Thailand vs Türkiye
Thailand vs Türkiye: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $6,783 in Thailand and $15,880 in Türkiye, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $9,097, or 2.34 times that in Thailand.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Thailand ranked 92 and Türkiye ranked 57 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Thailand | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,783 | $15,880 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $6,617 | $15,400 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $6,424 | $14,930 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $6,280 | $14,270 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $6,119 | $13,670 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $6,032 | $12,340 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $6,435 | $12,240 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $6,314 | $12,260 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $6,077 | $12,010 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $5,858 | $11,280 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $5,689 | $11,060 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $5,541 | $10,600 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $5,517 | $10,270 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $5,404 | $9,588 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $5,070 | $9,266 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $5,059 | $8,473 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $4,737 | $7,925 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $4,806 | $8,448 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $4,761 | $8,478 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $4,552 | $8,079 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $4,372 | $7,623 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $4,233 | $7,062 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $4,018 | $6,496 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $3,784 | $6,212 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $3,599 | $5,907 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $3,515 | $6,326 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $3,403 | $5,990 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $3,295 | $6,261 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $3,615 | $6,230 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $3,767 | $5,888 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $3,615 | $5,578 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $3,391 | $5,256 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $3,187 | $5,610 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $2,990 | $5,302 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $2,811 | $5,134 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $2,632 | $5,188 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $2,406 | $4,838 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $2,180 | $4,919 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $1,958 | $4,905 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $1,819 | $4,572 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $1,755 | $4,364 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $1,708 | $4,281 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $1,646 | $4,105 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,589 | $4,004 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $1,538 | $3,949 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $1,482 | $3,842 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $1,439 | $4,018 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $1,394 | $4,123 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $1,292 | $4,145 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $1,203 | $4,092 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $1,126 | $3,781 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $1,099 | $3,602 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $1,079 | $3,487 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $1,005 | $3,456 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $990 | $3,295 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $970 | $3,197 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $895 | $3,170 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $864 | $3,121 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $822 | $2,998 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $779 | $2,938 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $722 | $2,710 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $688 | $2,702 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $664 | $2,630 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $633 | $2,477 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $606 | $2,411 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $593 | $2,449 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, 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
Thailand vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyThailand: 76.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityThailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityThailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionThailand: 3.09% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateThailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationThailand: 71.7 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthThailand: -0.04% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateThailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationThailand: 62.8% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageThailand: 39.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overThailand: 14.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateThailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingThailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsThailand: $5.57B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personThailand: $84 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingThailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelThailand: 455,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerThailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersThailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsThailand: 33 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsThailand: 15 million TIV in 2024Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025