Thailand vs Vietnam

Thailand (Asia) and Vietnam (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1985-2025

Thailand Vietnam World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1985 Thailand: 773.82 Vietnam: 238.65 World: 2,690.59 1986 Thailand: 842.1 Vietnam: 436.42 World: 3,118.57 1987 Thailand: 970.45 Vietnam: 595.25 World: 3,487.88 1988 Thailand: 1,164.2 Vietnam: 404.56 World: 3,829.99 1989 Thailand: 1,341.73 Vietnam: 98.11 World: 3,930.51 1990 Thailand: 1,559.11 Vietnam: 98.8 World: 4,338.94 1991 Thailand: 1,765.62 Vietnam: 143.72 World: 4,453.9 1992 Thailand: 1,971.61 Vietnam: 144.55 World: 4,679.98 1993 Thailand: 2,245.14 Vietnam: 189.42 World: 4,685.3 1994 Thailand: 2,517.71 Vietnam: 229.86 World: 4,967.01 1995 Thailand: 2,864.37 Vietnam: 287.8 World: 5,463.2 1996 Thailand: 3,054.66 Vietnam: 337.05 World: 5,507.22 1997 Thailand: 2,473.14 Vietnam: 361.64 World: 5,408.57 1998 Thailand: 1,847.7 Vietnam: 361.35 World: 5,302.34 1999 Thailand: 2,033.24 Vietnam: 375.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Thailand: 2,005.98 Vietnam: 404.03 World: 5,512.56 2001 Thailand: 1,889.93 Vietnam: 419.21 World: 5,404.2 2002 Thailand: 2,089.75 Vietnam: 445.13 World: 5,539.32 2003 Thailand: 2,347.54 Vietnam: 497.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Thailand: 2,641.56 Vietnam: 565.45 World: 6,818 2005 Thailand: 2,867.7 Vietnam: 710.75 World: 7,290.57 2006 Thailand: 3,331.32 Vietnam: 807.76 World: 7,803.19 2007 Thailand: 3,918.53 Vietnam: 925.64 World: 8,685.33 2008 Thailand: 4,309.14 Vietnam: 1,163.83 World: 9,425.74 2009 Thailand: 4,135.44 Vietnam: 1,226.17 World: 8,827.04 2010 Thailand: 4,973.86 Vietnam: 1,683.16 World: 9,555.07 2011 Thailand: 5,373.62 Vietnam: 1,950.93 World: 10,496.93 2012 Thailand: 5,725.53 Vietnam: 2,185.12 World: 10,597.85 2013 Thailand: 6,018.08 Vietnam: 2,359.52 World: 10,759.35 2014 Thailand: 5,801.2 Vietnam: 2,546.38 World: 10,912.24 2015 Thailand: 5,688.85 Vietnam: 2,577.57 World: 10,191.98 2016 Thailand: 5,833.58 Vietnam: 2,735.06 World: 10,239.47 2017 Thailand: 6,413.09 Vietnam: 2,956.11 World: 10,784.4 2018 Thailand: 7,099.78 Vietnam: 3,222.31 World: 11,344.73 2019 Thailand: 7,605.7 Vietnam: 3,440.9 World: 11,417.6 2020 Thailand: 6,983.03 Vietnam: 3,534.04 World: 10,999.49 2021 Thailand: 7,055.19 Vietnam: 3,704.19 World: 12,472.91 2022 Thailand: 6,910.01 Vietnam: 4,147.7 World: 12,876.24 2023 Thailand: 7,210.54 Vietnam: 4,322.83 World: 13,313.86 2024 Thailand: 7,386.64 Vietnam: 4,716.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Thailand: 8,056.56 Vietnam: 5,065.99 World: 14,405.85 1985 1997 2003 2009 2015 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Thailand Vietnam World

