Country profile
Thailand
Thailand ranks #20 of 215 for population, #114 of 209 for gdp per capita, #89 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
72M
people · 2024
Rank #20 of 215
Life expectancy
76.6
years · 2024
Rank #89 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2024
Rank #176 of 186
Under-5 mortality
9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #170 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
77.3%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #113 of 232
Tobacco use
19.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #87 of 163
Calorie supply
2,855
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #108 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
40M
arrivals · 2019
Rank #5 of 203
GDP per capita
$7,347
current US$ · 2024
Rank #114 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.37
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #160 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
110
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #201 of 210
Forest area
38.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #89 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
31
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #71 of 248
Protected areas
13.4%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #116 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.74
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #89 of 210
Fertilizer use
211
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #19 of 194
Pesticide use
0.15
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #176 of 193
Cereal yield
3.08
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #91 of 182
Digital
Internet users
90.9%
% of population · 2024
Rank #56 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
14.9
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #127 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
161
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #24 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #112 of 215
Renewable electricity output
19.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #158 of 257
Energy use per person
19,825
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #85 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.42
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #94 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Thailand; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield