Philippines vs Thailand
Philippines vs Thailand: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 94.8% in Philippines and 100% in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 5.2 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Philippines.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Philippines | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.8 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 98 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 94.8 | 99.9 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 97.5 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 96.4 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 95.3 | 99.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 94.2 | 99.8 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 93 | 99.9 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 92 | 99.9 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 89.1 | 99.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 89.8 | 99.5 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 87.5 | 99.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 87.1 | 99.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 87.2 | 99.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 85.5 | 99.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 84.3 | 99 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 83.3 | 94.8 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 82 | 94.1 | 82 |
| 2006 | 80.2 | 99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 79.8 | 92.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 87.6 | 92.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | 76.6 | 91.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | 76.7 | 91 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 75.7 | 90.4 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 74.7 | 82.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 71.9 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 71.3 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 71.4 | – | – |
| 1996 | 70.2 | – | – |
| 1995 | 69.1 | – | – |
| 1994 | 68 | – | – |
| 1993 | 65.4 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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
Philippines vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePhilippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024