
Total deaths685,767.7 persons549,620.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.11 %48.11 %★
Total fertility rate1.18 per woman1.59 per woman★
Total net-migration36,266.2 persons★-386,112.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.25 per live births★11.62 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.011.09★
Airports105116★
Heliports5240★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 TurkeyShare
Current Bank Rate1.5 %37 %★

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