Thailand vs Yemen: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Thailand and Yemen: Yemen leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (104,000) against Thailand (1.33); Yemen leads on Televisions (470,000) against Thailand (15.19); Yemen leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (20,180) against Thailand (1.33). Across 118 compared metrics, Thailand wins on 77 and Yemen wins on 28.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)66.65 %17.49 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)77.84 %13.82 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 90% (2023 est.)percent of population: 14% (2020 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.72 points31.45 points
Radios13.961.05
Televisions15.19470,000
Waterways4,000none

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country45.86B $-1.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars533.67B $-25.76B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.22 %6.18 %
Apple Import Volume186.16M tonnes2.43M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.5 %NA
Coal Revenue0.030
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.42 %30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index84.60
Electricity Consumption187.73.68
Electricity Exports2.270
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7679
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants80
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1621
Electricity Imports19.830
Electricity Installed Capacity44.891.82
Electricity Production181.54.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)80.6 USD per capita2.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.936.7
Gross Fixed Investment28.817.8
Gross National Saving34.1-1.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.9 %-1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %29.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.3 % of GDPprior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
Natural Gas Consumption52.64481.4
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports14.410
Natural Gas Production38.59481.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves193.4478.5
Oil Consumption988,000157,000
Oil Exports269,100207,700
Oil Imports807,10064,610
Oil Production406,800258,800
Oil Proved Reserves4353
Population Below Poverty Line6.3 people48.6 people
Public Debt61.168.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.33104,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports278,30012,670
Refined Petroleum Products Imports134,20075,940
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.3320,180
Remittances1.820.05
Revenue from Forest Resources0.340.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2333.3
Taxes and Other Revenues14.389
Top Exporting Countries328.57B USD1.89B USD
Unemployment Rate0.7 %17.1 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.68 %33.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.03M-18,079
Carbon Dioxide Emissions336.698.19
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 vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation18.37 sq km1.19 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.9 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources438.612.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.23 %2.38 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)142.513.99
Agricultural land243,086.8 sq. km234,520 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,219 km1,906 km
Dam capacity per capita1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant10.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land64,1506,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.88 %1.01 %
Administrative Divisions7622
Independence12322
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.25.5
Health Care Spending per Capita1,465.74 USD123.37 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)34 %118 %
Mean Age at First Birth23.320.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10 %17.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,00011,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 56.740.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)455,00040,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Currently married (Percent)50.17 %63.72 %
Human Capital Index0.630.37
Life expectancy at birth80.78 years72.72 years
Median age of population41.03 years18.41 years
Population Change-87,807.2 persons1.26M persons
Population density140.16 per sq. km81.27 per sq. km
Total population71.57M persons42.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.380.24
Birth Rate (%)9.82 %29.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %33.5 %
Death Rate (%)8.08 %6.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.2 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age16.94M persons10.54M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate40.627.85
Learning-adjusted years of school8.95 years4.27 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.07 people3.29 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16159.89
Military Manpower at Military Age1814
Military Service Age and Obligation18limited available information; 18 is the legal minimum age for military service under the Yemeni Government (2025) note: there is widespread recruitment of fighters by numerous armed groups operating in Yemen; all parties to the civil war have been implic
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.64 %84.53 %
Physician Density0.54 people/sq km0.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.13 %2.22 %
Population living in slums2 %43.37 %
Total deaths685,767.7 persons181,722.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.11 %45.18 %
Total fertility rate1.18 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration36,266.2 persons14,223.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.25 per live births36.47 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇾🇪 YemenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.010
Airports10537
Civil Air Travel4111
Heliports56

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