Papua New Guinea vs Thailand
Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $2,665 in Papua New Guinea and $6,783 in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by $4,118, or 2.55 times that in Papua New Guinea.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
- In 2025, Papua New Guinea ranked 133 and Thailand ranked 92 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,665 | $6,783 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $2,567 | $6,617 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $2,515 | $6,424 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $2,467 | $6,280 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $2,378 | $6,119 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $2,439 | $6,032 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $2,573 | $6,435 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $2,518 | $6,314 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $2,585 | $6,077 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $2,557 | $5,858 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $2,485 | $5,689 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $2,391 | $5,541 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $2,162 | $5,517 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $2,139 | $5,404 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $2,102 | $5,070 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $2,141 | $5,059 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $2,003 | $4,737 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $1,934 | $4,806 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $2,001 | $4,761 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $1,915 | $4,552 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $1,876 | $4,372 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $1,822 | $4,233 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $1,833 | $4,018 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $1,854 | $3,784 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $1,921 | $3,599 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $1,990 | $3,515 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $2,112 | $3,403 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $2,147 | $3,295 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $2,311 | $3,615 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $2,492 | $3,767 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $2,397 | $3,615 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $2,570 | $3,391 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $2,516 | $3,187 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $2,207 | $2,990 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $2,008 | $2,811 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $1,892 | $2,632 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $2,003 | $2,406 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $2,078 | $2,180 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $2,063 | $1,958 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $2,051 | $1,819 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $2,002 | $1,755 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $1,967 | $1,708 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $2,016 | $1,646 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,995 | $1,589 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $2,029 | $1,538 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $2,078 | $1,482 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $2,171 | $1,439 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $2,177 | $1,394 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $2,049 | $1,292 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $2,076 | $1,203 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $2,197 | $1,126 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $2,267 | $1,099 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $2,260 | $1,079 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $2,171 | $1,005 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $2,105 | $990 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $2,029 | $970 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $1,874 | $895 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $1,771 | $864 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $1,736 | $822 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $1,706 | $779 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $1,648 | $722 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $1,527 | $688 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $1,438 | $664 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $1,413 | $633 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $1,359 | $606 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $1,313 | $593 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, 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
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