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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇹🇭 Thailand

Population difference
214,101,373
285.7M
Indonesia
71.6M
Thailand
4.0×
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on unemployment rate, where Indonesia’s figure is 4.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Indonesia
by population · Asia
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
Indonesia285,721,236
Thailand71,619,863
Land Areakm²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Thailand510,890 km²
Population Density/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Thailand140/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Indonesia71.3 years
Thailand76.6 years
GDP per Capita
Indonesia$5,060
Thailand$8,057
Urban Population
Indonesia59.4%
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 Indonesia and Thailand, side by side
IndicatorIndonesiaThailandIndonesia vs Thailand
Population285,721,2364th of 24071,619,86320th of 2404.0× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240−0.07%196th of 2400.85 points apart
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 240140/km²91st of 2406% higher
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 240510,890 km²50th of 2403.7× higher
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24062.8%133rd of 2405% lower
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$8,057134th of 24037% lower
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210+2.4%131st of 2102.1× higher
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24076.6 years106th of 2407% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2401.20 births per woman219th of 2401.8× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 2138.1 per 1,000184th of 2131.9× higher
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 2139.0 per 1,00057th of 21316% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 1947.7 per 1,000 live births66th of 1942.0× higher
Unemployment Rate3.2%48th of 1860.8%4th of 1864.1× higher
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 191-0.1%179th of 1912.0 points apart
Poverty Rate9.0%21st of 1645.4%7th of 1641.7× higher
Gini Index34.481st of 17033.361st of 1703% higher
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 1924.5% of GDP136th of 19240% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2060.54 per 1,000149th of 2063% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1992.39 per 1,00099th of 19943% lower
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17591.1%103rd of 1755% higher
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2022.5% of GDP168th of 20249% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 20792.1% gross, secondary98th of 2076% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 21119.0% of final consumption110th of 2116% higher
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 21138.7% of land area78th of 21123% higher
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21190.9%56th of 21120% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 212160.6 per 100 people23rd of 21224% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births141st of 19334 per 100,000 live births82nd of 1934.1× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1631.08% of GDP114th of 16328% lower
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 21118.4% of land area98th of 21135% lower
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24040.6 years58th of 24025% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 1489.3 years79th of 1483% lower
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.79875th of 1929% lower
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1646.30/ 1053rd of 16411% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2123.74 tonnes per capita91st of 21223% lower
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 19815.5%143rd of 19822% lower

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.

IndonesiaThailand
050M100M150M200M250M300M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and Thailand population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
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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