Papua New Guinea vs Thailand
Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 75.2% in Papua New Guinea and 38.7% in Thailand, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 36.4 percentage points, or 1.94 times that in Thailand.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Papua New Guinea ranked 10 and Thailand ranked 84 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.2 | 38.7 | – |
| 2023 | 75.2 | 39 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 75.2 | 39.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 75.2 | 39.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 75.2 | 39.8 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 75.2 | 39.7 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 75.3 | 39.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 75.3 | 39.5 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 75.4 | 39.4 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 75.4 | 39.3 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 75.4 | 39.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 75.4 | 39.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 75.5 | 39.3 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 75.5 | 39.3 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 75.5 | 39.3 | 32 |
| 2009 | 75.5 | 39.4 | 32 |
| 2008 | 75.6 | 39.4 | 32 |
| 2007 | 75.6 | 39.4 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 75.7 | 39.4 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 75.7 | 39.4 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 75.8 | 39.4 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 75.8 | 39.4 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 75.9 | 39.4 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 75.9 | 39.5 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 76 | 39.5 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 76 | 39.5 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 76.1 | 39.5 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 76.1 | 39.5 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 76.1 | 39.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 76.2 | 39.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 76.2 | 39.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 76.3 | 39.6 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 76.3 | 39.6 | 33 |
| 1991 | 76.4 | 39.6 | – |
| 1990 | 76.4 | 39.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Papua New Guinea vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyPapua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPapua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPapua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPapua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide ratePapua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPapua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPapua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePapua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPapua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median agePapua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPapua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePapua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPapua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025Thailand: $6,783 in 2025
- GDP growthPapua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024Thailand: 2.4% a year in 2025
- InflationPapua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025Thailand: -0.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtPapua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 62.9% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPapua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPapua New Guinea: $110M in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personPapua New Guinea: $10 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPapua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPapua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerPapua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPapua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPapua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025