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Thailand vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

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

Thailand
tha
Leads on 49 of 114 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 56 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Thailand and United Kingdom: Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against United Kingdom (1.62); Thailand leads on Oil Imports (807,100) against United Kingdom (1.45); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against United Kingdom (1.39). Across 114 compared metrics, Thailand wins on 49 and United Kingdom wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.54 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 90% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.72 points78.89 points★
Radios13.9684.5★
Televisions15.1930.5★
Waterways4,000★3,200

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country45.86B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars533.67B $4.10T $★
Apple Import Volume186.16M tonnes326.31M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.5 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.42 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index84.693.8★
Electricity Consumption187.7309.2★
Electricity Exports2.27★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels76★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables1639★
Electricity Imports19.83★19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity44.8997.06★
Electricity Production181.5318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)80.6 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.5★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment28.8★13.9
Gross National Saving34.1★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.9 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption52.6479.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports14.4147★
Natural Gas Production38.5942.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves193.4★176
Oil Consumption988,000★1.62
Oil Exports269,100★1.31
Oil Imports807,100★1.45
Oil Production406,800★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves435★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line5.4 people★18.6 people
Public Debt61.1★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.331.58★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports278,300613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports134,200907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.33★1.29
Remittances1.8★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.34★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.03★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues15.427.4★
Unemployment Rate0.7 %★4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.03M★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions336.69★340.94
Continental Shelfnot specific;200
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 core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.9 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources438.61★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.23 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)142.5★115
Agricultural land243,086.8 sq. km★172,448.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,219 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land64,150★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.88 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions76England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence123no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)19.518.38★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.2★7.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,465.74 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)34 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.329★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,000NA
Underweight Children Under 56.70.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)455,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)50.17 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.630.79★
Life expectancy at birth80.78 years83.69 years★
Median age of population41.03 years★40.33 years
Population Change-87,807.2 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density140.16 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population71.57M persons★69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.380.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC★
Birth Rate (%)9.82 %10.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)8.08 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.94M persons★15.28M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate40.62★35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school8.95 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.07 people★9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.64 %86.48 %★
Physician Density0.54 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.13 %0.4 %★
Population living in slums2 %★0.16 %
Total deaths685,767.7 persons675,626.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.11 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.18 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration36,266.2 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate10.25 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.012.25★
Airports1051,057★
Civil Air Travel41618★
Heliports5139★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate1.5 %3.75 %★

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