Singapore vs Thailand
Singapore vs Thailand: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 12.8 years in Singapore and 8.7 years in Thailand, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 4.1 years, or 1.48 times that in Thailand.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Singapore ranked 1 and Thailand ranked 66 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Singapore | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.8 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 12.9 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 12.5 | 8.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Singapore vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySingapore: 83.7 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySingapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySingapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSingapore: 3.44% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSingapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSingapore: 5.79 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSingapore: 0.81% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSingapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSingapore: 100% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSingapore: 35.1 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSingapore: 13.1% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSingapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSingapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSingapore: $16.9B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSingapore: $2,980 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSingapore: 18% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSingapore: 59,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSingapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSingapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSingapore: 57 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSingapore: 79 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024