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🇷🇺 Russia vs 🇹🇭 Thailand

Russia has 71.9M more people — 143,513,328 against 71,619,863. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇷🇺 Russia
143,513,328
Europe · rank #9 · −0.11%
World Bank, 2025
🇹🇭 Thailand
71,619,863
Asia · rank #20 · −0.07%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorRussiaThailand
Population143,513,3289th of 24071,619,86320th of 240
Annual Growth Rate−0.11%198th of 240−0.07%196th of 240
Population Density/km²9/km²221st of 240140/km²91st of 240
Land Areakm²16,376,870 km²1st of 240510,890 km²50th of 240
Urban Population75.3%86th of 24062.8%133rd of 240
GDP per Capita$17,547100th of 240$8,057134th of 240
GDP Growth+1.0%172nd of 210+2.4%131st of 210
Life Expectancyyears73.4 years141st of 24076.6 years106th of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.42 births per woman193rd of 2401.20 births per woman219th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,000176th of 2138.1 per 1,000184th of 213
Death Rateper 1,00012.4 per 1,00015th of 2139.0 per 1,00057th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births4.1 per 1,000 live births152nd of 1947.7 per 1,000 live births128th of 194
Unemployment Rate2.1%169th of 1860.8%183rd of 186
Inflation Rate8.7%29th of 191-0.1%179th of 191
Poverty Rate7.2%149th of 1645.4%157th of 164
Gini Index33.0111th of 17033.3110th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP7.0% of GDP85th of 1924.5% of GDP136th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0005.11 per 1,0008th of 2060.54 per 1,000149th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0006.81 per 1,00012th of 1992.39 per 1,00099th of 199
Literacy Rate99.9%4th of 17591.1%103rd of 175
Education Spendingof GDP4.2% of GDP100th of 2022.5% of GDP168th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary92.5% gross, secondary95th of 20792.1% gross, secondary98th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption3.5% of final consumption172nd of 21119.0% of final consumption110th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area49.8% of land area53rd of 21138.7% of land area78th of 211
Internet Penetration94.4%35th of 21190.9%56th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people186.1 per 100 people9th of 212160.6 per 100 people23rd of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births9 per 100,000 live births150th of 19334 per 100,000 live births112th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP7.05% of GDP6th of 1631.08% of GDP114th of 163
Protected Areasof land area11.5% of land area147th of 21118.4% of land area98th of 211
Median Ageyears40.3 years59th of 24040.6 years58th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears11.6 years36th of 1489.3 years79th of 148
Human Development Index0.83263rd of 1920.79875th of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.83/ 1082nd of 1646.30/ 1053rd of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita12.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2123.74 tonnes per capita91st of 212
Obesity Rate21.2%117th of 19815.5%143rd of 198

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

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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