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🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇹🇭 Thailand

Population difference
71,893,465
143.5M
Russia
71.6M
Thailand
2.0×
Russia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where Russia’s figure is 32.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Russia
by population · Europe
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
Russia143,513,328
Thailand71,619,863
Land Areakm²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Thailand510,890 km²
Population Density/km²
Russia9/km²
Thailand140/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Russia73.4 years
Thailand76.6 years
GDP per Capita
Russia$17,547
Thailand$8,057
Urban Population
Russia75.3%
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 Russia and Thailand, side by side
IndicatorRussiaThailandRussia vs Thailand
Population143,513,3289th of 24071,619,86320th of 2402.0× higher
Annual Growth Rate−0.11%198th of 240−0.07%196th of 2401.6× higher
Population Density/km²9/km²221st of 240140/km²91st of 240132 apart
Land Areakm²16,376,870 km²1st of 240510,890 km²50th of 24015,865,980 km² apart
Urban Population75.3%86th of 24062.8%133rd of 24020% higher
GDP per Capita$17,547100th of 240$8,057134th of 2402.2× higher
GDP Growth+1.0%172nd of 210+2.4%131st of 21059% lower
Life Expectancyyears73.4 years141st of 24076.6 years106th of 2404% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.42 births per woman193rd of 2401.20 births per woman219th of 24018% higher
Birth Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,000176th of 2138.1 per 1,000184th of 2133% higher
Death Rateper 1,00012.4 per 1,00015th of 2139.0 per 1,00057th of 21337% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births4.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 1947.7 per 1,000 live births66th of 19447% lower
Unemployment Rate2.1%18th of 1860.8%4th of 1862.7× higher
Inflation Rate8.7%29th of 191-0.1%179th of 1918.9 points apart
Poverty Rate7.2%15th of 1645.4%7th of 16433% higher
Gini Index33.060th of 17033.361st of 1701% lower
Health Spendingof GDP7.0% of GDP85th of 1924.5% of GDP136th of 19255% higher
Physiciansper 1,0005.11 per 1,0008th of 2060.54 per 1,000149th of 2069.4× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0006.81 per 1,00012th of 1992.39 per 1,00099th of 1992.8× higher
Literacy Rate99.9%4th of 17591.1%103rd of 17510% higher
Education Spendingof GDP4.2% of GDP100th of 2022.5% of GDP168th of 2021.7× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary92.5% gross, secondary95th of 20792.1% gross, secondary98th of 2070% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption3.5% of final consumption172nd of 21119.0% of final consumption110th of 2115.4× lower
Forest Coverageof land area49.8% of land area53rd of 21138.7% of land area78th of 21129% higher
Internet Penetration94.4%35th of 21190.9%56th of 2114% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people186.1 per 100 people9th of 212160.6 per 100 people23rd of 21216% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births9 per 100,000 live births44th of 19334 per 100,000 live births82nd of 1933.8× lower
Military Spendingof GDP7.05% of GDP6th of 1631.08% of GDP114th of 1636.5× higher
Protected Areasof land area11.5% of land area147th of 21118.4% of land area98th of 21138% lower
Median Ageyears40.3 years59th of 24040.6 years58th of 2401% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears11.6 years36th of 1489.3 years79th of 14824% higher
Human Development Index0.83263rd of 1920.79875th of 1924% higher
Happiness Index/ 105.83/ 1082nd of 1646.30/ 1053rd of 1647% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita12.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2123.74 tonnes per capita91st of 2123.3× higher
Obesity Rate21.2%117th of 19815.5%143rd of 19837% 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.

RussiaThailand
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Russia and Thailand population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M
Thailand195020.4M
Thailand197540.9M
Thailand200063M
Thailand202571.6M
Thailand205066.4M
Thailand207555.2M
Thailand210045.6M

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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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