50 60 70 80 1960 Thailand: 50.61 Vietnam: 58.05 World: 50.94 1961 Thailand: 51.07 Vietnam: 58.46 World: 52.8 1962 Thailand: 51.44 Vietnam: 58.2 World: 55.29 1963 Thailand: 51.99 Vietnam: 56.9 World: 55.65 1964 Thailand: 52.54 Vietnam: 57.47 World: 56.1 1965 Thailand: 53.13 Vietnam: 56.97 World: 55.93 1966 Thailand: 53.73 Vietnam: 56.91 World: 56.45 1967 Thailand: 54.32 Vietnam: 56.75 World: 56.9 1968 Thailand: 54.98 Vietnam: 52.67 World: 57.34 1969 Thailand: 55.71 Vietnam: 54.79 World: 57.68 1970 Thailand: 56.47 Vietnam: 54.93 World: 57.94 1971 Thailand: 57.1 Vietnam: 55.59 World: 58.02 1972 Thailand: 57.75 Vietnam: 51.91 World: 58.84 1973 Thailand: 58.32 Vietnam: 55.68 World: 59.3 1974 Thailand: 59.03 Vietnam: 54.75 World: 59.7 1975 Thailand: 59.71 Vietnam: 61.87 World: 60.13 1976 Thailand: 60.37 Vietnam: 63.67 World: 60.45 1977 Thailand: 60.91 Vietnam: 64.07 World: 61.04 1978 Thailand: 61.27 Vietnam: 64.53 World: 61.39 1979 Thailand: 61.7 Vietnam: 64.99 World: 61.84 1980 Thailand: 62.19 Vietnam: 65.34 World: 62.15 1981 Thailand: 62.86 Vietnam: 65.78 World: 62.52 1982 Thailand: 63.6 Vietnam: 66.21 World: 62.87 1983 Thailand: 64.5 Vietnam: 66.55 World: 63.13 1984 Thailand: 65.55 Vietnam: 66.93 World: 63.44 1985 Thailand: 66.54 Vietnam: 67.19 World: 63.73 1986 Thailand: 67.31 Vietnam: 67.55 World: 64.12 1987 Thailand: 67.83 Vietnam: 68.01 World: 64.46 1988 Thailand: 68.19 Vietnam: 68.59 World: 64.67 1989 Thailand: 68.56 Vietnam: 68.81 World: 64.96 1990 Thailand: 68.92 Vietnam: 69.03 World: 65.11 1991 Thailand: 69.13 Vietnam: 69.3 World: 65.3 1992 Thailand: 69.35 Vietnam: 69.62 World: 65.55 1993 Thailand: 69.57 Vietnam: 69.96 World: 65.74 1994 Thailand: 69.66 Vietnam: 70.38 World: 65.96 1995 Thailand: 69.76 Vietnam: 70.87 World: 66.2 1996 Thailand: 69.94 Vietnam: 71.3 World: 66.52 1997 Thailand: 70.36 Vietnam: 71.67 World: 66.83 1998 Thailand: 70.7 Vietnam: 72.28 World: 67.07 1999 Thailand: 70.98 Vietnam: 72.58 World: 67.31 2000 Thailand: 71.21 Vietnam: 72.75 World: 67.65 2001 Thailand: 71.52 Vietnam: 72.98 World: 67.95 2002 Thailand: 71.78 Vietnam: 73.14 World: 68.23 2003 Thailand: 72.1 Vietnam: 73.24 World: 68.52 2004 Thailand: 72.1 Vietnam: 73.06 World: 68.77 2005 Thailand: 72.89 Vietnam: 73.2 World: 69.11 2006 Thailand: 73.34 Vietnam: 73.29 World: 69.47 2007 Thailand: 73.78 Vietnam: 73.39 World: 69.81 2008 Thailand: 74.22 Vietnam: 73.46 World: 70 2009 Thailand: 74.67 Vietnam: 73.53 World: 70.38 2010 Thailand: 75.01 Vietnam: 73.61 World: 70.68 2011 Thailand: 75.3 Vietnam: 73.71 World: 70.97 2012 Thailand: 75.59 Vietnam: 73.76 World: 71.26 2013 Thailand: 75.96 Vietnam: 73.82 World: 71.53 2014 Thailand: 76.28 Vietnam: 73.89 World: 71.78 2015 Thailand: 76.56 Vietnam: 73.96 World: 71.97 2016 Thailand: 76.77 Vietnam: 73.98 World: 72.19 2017 Thailand: 76.99 Vietnam: 74.03 World: 72.37 2018 Thailand: 77.19 Vietnam: 74.1 World: 72.64 2019 Thailand: 77.2 Vietnam: 74.21 World: 72.87 2020 Thailand: 77.33 Vietnam: 75.38 World: 72.18 2021 Thailand: 77.61 Vietnam: 74.15 World: 71.22 2022 Thailand: 75.29 Vietnam: 74.5 World: 72.97 2023 Thailand: 76.41 Vietnam: 74.59 World: 73.33 2024 Thailand: 76.56 Vietnam: 74.74 