Brazil vs Thailand
Brazil vs Thailand: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.9 years in Brazil and 8.7 years in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.8 years, or 1.1 times that in Brazil.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 88 and Thailand ranked 66 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024