Papua New Guinea vs Thailand
Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Population
Population in 2023: 10.4 million people in Papua New Guinea and 71.7 million people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 61.3 million people, or 6.9 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Papua New Guinea at 18.6 million people and Thailand at 45.6 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.4 million | 71.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 10.2 million | 71.7 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 10 million | 71.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 9.82 million | 71.6 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 9.61 million | 71.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 9.4 million | 71.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 9.18 million | 71.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 8.96 million | 70.9 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 8.74 million | 70.5 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 8.52 million | 70.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 8.3 million | 69.9 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 8.08 million | 69.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 7.86 million | 69 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 7.63 million | 68.6 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 7.41 million | 68.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 7.18 million | 67.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 6.96 million | 67.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 6.75 million | 66.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 6.54 million | 66 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 6.33 million | 65.5 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 6.12 million | 64.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 5.92 million | 64.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 5.73 million | 63.7 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 5.54 million | 63 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 5.35 million | 62.3 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 5.17 million | 61.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 4.99 million | 60.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 4.81 million | 59.9 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.64 million | 59.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.48 million | 58.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.32 million | 57.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 4.17 million | 56.5 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 4.02 million | 55.6 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.9 million | 54.7 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.8 million | 53.9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.71 million | 53 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.63 million | 52.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.56 million | 51.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.48 million | 50.3 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.41 million | 49.4 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.33 million | 48.4 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 3.26 million | 47.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 3.2 million | 46.6 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 3.13 million | 45.7 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 3.07 million | 44.7 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 3 million | 43.8 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 2.94 million | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 2.88 million | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 2.82 million | 40.9 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.75 million | 40 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 2.69 million | 39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 2.63 million | 37.9 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.57 million | 36.9 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.51 million | 36 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.45 million | 35 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.39 million | 34 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.34 million | 33 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 2.29 million | 32.1 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 2.24 million | 31.2 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 2.19 million | 30.2 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 2.14 million | 29.3 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 2.09 million | 28.5 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 2.05 million | 27.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 2 million | 26.9 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 1.94 million | 26.1 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 1.89 million | 25.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.84 million | 24.7 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.79 million | 24 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.74 million | 23.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.69 million | 22.7 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.65 million | 22.1 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 1.61 million | 21.5 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 1.58 million | 21 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 1.54 million | 20.4 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 1.49 million | 19.9 million | – |
| 1948 | 1.42 million | 19.3 million | – |
| 1947 | 1.35 million | 18.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 1.29 million | 18.4 million | – |
| 1945 | 1.22 million | 17.9 million | – |
| 1944 | 1.16 million | 17.4 million | – |
| 1943 | 1.11 million | 17 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.05 million | 16.6 million | – |
| 1941 | 1 million | 16.2 million | – |
| 1940 | 953,500 | 15.8 million | – |
| 1939 | 907,100 | 15.4 million | – |
| 1938 | 862,800 | 15.1 million | – |
| 1937 | 820,800 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 780,800 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 742,700 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 706,500 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 672,100 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 639,400 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1931 | 613,000 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1930 | 592,600 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1929 | 578,000 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1928 | 568,700 | 12 million | – |
| 1927 | 564,500 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1926 | 560,400 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1925 | 556,200 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 552,100 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1923 | 548,100 | 10.7 million | – |
| 1922 | 544,100 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1921 | 546,100 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1920 | 554,500 | 9.98 million | – |