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Thailand Vietnam World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Thailand: 6.33 Vietnam: 6.27 World: 4.69 1961 Thailand: 6.32 Vietnam: 5.48 World: 4.56 1962 Thailand: 6.33 Vietnam: 6.26 World: 5.02 1963 Thailand: 6.34 Vietnam: 6.39 World: 5.31 1964 Thailand: 6.31 Vietnam: 6.29 World: 5.13 1965 Thailand: 6.26 Vietnam: 6.16 World: 5.08 1966 Thailand: 6.18 Vietnam: 5.97 World: 4.97 1967 Thailand: 6.08 Vietnam: 5.88 World: 4.87 1968 Thailand: 5.93 Vietnam: 6.03 World: 4.98 1969 Thailand: 5.7 Vietnam: 6.01 World: 4.88 1970 Thailand: 5.45 Vietnam: 6.02 World: 4.84 1971 Thailand: 5.25 Vietnam: 6.07 World: 4.69 1972 Thailand: 5.08 Vietnam: 6.1 World: 4.55 1973 Thailand: 4.85 Vietnam: 6.11 World: 4.42 1974 Thailand: 4.6 Vietnam: 5.78 World: 4.26 1975 Thailand: 4.36 Vietnam: 5.62 World: 4.07 1976 Thailand: 4.12 Vietnam: 5.46 World: 3.97 1977 Thailand: 3.87 Vietnam: 5.29 World: 3.84 1978 Thailand: 3.62 Vietnam: 5.1 World: 3.77 1979 Thailand: 3.45 Vietnam: 4.94 World: 3.76 1980 Thailand: 3.29 Vietnam: 4.8 World: 3.73 1981 Thailand: 3.13 Vietnam: 4.67 World: 3.71 1982 Thailand: 2.94 Vietnam: 4.59 World: 3.72 1983 Thailand: 2.76 Vietnam: 4.52 World: 3.59 1984 Thailand: 2.58 Vietnam: 4.41 World: 3.57 1985 Thailand: 2.45 Vietnam: 4.21 World: 3.53 1986 Thailand: 2.36 Vietnam: 3.96 World: 3.51 1987 Thailand: 2.26 Vietnam: 3.72 World: 3.48 1988 Thailand: 2.17 Vietnam: 3.62 World: 3.39 1989 Thailand: 2.14 Vietnam: 3.64 World: 3.35 1990 Thailand: 2.07 Vietnam: 3.6 World: 3.31 1991 Thailand: 2.04 Vietnam: 3.52 World: 3.13 1992 Thailand: 2.01 Vietnam: 3.35 World: 3.04 1993 Thailand: 1.97 Vietnam: 3.17 World: 2.97 1994 Thailand: 1.93 Vietnam: 2.94 World: 2.92 1995 Thailand: 1.89 Vietnam: 2.7 World: 2.87 1996 Thailand: 1.87 Vietnam: 2.47 World: 2.82 1997 Thailand: 1.85 Vietnam: 2.27 World: 2.78 1998 Thailand: 1.82 Vietnam: 2.1 World: 2.75 1999 Thailand: 1.77 Vietnam: 2 World: 2.72 2000 Thailand: 1.73 Vietnam: 2.03 World: 2.73 2001 Thailand: 1.71 Vietnam: 2.02 World: 2.69 2002 Thailand: 1.69 Vietnam: 2.01 World: 2.66 2003 Thailand: 1.67 Vietnam: 2 World: 2.64 2004 Thailand: 1.67 Vietnam: 1.97 World: 2.63 2005 Thailand: 1.64 Vietnam: 1.89 World: 2.61 2006 Thailand: 1.63 Vietnam: 1.87 World: 2.61 2007 Thailand: 1.62 Vietnam: 1.91 World: 2.6 2008 Thailand: 1.59 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 2.6 2009 Thailand: 1.57 Vietnam: 1.92 World: 2.59 2010 Thailand: 1.56 Vietnam: 1.91 World: 2.57 2011 Thailand: 1.57 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 2.55 2012 Thailand: 1.56 Vietnam: 1.97 World: 2.56 2013 Thailand: 1.53 Vietnam: 1.98 World: 2.53 2014 Thailand: 1.48 Vietnam: 2.09 World: 2.52 2015 Thailand: 1.45 Vietnam: 2.1 World: 2.49 2016 Thailand: 1.4 Vietnam: 2 World: 2.49 2017 Thailand: 1.36 Vietnam: 1.99 World: 2.46 2018 Thailand: 1.32 Vietnam: 1.88 World: 2.39 2019 Thailand: 1.29 Vietnam: 1.94 World: 2.35 2020 Thailand: 1.26 Vietnam: 1.96 World: 2.28 2021 Thailand: 1.23 Vietnam: 1.94 World: 2.25 2022 Thailand: 1.22 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 Thailand: 1.21 Vietnam: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 Thailand: 1.2 Vietnam: 