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Thailand vs Tuvalu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 89 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Thailand
tha
Leads on 42 of 89 metrics
Tuvalu
tuv
Leads on 37 of 89 metrics

Summary

Comparing Thailand and Tuvalu: Thailand leads on Agricultural land (243,087 sq. km) against Tuvalu (18 sq. km); Thailand leads on Female population of reproductive age (16.94 million persons) against Tuvalu (1,922 persons); Thailand leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (45.86 billion $) against Tuvalu (5.52 million $). Across 89 compared metrics, Thailand wins on 42 and Tuvalu wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 31 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)52.89 %★35.2 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.54 %★74.31 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 90% (2023 est.)percent of population: 74% (2023 est.)
Radios13.964,000★
Televisions15.19800★
Waterways4,000none

Economy

31 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country45.86B $★5.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars533.67B $★69.30M $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.42 %10.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP19.1 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption80.29★3
Electricity Exports2.27★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7696★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity Imports19.83★0
Electricity Installed Capacity44.895,100★
Electricity Production181.5★11.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)76.71 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient3539.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-2.27 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.8 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption52.64★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports14.41★0
Natural Gas Production38.59★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.9 people★26.3 people
Public Debt61.147.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD3.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports278,300★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.33★0
Remittances1.84.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.34★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.71★8.99
Taxes and Other Revenues14.48106.7★
Unemployment Rate1.42 %NA

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.03M500★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions305.270★
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 countryover half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
Protected Land Area for Adaptation18.37 sq km22.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.9 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources438.61★0

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.23 %6.83 %★
Agricultural land243,086.8 sq. km★18 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,219 km★24 km
Irrigated Land64,150★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.88 %89.11 %★
Administrative Divisions76★7
Independence123★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.219★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,465.74 USD1,874.69 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP20 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1 %★5.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km5.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)34 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth23.323.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10 %★51.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,000NA
Underweight Children Under 56.72.9★

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Currently married (Percent)50.17 %63.21 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.47
Life expectancy at birth80.78 years★71.51 years
Median age of population41.03 years★24.23 years
Population Change-87,807.2 persons-123.7 persons★
Population density140.16 per sq. km★310.1 per sq. km
Total population71.57M persons★9,338.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)9.82 %21.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %★23.7 %
Death Rate (%)8.08 %7.78 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP12.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.94M persons★1,921.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate40.813,615★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.95 years★3.51 years
Major Urban Areas Population11.07 people7,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16169.64★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.64 %75.36 %★
Physician Density0.54 people/sq km1.35 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.13 %0.75 %★
Population living in slums2 %48.68 %★
Total deaths685,767.7 persons85.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.11 %★39.11 %
Total fertility rate1.18 per woman3.1 per woman★
Total net-migration36,266.2 persons★-230.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.25 per live births★18.22 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.01★0.61
Airports105★1
Civil Air Travel41no major transport aircraft

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