| 1919 | 569,600 | 9.79 million | – |
| 1918 | 591,500 | 9.62 million | – |
| 1917 | 620,600 | 9.46 million | – |
| 1916 | 650,200 | 9.3 million | – |
| 1915 | 681,200 | 9.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 713,700 | 9 million | – |
| 1913 | 747,700 | 8.85 million | – |
| 1912 | 783,300 | 8.7 million | – |
| 1911 | 812,200 | 8.56 million | – |
| 1910 | 833,900 | 8.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 848,100 | 8.31 million | – |
| 1908 | 854,600 | 8.2 million | – |
| 1907 | 853,000 | 8.09 million | – |
| 1906 | 851,400 | 7.99 million | – |
| 1905 | 849,800 | 7.89 million | – |
| 1904 | 848,200 | 7.79 million | – |
| 1903 | 846,600 | 7.69 million | – |
| 1902 | 845,000 | 7.59 million | – |
| 1901 | 843,400 | 7.5 million | – |
| 1900 | 841,800 | 7.41 million | – |
| 1899 | 840,200 | 7.33 million | – |
| 1898 | 838,600 | 7.26 million | – |
| 1897 | 837,100 | 7.19 million | – |
| 1896 | 835,500 | 7.12 million | – |
| 1895 | 833,900 | 7.05 million | – |
| 1894 | 832,300 | 6.99 million | – |
| 1893 | 830,700 | 6.92 million | – |
| 1892 | 829,100 | 6.86 million | – |
| 1891 | 827,500 | 6.79 million | – |
| 1890 | 825,900 | 6.73 million | – |
| 1889 | 824,400 | 6.68 million | – |
| 1888 | 822,800 | 6.63 million | – |
| 1887 | 821,200 | 6.58 million | – |
| 1886 | 819,600 | 6.53 million | – |
| 1885 | 818,000 | 6.48 million | – |
| 1884 | 816,500 | 6.43 million | – |
| 1883 | 814,900 | 6.39 million | – |
| 1882 | 813,300 | 6.34 million | – |
| 1881 | 811,700 | 6.29 million | – |
| 1880 | 810,200 | 6.25 million | – |
| 1879 | 808,600 | 6.2 million | – |
| 1878 | 807,000 | 6.15 million | – |
| 1877 | 805,500 | 6.11 million | – |
| 1876 | 803,900 | 6.06 million | – |
| 1875 | 802,300 | 6.02 million | – |
| 1874 | 800,800 | 5.97 million | – |
| 1873 | 799,200 | 5.93 million | – |
| 1872 | 797,600 | 5.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 796,100 | 5.85 million | – |
| 1870 | 794,500 | 5.81 million | – |
| 1869 | 792,900 | 5.77 million | – |
| 1868 | 791,400 | 5.74 million | – |
| 1867 | 789,800 | 5.71 million | – |
| 1866 | 788,300 | 5.68 million | – |
| 1865 | 786,700 | 5.65 million | – |
| 1864 | 785,200 | 5.62 million | – |
| 1863 | 783,600 | 5.59 million | – |
| 1862 | 782,100 | 5.56 million | – |
| 1861 | 780,500 | 5.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 779,000 | 5.51 million | – |
| 1859 | 777,400 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1858 | 775,900 | 5.45 million | – |
| 1857 | 774,300 | 5.42 million | – |
| 1856 | 772,800 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1855 | 771,200 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1854 | 769,700 | 5.34 million | – |
| 1853 | 768,100 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1852 | 766,600 | 5.28 million | – |
| 1851 | 765,000 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1850 | 763,500 | 5.23 million | – |
| 1849 | 763,200 | 5.21 million | – |
| 1848 | 762,900 | 5.19 million | – |
| 1847 | 762,600 | 5.17 million | – |
| 1846 | 762,300 | 5.15 million | – |
| 1845 | 762,100 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1844 | 761,800 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1843 | 761,500 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1842 | 761,200 | 5.07 million | – |
| 1841 | 760,900 | 5.05 million | – |
| 1840 | 760,600 | 5.04 million | – |
| 1839 | 760,300 | 5.02 million | – |
| 1838 | 760,000 | 5 million | – |
| 1837 | 759,800 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 759,500 | 4.96 million | – |
| 1835 | 759,200 | 4.94 million | – |
| 1834 | 758,900 | 4.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 758,600 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 758,300 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1831 | 758,000 | 4.87 million | – |
| 1830 | 757,800 | 4.85 million | – |
| 1829 | 757,500 | 4.83 million | – |
| 1828 | 757,200 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1827 | 756,900 | 4.79 million | – |
| 1826 | 756,600 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1825 | 756,300 | 4.76 million | – |
| 1824 | 756,000 | 4.74 million | – |
| 1823 | 755,800 | 4.72 million | – |
| 1822 | 755,500 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1821 | 755,200 | 4.67 million | – |
| 1820 | 755,100 | 4.62 million | – |
| 1819 | 755,000 | 4.55 million | – |
| 1818 | 754,900 | 4.47 million | – |
| 1817 | 754,900 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1816 | 754,900 | 4.27 million | – |
| 1815 | 754,900 | 4.18 million | – |
| 1814 | 754,900 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1813 | 754,900 | 4 million | – |
| 1812 | 754,900 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1811 | 754,900 | 3.83 million | – |
| 1810 | 754,900 | 3.74 million | – |
| 1809 | 754,900 | 3.66 million | – |
| 1808 | 754,900 | 3.58 million | – |
| 1807 | 754,900 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1806 | 754,900 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1805 | 754,900 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1804 | 754,900 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1803 | 754,900 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1802 | 754,900 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1801 | 754,900 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1800 | 754,900 | 3 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.6 million10.5 million–10.6 million | 71.7 million71.6 million–71.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 10.8 million10.6 million–10.9 million | 71.6 million71.4 million–71.9 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 11 million10.8 million–11.2 million | 71.6 million71.2 million–72 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 11.1 million10.8 million–11.5 million | 71.5 million70.9 million–72.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 11.3 million10.9 million–11.8 million | 71.4 million70.7 million–72.2 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 11.5 million11 million–12.1 million | 71.3 million70.3 million–72.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 11.7 million11.1 million–12.4 million | 71.2 million70 million–72.4 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 11.9 million11.1 million–12.7 million | 71.1 million69.6 million–72.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 12 million11.2 million–13 million | 71 million69.2 million–72.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 12.2 million11.3 million–13.3 million | 70.9 million68.8 million–72.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 12.4 million11.3 million–13.6 million | 70.7 million68.4 million–72.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 12.5 million11.4 million–13.9 million | 70.5 million68 million–72.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 12.7 million11.5 million–14.2 million | 70.4 million67.5 million–73 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 12.9 million11.5 million–14.6 million | 70.2 million67 million–73.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 13.1 million11.5 million–14.9 million | 70 million66.6 million–73.