1.9 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Thailand Vietnam World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Thailand: 2.63 Vietnam: 2.14 World: 5.12 1992 Thailand: 1.35 Vietnam: 2.11 World: 5.28 1993 Thailand: 1.49 Vietnam: 2.04 World: 5.54 1994 Thailand: 1.35 Vietnam: 1.97 World: 5.79 1995 Thailand: 1.1 Vietnam: 1.96 World: 5.92 1996 Thailand: 1.07 Vietnam: 1.93 World: 5.98 1997 Thailand: 0.87 Vietnam: 2.87 World: 6.01 1998 Thailand: 3.4 Vietnam: 2.29 World: 6.16 1999 Thailand: 2.97 Vietnam: 2.33 World: 6.28 2000 Thailand: 2.39 Vietnam: 2.26 World: 6.11 2001 Thailand: 2.6 Vietnam: 2.76 World: 6.19 2002 Thailand: 1.82 Vietnam: 2.12 World: 6.41 2003 Thailand: 1.54 Vietnam: 2.25 World: 6.48 2004 Thailand: 1.51 Vietnam: 2.14 World: 6.33 2005 Thailand: 1.35 Vietnam: 2.08 World: 6.22 2006 Thailand: 1.22 Vietnam: 2.05 World: 5.97 2007 Thailand: 1.18 Vietnam: 2.03 World: 5.77 2008 Thailand: 1.18 Vietnam: 1.89 World: 5.82 2009 Thailand: 1.49 Vietnam: 1.74 World: 6.41 2010 Thailand: 0.62 Vietnam: 1.11 World: 6.28 2011 Thailand: 0.66 Vietnam: 1 World: 6.15 2012 Thailand: 0.58 Vietnam: 1.03 World: 6.15 2013 Thailand: 0.25 Vietnam: 1.32 World: 6.1 2014 Thailand: 0.58 Vietnam: 1.26 World: 5.96 2015 Thailand: 0.6 Vietnam: 1.85 World: 6 2016 Thailand: 0.69 Vietnam: 1.85 World: 5.97 2017 Thailand: 0.83 Vietnam: 1.87 World: 5.9 2018 Thailand: 0.77 Vietnam: 1.16 World: 5.76 2019 Thailand: 0.72 Vietnam: 1.68 World: 5.59 2020 Thailand: 1.1 Vietnam: 2.1 World: 6.59 2021 Thailand: 1.22 Vietnam: 2.38 World: 6.05 2022 Thailand: 0.94 Vietnam: 1.57 World: 5.23 2023 Thailand: 0.73 Vietnam: 1.65 World: 4.85 2024 Thailand: 0.78 Vietnam: 1.6 World: 4.81 2025 Thailand: 0.78 Vietnam: 1.52 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Thailand Vietnam World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Thailand: 0.56 Vietnam: 0.42 World: 4.14 1971 Thailand: 0.55 Vietnam: 0.41 World: 4.04 1972 Thailand: 0.6 Vietnam: 0.39 World: 4.16 1973 Thailand: 0.65 Vietnam: 0.43 World: 4.32 1974 Thailand: 0.63 Vietnam: 0.35 World: 4.23 1975 Thailand: 0.63 Vietnam: 0.4 World: 4.14 1976 Thailand: 0.7 Vietnam: 0.28 World: 4.31 1977 Thailand: 0.75 Vietnam: 0.3 World: 4.36 1978 Thailand: 0.81 Vietnam: 0.3 World: 4.42 1979 Thailand: 0.84 Vietnam: 0.3 World: 4.46 1980 Thailand: 0.86 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.33 1981 Thailand: 0.83 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.18 1982 Thailand: 0.79 Vietnam: 0.33 World: 4.05 1983 Thailand: 0.86 Vietnam: 0.35 World: 4.01 1984 Thailand: 0.91 Vietnam: 0.34 World: 4.07 1985 Thailand: 0.97 Vietnam: 0.33 World: 4.05 1986 Thailand: 0.98 Vietnam: 0.36 World: 4.04 1987 Thailand: 1.12 Vietnam: 0.39 World: 4.1 1988 Thailand: 1.25 Vietnam: 0.38 World: 4.16 1989 Thailand: 1.44 Vietnam: 0.32 World: 4.16 1990 Thailand: 1.74 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.15 1991 Thailand: 1.87 Vietnam: 0.31 World: 4.1 1992 Thailand: 2.02 Vietnam: 0.32 World: 4.01 1993 Thailand: 2.25 Vietnam: 0.37 World: 3.97 1994 Thailand: 2.48 Vietnam: 0.42 World: 3.94 1995 Thailand: 2.77 Vietnam: 0.48 World: 3.99 1996 Thailand: 3.07 Vietnam: 0.53 World: 4.01 1997 Thailand: 