Germany vs Thailand
Germany vs Thailand: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany and 10.4 per 100,000 people in Thailand, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.5 per 100,000 people, or 1.05 times that in Germany.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2017, Germany ranked 83 and Thailand ranked 76 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Germany | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 17.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 17 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 16 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024