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 13.2 million11.6 million–15.3 million | 69.8 million66 million–73.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 13.4 million11.6 million–15.6 million | 69.5 million65.5 million–73.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 13.5 million11.6 million–16 million | 69.3 million64.9 million–73.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 13.7 million11.7 million–16.3 million | 69 million64.4 million–73.3 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 13.9 million11.7 million–16.7 million | 68.8 million63.8 million–73.4 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 14 million11.7 million–17.1 million | 68.5 million63.2 million–73.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 14.2 million11.7 million–17.4 million | 68.2 million62.5 million–73.4 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 14.3 million11.7 million–17.8 million | 67.8 million61.9 million–73.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 14.5 million11.7 million–18.2 million | 67.5 million61.3 million–73.2 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 14.6 million11.7 million–18.6 million | 67.1 million60.5 million–73.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 14.8 million11.7 million–19 million | 66.8 million59.8 million–73 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 14.9 million11.7 million–19.5 million | 66.4 million59.1 million–72.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 15.1 million11.7 million–19.9 million | 66 million58.4 million–72.7 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 15.2 million11.6 million–20.3 million | 65.6 million57.8 million–72.6 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 15.3 million11.6 million–20.7 million | 65.2 million57 million–72.5 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 15.5 million11.5 million–21.2 million | 64.7 million56.2 million–72.4 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 15.6 million11.4 million–21.6 million | 64.3 million55.3 million–72.3 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 15.7 million11.4 million–22.1 million | 63.8 million54.5 million–72.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 15.8 million11.4 million–22.7 million | 63.4 million53.7 million–72 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 16 million11.3 million–23.2 million | 62.9 million53 million–71.9 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 16.1 million11.3 million–23.6 million | 62.4 million52.3 million–71.8 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 16.2 million11.2 million–24.2 million | 62 million51.6 million–71.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 16.3 million11.1 million–24.7 million | 61.5 million51 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 16.4 million11 million–25.3 million | 61.1 million50.2 million–71.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 16.5 million10.9 million–25.9 million | 60.6 million49.4 million–71.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 16.6 million10.9 million–26.5 million | 60.1 million48.7 million–71.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 16.7 million10.8 million–27.1 million | 59.7 million47.9 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 16.8 million10.7 million–27.7 million | 59.2 million47.2 million–71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 16.9 million10.6 million–28.2 million | 58.8 million46.5 million–70.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 17 million10.4 million–28.8 million | 58.3 million45.8 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 17.1 million10.3 million–29.4 million | 57.9 million45.1 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 17.2 million10.3 million–30.1 million | 57.4 million44.3 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 17.3 million10.2 million–30.6 million | 57 million43.4 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 17.4 million10.1 million–31.2 million | 56.5 million42.6 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 17.4 million10 million–31.8 million | 56.1 million41.9 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 17.5 million9.89 million–32.4 million | 55.7 million41.2 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 17.6 million9.74 million–33.1 million | 55.3 million40.4 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 17.7 million9.66 million–33.6 million | 54.8 million39.6 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 17.7 million9.61 million–34.1 million | 54.4 million38.8 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 17.8 million9.53 million–34.7 million | 54 million37.9 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 17.9 million9.44 million–35.3 million | 53.6 million37.1 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 17.9 million9.3 million–36 million | 53.2 million36.3 million–70.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 18 million9.14 million–36.5 million | 52.8 million35.6 million–70.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 18 million9.03 million–37.1 million | 52.4 million34.8 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 18.1 million8.94 million–37.9 million | 52 million34.2 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 18.1 million8.84 million–38.7 million | 51.5 million33.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 18.2 million8.75 million–39.3 million | 51.1 million33 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 18.2 million8.65 million–39.9 million | 50.8 million32.3 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 18.3 million8.54 million–40.6 million | 50.4 million31.7 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 18.3 million8.46 million–41.3 million | 50 million31.1 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 18.4 million8.37 million–42.1 million | 49.6 million30.3 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 18.4 million8.26 million–42.7 million | 49.2 million29.6 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 18.4 million8.14 million–43.1 million | 48.8 million29 million–70.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 18.5 million8.06 million–43.8 million | 48.4 million28.2 million–70.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 18.5 million7.99 million–44.5 million | 48.1 million27.6 million–70.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 18.5 million7.89 million–45 million | 47.7 million26.9 million–70.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 18.6 million7.79 million–45.7 million | 47.3 million26.3 million–70.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 18.6 million7.67 million–46.2 million | 47 million25.8 million–70.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 18.6 million7.53 million–46.6 million | 46.6 million25.3 million–70.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 18.6 million7.39 million–47.1 million | 46.3 million24.8 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 18.6 million7.25 million–47.7 million | 45.9 million24.3 million–70.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 18.6 million7.13 million–48.3 million | 45.6 million23.7 million–70.8 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
- 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