3.09 Vietnam: 0.6 World: 4.02 1998 Thailand: 2.71 Vietnam: 0.66 World: 3.98 1999 Thailand: 2.8 Vietnam: 0.67 World: 3.95 2000 Thailand: 2.77 Vietnam: 0.73 World: 4.01 2001 Thailand: 2.88 Vietnam: 0.8 World: 4.01 2002 Thailand: 3.04 Vietnam: 0.93 World: 4.02 2003 Thailand: 3.13 Vietnam: 0.98 World: 4.15 2004 Thailand: 3.38 Vietnam: 1.14 World: 4.28 2005 Thailand: 3.47 Vietnam: 1.24 World: 4.39 2006 Thailand: 3.5 Vietnam: 1.26 World: 4.48 2007 Thailand: 3.54 Vietnam: 1.37 World: 4.59 2008 Thailand: 3.53 Vietnam: 1.48 World: 4.56 2009 Thailand: 3.41 Vietnam: 1.63 World: 4.45 2010 Thailand: 3.59 Vietnam: 1.79 World: 4.67 2011 Thailand: 3.58 Vietnam: 1.77 World: 4.76 2012 Thailand: 3.81 Vietnam: 1.75 World: 4.77 2013 Thailand: 3.95 Vietnam: 1.8 World: 4.81 2014 Thailand: 3.88 Vietnam: 1.95 World: 4.78 2015 Thailand: 3.99 Vietnam: 2.16 World: 4.7 2016 Thailand: 3.92 Vietnam: 2.38 World: 4.65 2017 Thailand: 3.95 Vietnam: 2.41 World: 4.67 2018 Thailand: 3.88 Vietnam: 2.93 World: 4.73 2019 Thailand: 4.01 Vietnam: 3.46 World: 4.7 2020 Thailand: 3.85 Vietnam: 3.55 World: 4.47 2021 Thailand: 3.74 Vietnam: 3.4 World: 4.68 2022 Thailand: 3.96 Vietnam: 3.45 World: 4.67 2023 Thailand: 3.84 Vietnam: 3.89 World: 4.68 2024 Thailand: 3.96 Vietnam: 4.27 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Thailand Vietnam World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Thailand: 15.03 Vietnam: 12.74 World: 15.6 2006 Thailand: 17.16 Vietnam: 17.25 World: 17.2 2007 Thailand: 20.03 Vietnam: 20.76 World: 20.2 2008 Thailand: 18.2 Vietnam: 23.92 World: 22.8 2009 Thailand: 20.1 Vietnam: 26.55 World: 25.3 2010 Thailand: 22.4 Vietnam: 30.65 World: 28.4 2011 Thailand: 23.67 Vietnam: 35.07 World: 30.9 2012 Thailand: 26.46 Vietnam: 36.8 World: 33.3 2013 Thailand: 28.94 Vietnam: 38.5 World: 35.3 2014 Thailand: 34.89 Vietnam: 41 World: 37.4 2015 Thailand: 39.32 Vietnam: 45 World: 39.9 2016 Thailand: 47.51 Vietnam: 53 World: 43.6 2017 Thailand: 52.89 Vietnam: 58.14 World: 46.3 2018 Thailand: 56.82 Vietnam: 69.85 World: 49.4 2019 Thailand: 66.65 Vietnam: 68.66 World: 53.9 2020 Thailand: 77.84 Vietnam: 70.3 World: 60.1 2021 Thailand: 85.27 Vietnam: 74.21 World: 63.8 2022 Thailand: 87.98 Vietnam: 78.59 World: 67 2023 Thailand: 89.54 Vietnam: 78.08 World: 69.2 2024 Thailand: 90.87 Vietnam: 84.15 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Population 71.6 mn 2025
20th of 215		 101.6 mn 2025
16th of 215
Population density 140.3 /km² 2023
81st of 214		 320.2 /km² 2023
36th of 214
Population growth -0.07 % 2025
174th of 215		 0.60 % 2025
128th of 215
Life expectancy 76.6 years 2024
88th of 215		 74.7 years 2024
106th of 215
Fertility rate 1.20 2024
197th of 215		 1.90 2024
109th of 215
Birth rate 8.1 ‰ 2024
186th of 215		 13.4 ‰ 2024
108th of 215
Infant mortality 7.7 ‰ 2024
67th of 196		 12.0 ‰ 2024
95th of 196
Urban population 62.8 % 2025
116th of 215		 38.8 % 2025
175th of 215
Aged 65+ 16.0 % 2025
60th of 215		 9.5 % 2025
102nd of 215
Living in cities 36.0 % 2025
111th of 215		 40.2 % 2025
96th of 215
Living in towns 26.4 % 2025
141st of 215		 47.3 % 2025
43rd of 215
Living in rural areas 37.7 % 2025
53rd of 215		 12.5 % 2025
181st of 215

