South Korea vs Thailand
South Korea vs Thailand: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 97.9% in South Korea and 90.9% in Thailand, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 7 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Thailand.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, South Korea ranked 13 and Thailand ranked 52 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | South Korea | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 97.9 | 90.9 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 97.4 | 89.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 97.2 | 88 | 67 |
| 2021 | 97.6 | 85.3 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 96.5 | 77.8 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 96.2 | 66.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 96 | 56.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 95.1 | 52.9 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 92.8 | 47.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 89.9 | 39.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 87.6 | 34.9 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 84.8 | 28.9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 84.1 | 26.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 83.8 | 23.7 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 83.7 | 22.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 81.6 | 20.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 81 | 18.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 78.8 | 20 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 78.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 73.5 | 15 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 72.7 | 10.7 | – |
| 2003 | 65.5 | 9.3 | – |
| 2002 | 59.4 | 7.5 | – |
| 2001 | 56.6 | 5.6 | – |
| 2000 | 44.7 | 3.7 | – |
| 1999 | 23.6 | 2.4 | – |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 1.1 | – |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 0.4 | – |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 1995 | 0.8 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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
South Korea vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024