Russia vs Thailand
Russia vs Thailand: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 25.1 per 100,000 people in Russia and 10.4 per 100,000 people in Thailand, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Russia, by 14.7 per 100,000 people, or 2.4 times that in Thailand.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Russia ranked 8 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 | Russia | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.1 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 25.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 26.6 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 28 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 27.8 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 28.4 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 29.3 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 31.9 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 32.2 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 34.9 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 35.7 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 38.6 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 43.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 41.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 42.8 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 42.9 | 15.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 43.4 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 44.2 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 42.5 | 17.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 38.8 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 39.8 | 17 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 43.8 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 48.1 | 17.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 50.2 | 16 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 44 | 14.9 | 16 |
| 1992 | 34.5 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 29.6 | 13.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 28.3 | 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
Russia vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024