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🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇹🇭 Thailand

Population difference
46,746,132
118.4M
Egypt
71.6M
Thailand
65.3%
Egypt is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Thailand’s figure is 859.7× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Egypt
by population · Africa
Thailand
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Egypt118,365,995
Thailand71,619,863
Land Areakm²
Egypt995,450 km²
Thailand510,890 km²
Population Density/km²
Egypt115/km²
Thailand140/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Egypt71.8 years
Thailand76.6 years
GDP per Capita
Egypt$3,086
Thailand$8,057
Urban Population
Egypt42.9%
Thailand62.8%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Egypt and Thailand, side by side
IndicatorEgyptThailandEgypt vs Thailand
Population118,365,99513th of 24071,619,86320th of 2401.7× higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.56%73rd of 240−0.07%196th of 2401.62 points apart
Population Density/km²115/km²101st of 240140/km²91st of 24018% lower
Land Areakm²995,450 km²29th of 240510,890 km²50th of 2401.9× higher
Urban Population42.9%183rd of 24062.8%133rd of 24032% lower
GDP per Capita$3,086185th of 240$8,057134th of 2402.6× lower
GDP Growth+4.4%68th of 210+2.4%131st of 2101.8× higher
Life Expectancyyears71.8 years160th of 24076.6 years106th of 2406% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.74 births per woman65th of 2401.20 births per woman219th of 2402.3× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00020.9 per 1,00068th of 2138.1 per 1,000184th of 2132.6× higher
Death Rateper 1,0005.5 per 1,000174th of 2139.0 per 1,00057th of 21339% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births20.8 per 1,000 live births128th of 1947.7 per 1,000 live births66th of 1942.7× higher
Unemployment Rate6.8%122nd of 1860.8%4th of 1868.7× higher
Inflation Rate14.1%16th of 191-0.1%179th of 19114.2 points apart
Poverty Rate33.5%119th of 1645.4%7th of 1646.2× higher
Gini Index28.521st of 17033.361st of 17014% lower
Health Spendingof GDP4.9% of GDP128th of 1924.5% of GDP136th of 1928% higher
Physiciansper 1,0000.67 per 1,000144th of 2060.54 per 1,000149th of 20624% higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.06 per 1,000151st of 1992.39 per 1,00099th of 19956% lower
Literacy Rate79.5%125th of 17591.1%103rd of 17513% lower
Education Spendingof GDP3.8% of GDP117th of 2022.5% of GDP168th of 20249% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary84.8% gross, secondary131st of 20792.1% gross, secondary98th of 2078% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption6.1% of final consumption164th of 21119.0% of final consumption110th of 2113.1× lower
Forest Coverageof land area0.0% of land area205th of 21138.7% of land area78th of 21138.6 points apart
Internet Penetration74.6%122nd of 21190.9%56th of 21118% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people97.1 per 100 people145th of 212160.6 per 100 people23rd of 21240% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births17 per 100,000 live births65th of 19334 per 100,000 live births82nd of 19350% lower
Military Spendingof GDP0.67% of GDP144th of 1631.08% of GDP114th of 16338% lower
Protected Areasof land area13.1% of land area138th of 21118.4% of land area98th of 21129% lower
Median Ageyears24.5 years174th of 24040.6 years58th of 24040% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years103rd of 1489.3 years79th of 14814% lower
Human Development Index0.75499th of 1920.79875th of 1926% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.86/ 10149th of 1646.30/ 1053rd of 16439% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.22 tonnes per capita127th of 2123.74 tonnes per capita91st of 21241% lower
Obesity Rate42.8%14th of 19815.5%143rd of 1982.8× higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

EgyptThailand
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Egypt and Thailand population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Egypt195021.1M
Egypt197538.9M
Egypt200073.1M
Egypt2025118.4M
Egypt2050161.6M
Egypt2075190.5M
Egypt2100201.9M
Thailand195020.4M
Thailand197540.9M
Thailand200063M
Thailand202571.6M
Thailand205066.4M
Thailand207555.2M
Thailand210045.6M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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