Human development

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Human Development Index 0.798 2023
76th of 193		 0.766 2023
94th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.677 2023
66th of 169		 0.641 2023
75th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.726 2023
48th of 156		 0.699 2023
68th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.288 2023
73rd of 172		 0.299 2023
78th of 172

Economy

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
GDP 577 bn US$ 2025
29th of 186		 514.7 bn US$ 2025
31st of 186
GDP per capita 8,057 US$ 2025
91st of 186		 5,066 US$ 2025
117th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 26,250 int. $ 2025
76th of 185		 18,088 int. $ 2025
102nd of 185
GNI per capita 7,690 US$ 2025
90th of 182		 4,970 US$ 2025
113th of 182
GDP growth 2.4 % 2025
123rd of 186		 8.0 % 2025
10th of 186
Inflation -0.1 % 2025
155th of 165		 3.3 % 2025
75th of 165
Trade 138.4 % 2025
22nd of 138		 190.3 % 2025
7th of 138
Exports 71.1 % 2025
21st of 138		 98.2 % 2025
7th of 138
FDI inflows 3.3 % 2025
85th of 192		 4.2 % 2024
56th of 192
Manufacturing 23.7 % 2025
9th of 132		 24.5 % 2025
8th of 132
Agriculture 8.7 % 2025
65th of 158		 11.6 % 2025
51st of 158
Tax revenue 15.2 % 2024
59th of 89		 -
Government debt 61.9 % 2024
18th of 56		 -
Military spending 1.1 % 2024
102nd of 147		 1.8 % 2018

Labour

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Unemployment 0.8 % 2025
4th of 181		 1.5 % 2025
11th of 181
Youth unemployment 4.5 % 2025
24th of 181		 6.2 % 2025
35th of 181
Women in the labour force 59.0 % 2025
55th of 181		 68.6 % 2025
19th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 28.6 % 2025
62nd of 181		 25.0 % 2025
71st of 181
Weekly hours worked 42.1 h 2025
50th of 181		 41.8 h 2025
55th of 181
Youth NEET rate 12.9 % 2025
57th of 181		 10.9 % 2025
41st of 181
Labour income share 47.0 % 2023 47.3 % 2025
51st of 114
Output per hour 17.9 $ 2025
103rd of 181		 12.7 $ 2025
120th of 181

Health

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Health spending 4.5 % 2023
136th of 192		 4.6 % 2023
134th of 192
Health spending per person 327 US$ 2023
108th of 191		 197 US$ 2023
127th of 191
Physicians 0.54 /1,000 2021 1.11 /1,000 2021
Under-5 mortality 9.0 ‰ 2024
66th of 196		 17.3 ‰ 2024
113th of 196
Maternal mortality 34 /100k 2023
82nd of 194		 48 /100k 2023
100th of 194
Tobacco use 17.8 % 2024
77th of 166		 21.1 % 2024
94th of 166
Safe drinking water - 58.6 % 2024
102nd of 147

