Thailand vs Türkiye
Thailand vs Türkiye: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.7 years in Thailand and 9.2 years in Türkiye, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.5 years, or 1.06 times that in Thailand.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Thailand ranked 66 and Türkiye ranked 51 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Thailand | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
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
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