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Thailand vs Turkmenistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Thailand
tha
Leads on 58 of 114 metrics
Turkmenistan
tkm
Leads on 47 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Thailand and Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (191,100) against Thailand (1.33); Turkmenistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (160,000) against Thailand (1.33); Turkmenistan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (902,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people). Across 114 compared metrics, Thailand wins on 58 and Turkmenistan wins on 47.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)47.5 %★17.99 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)52.89 %★21.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 90% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.72 points★19.14 points
Radios13.96★1.23
Televisions15.19820,000★
Waterways4,000★1,300

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country45.86B $★9.23B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars533.67B $★54.34B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)28.02 %47.2 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.5 %5 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.42 %19 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption187.7★15.09
Electricity Exports2.273.2★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels76100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables16★0
Electricity Imports19.83★0
Electricity Installed Capacity44.89★4
Electricity Production181.5★21.18
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)80.6 USD per capita261.14 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient3540.8★
Gross Fixed Investment28.8★9.3
Gross National Saving34.1★23.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.27 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption52.64★39.31
Natural Gas Exports038.14★
Natural Gas Imports14.41★0
Natural Gas Production38.5977.45★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves193.4★7.5
Oil Consumption988,000★119,000
Oil Exports269,100★97,430
Oil Imports807,100★0
Oil Production406,800★202,400
Oil Proved Reserves435600★
Population Below Poverty Line9.9 people0.2 people★
Public Debt61.124.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD★2.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.33160,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports278,300★53,780
Refined Petroleum Products Imports134,200★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.33191,100★
Remittances1.8★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.34★0
Robotics Research Funding0.94 USD★0.09 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.72★35.08
Taxes and Other Revenues14.3814.9★
Top Exporting Countries368.82B USD★9.03B USD
Unemployment Rate0.7 %★4.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.68 %42.03 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.03M-14.42M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions336.69106.22★
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 areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat
Protected Land Area for Adaptation18.37 sq km★4.63 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.9 Cubic meters per year★0.4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources438.61★24.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.23 %★0.7 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)142.5★4.24
Agricultural land243,086.8 sq. km404,658 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,219 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★705.87 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land64,150★16,459

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.88 %★6.74 %
Administrative Divisions76★5
Independence123★27
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)18.7218.08★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.2★7.1
Health Care Spending per Capita1,465.74 USD1,475.08 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)34 %5 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.324.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10 %★18.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people2 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 56.73.1★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)455,000★57,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.17 %64.7 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.78 years★73.46 years
Median age of population41.03 years★27.21 years
Population Change-87,807.2 persons117,455.5 persons★
Population density140.16 per sq. km16.5 per sq. km★
Total population71.57M persons★7.74M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.38★0.06
Birth Rate (%)9.82 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %★49.7 %
Death Rate (%)8.08 %5.99 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP2.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.94M persons★1.95M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate40.62★2.45
Major Urban Areas Population11.07 people902,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16171.97★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.64 %78.62 %★
Physician Density0.54 people/sq km1.93 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.13 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums2 %7.88 %★
Total deaths685,767.7 persons44,897.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.11 %44.47 %★
Total fertility rate1.18 per woman2.6 per woman★
Total net-migration36,266.2 persons★12,477.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.25 per live births★33.19 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇲 TurkmenistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.01★0.29
Airports105★23
Civil Air Travel41NA
Heliports525★

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