Food

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Calories per person 2,806 kcal 2024
95th of 155		 3,021 kcal 2024
77th of 155
Protein supply 68.1 g 2022
142nd of 174		 99.1 g 2022
75th of 174
Animal protein supply 27.6 g 2022
126th of 174		 41.2 g 2022
98th of 174
Fat supply 60.6 g 2022
138th of 174		 68.8 g 2022
122nd of 174
Food insecurity 4.5 % 2024
13th of 134		 9.4 % 2024
41st of 134
Severe food insecurity 0.6 % 2024
7th of 124		 1.8 % 2024
29th of 124
Cereal import dependency -18.5 % 2022
137th of 160		 15.4 % 2022
116th of 160

Education

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Literacy 91.1 % 2022 96.1 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 92.1 % 2025
56th of 108		 93.4 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 49.1 % 2025
74th of 128		 37.6 % 2024
90th of 128
Education spending 2.5 % 2023
95th of 121		 2.9 % 2022
Expected schooling 15.4 yrs 2023
62nd of 195		 15.5 yrs 2023
60th of 195
Mean schooling 9.0 yrs 2023
109th of 193		 9.0 yrs 2023
112th of 193

Society

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Income inequality 33.3 2024
57th of 93		 36.1 2022
52nd of 93
Extreme poverty 0.0 % 2024
16th of 93		 1.6 % 2022
55th of 93
Internet use 90.9 % 2024
52nd of 182		 84.2 % 2024
82nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 160.6 /100 2024
18th of 151		 127.6 /100 2024
53rd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
104th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
119th of 213
Women in parliament 19.6 % 2025
124th of 184		 31.4 % 2025
65th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Refugees hosted 84,017 2025
54th of 177		 13 2025
156th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.2 ‰ 2025
84th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 2,880 2025
84th of 177		 0 2025
177th of 177
Refugees from the country 327 2025
128th of 199		 20,636 2025
47th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
178th of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
103rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Control of corruption 37.2 /100 2024
134th of 207		 42.8 /100 2024
107th of 207
Government effectiveness 56.3 /100 2024
82nd of 205		 49.5 /100 2024
108th of 205
Rule of law 53.3 /100 2024
112th of 207		 51.6 /100 2024
118th of 207
Regulatory quality 56.5 /100 2024
84th of 205		 50.7 /100 2024
118th of 205
Voice and accountability 47.1 /100 2024
130th of 205		 37.6 /100 2024
162nd of 205
Political stability 54.2 /100 2024
160th of 207		 66.0 /100 2024
106th of 207

Environment

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
CO₂ per capita 3.96 t 2024
131st of 202		 4.27 t 2024
140th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 267.8 Mt 2024
23rd of 204		 370.9 Mt 2024
17th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.69 % 2024
23rd of 204		 0.96 % 2024
17th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 8.3 Gt 2024
29th of 204		 5.7 Gt 2024
37th of 204
GHG per capita 5.89 t 2024
138th of 202		 5.79 t 2024
135th of 202
Renewable energy 19.0 % 2021
111th of 211		 24.2 % 2021
95th of 211
Forest area 38.7 % 2023
79th of 212		 47.4 % 2023
57th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 23.5 µg/m³ 2023
135th of 200		 24.8 µg/m³ 2023
139th of 200
Water stress 23.0 % 2022
115th of 176		 18.1 % 2022
107th of 176
Land area 510,890 km² 2023
50th of 214		 313,429 km² 2023
68th of 214

Energy

Indicator Thailand Vietnam
Renewable electricity 16.6 % 2025
135th of 190		 45.3 % 2025
76th of 190
Wind and solar 7.1 % 2025
107th of 190		 12.0 % 2025
60th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 16.6 % 2025
139th of 190		 45.3 % 2025
85th of 190
Fossil electricity 83.4 % 2025
139th of 190		 54.7 % 2025
85th of 190
Coal power 17.8 % 2025
149th of 188		 48.3 % 2025
174th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 546 g/kWh 2025
124th of 190		 464 g/kWh 2025
101st of 190
Electricity per capita 3.14 MWh 2025
86th of 191		 3.09 MWh 2025
89th of 191
Nuclear power - 0.0 % 2025
175th of 180

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.