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Thailand vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

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

Thailand
tha
Leads on 69 of 118 metrics
Zambia
zmb
Leads on 42 of 118 metrics

Summary

Comparing Thailand and Zambia: Zambia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.50) against Thailand (500,000); Zambia leads on Televisions (277,000) against Thailand (15.19); Zambia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (23,000) against Thailand (1.33). Across 118 compared metrics, Thailand wins on 69 and Zambia wins on 42.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)90.87 %★17.1 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.98 %★15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 90% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.72 points57.33 points★
Radios13.96★1.2
Televisions15.19277,000★
Waterways4,000★2,250

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country45.86B $★826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars533.67B $★32.38B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)21.58 %23.79 %★
Apple Import Volume186.16M tonnes★12.68M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.5 %9.1 %★
Coal Revenue0.030.04★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.42 %12.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index84.6★56.9
Electricity Consumption187.7★11.04
Electricity Exports2.27★1.18
Electricity from Fossil Fuels76★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants893★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables16★2
Electricity Imports19.83★2.19
Electricity Installed Capacity44.89★2.57
Electricity Production181.5★11.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)80.6 USD per capita★8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.551.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.8★20.5
Gross National Saving34.138.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.9 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.4 %★15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption52.64★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports14.41★0
Natural Gas Production38.59★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves193.4★0
Oil Consumption988,000★16,000
Oil Exports269,100★360
Oil Imports807,100★17,570
Oil Production406,800★190
Oil Proved Reserves435★0
Population Below Poverty Line5.4 people★60 people
Public Debt61.1★71.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.3323,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports278,300★371
Refined Petroleum Products Imports134,200★10,150
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.3313,120★
Remittances1.8★0.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.344.45★
Robotics Research Funding0.2 USD0.28 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.02★71.66
Taxes and Other Revenues15.416.8★
Top Exporting Countries368.82B USD★8.85B USD
Unemployment Rate0.7 %★6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.68 %61.93 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3.03M212,572★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions336.699.88★
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 countryone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation18.37 sq km41.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.9 Cubic meters per year47 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources438.61★104.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.23 %★0.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)142.5★44
Agricultural land243,086.8 sq. km★238,390 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,219 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land64,150★1,560

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.88 %★30.99 %
Administrative Divisions76★10
Independence123★24
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.210.3★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,465.74 USD★237.75 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1 %★10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)34 %★85 %
Mean Age at First Birth23.3★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10 %8.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS500,0001.5★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people★0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 56.7★11.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)455,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)50.17 %52.13 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.41
Life expectancy at birth80.78 years★70.69 years
Median age of population41.03 years★18.13 years
Population Change-87,807.2 persons624,260.3 persons★
Population density140.16 per sq. km30.24 per sq. km★
Total population71.57M persons★22.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.380.84★
Birth Rate (%)9.82 %29.6 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %★49.6 %
Death Rate (%)8.08 %4.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age16.94M persons★5.74M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate40.62★7.41
Learning-adjusted years of school8.95 years★4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.07 people★3.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.16★166.52
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization62.64 %★55.41 %
Physician Density0.54 people/sq km★0.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.13 %2.51 %★
Population living in slums2 %45.09 %★
Total deaths685,767.7 persons103,544 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.11 %52.58 %★
Total fertility rate1.18 per woman3.9 per woman★
Total net-migration36,266.2 persons★8,443.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.25 per live births★47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.01★0.05
Airports105120★
Civil Air Travel41★12
Heliports5★4

Other

1 metric
Metric🇹🇭 Thailand🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Current Bank Rate1.5 %13.5 %★

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