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🇵🇰 Pakistan vs 🇹🇭 Thailand

Population difference
183,599,691
255.2M
Pakistan
71.6M
Thailand
3.6×
Pakistan 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 8.3× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Pakistan
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
Pakistan255,219,554
Thailand71,619,863
Land Areakm²
Pakistan770,880 km²
Thailand510,890 km²
Population Density/km²
Pakistan321/km²
Thailand140/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Pakistan67.8 years
Thailand76.6 years
GDP per Capita
Pakistan$1,596
Thailand$8,057
Urban Population
Pakistan39.5%
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 Pakistan and Thailand, side by side
IndicatorPakistanThailandPakistan vs Thailand
Population255,219,5545th of 24071,619,86320th of 2403.6× higher
Annual Growth Rate+1.56%72nd of 240−0.07%196th of 2401.63 points apart
Population Density/km²321/km²42nd of 240140/km²91st of 2402.3× higher
Land Areakm²770,880 km²35th of 240510,890 km²50th of 24051% higher
Urban Population39.5%192nd of 24062.8%133rd of 24037% lower
GDP per Capita$1,596208th of 240$8,057134th of 2405.0× lower
GDP Growth+3.7%91st of 210+2.4%131st of 21051% higher
Life Expectancyyears67.8 years191st of 24076.6 years106th of 24011% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman3.55 births per woman44th of 2401.20 births per woman219th of 2402.9× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00027.4 per 1,00041st of 2138.1 per 1,000184th of 2133.4× higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.4 per 1,000139th of 2139.0 per 1,00057th of 21329% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births48.2 per 1,000 live births181st of 1947.7 per 1,000 live births66th of 1946.3× higher
Unemployment Rate5.4%100th of 1860.8%4th of 1866.9× higher
Inflation Rate3.5%79th of 191-0.1%179th of 1913.7 points apart
Poverty Rate21.9%85th of 1645.4%7th of 1644.1× higher
Gini Index33.565th of 17033.361st of 1701% higher
Health Spendingof GDP2.5% of GDP187th of 1924.5% of GDP136th of 19244% lower
Physiciansper 1,0001.16 per 1,000119th of 2060.54 per 1,000149th of 2062.1× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.63 per 1,000178th of 1992.39 per 1,00099th of 1993.8× lower
Literacy Rate58.9%159th of 17591.1%103rd of 17535% lower
Education Spendingof GDP1.9% of GDP185th of 2022.5% of GDP168th of 20223% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary48.3% gross, secondary180th of 20792.1% gross, secondary98th of 20748% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption41.6% of final consumption59th of 21119.0% of final consumption110th of 2112.2× higher
Forest Coverageof land area4.7% of land area177th of 21138.7% of land area78th of 2118.3× lower
Internet Penetration57.3%154th of 21190.9%56th of 21137% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people76.9 per 100 people168th of 212160.6 per 100 people23rd of 21252% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births155 per 100,000 live births145th of 19334 per 100,000 live births82nd of 1934.6× higher
Military Spendingof GDP2.67% of GDP39th of 1631.08% of GDP114th of 1632.5× higher
Protected Areasof land area19.1% of land area93rd of 21118.4% of land area98th of 2114% higher
Median Ageyears20.6 years196th of 24040.6 years58th of 24049% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears6.4 years123rd of 1489.3 years79th of 14831% lower
Human Development Index0.544167th of 1920.79875th of 19232% lower
Happiness Index/ 104.87/ 10112th of 1646.30/ 1053rd of 16423% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.72 tonnes per capita167th of 2123.74 tonnes per capita91st of 2125.2× lower
Obesity Rate23.5%104th of 19815.5%143rd of 19852% 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.

PakistanThailand
0100M200M300M400M500M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Pakistan and Thailand population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Pakistan195035.8M
Pakistan197569.5M
Pakistan2000154.9M
Pakistan2025255.2M
Pakistan2050371.9M
Pakistan2075466.7M
Pakistan2100511M
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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