Papua New Guinea vs Thailand
Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 23.1 per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea and 10.4 per 100,000 people in Thailand, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 12.6 per 100,000 people, or 2.21 times that in Thailand.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Papua New Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Papua New Guinea ranked 10 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 | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.1 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 23.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 23.5 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 23.7 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 23.9 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 24.2 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 24.4 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 24.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 24.7 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 24.9 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 25 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 25 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 25.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 25.1 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 25.1 | 15.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 25.2 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 25.3 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 25.6 | 17.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 25.9 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 26.2 | 17 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 26.7 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 27.1 | 17.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 27.5 | 16 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 28 | 14.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 28.5 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 28.8 | 13.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 29.1 | 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
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
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