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Thailand vs United Arab Emirates
How Thailand and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 76.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $6,617
- Population · In 2023, Thailand was higher: 71.7 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.38% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 3.96 tonnes
- Life expectancyThailand: 76.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationThailand: 71.7 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personThailand: $6,783 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureThailand: 26.3 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyThailand: 76.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityThailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityThailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionThailand: 3.09% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateThailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationThailand: 71.7 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthThailand: -0.04% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateThailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationThailand: 62.8% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageThailand: 39.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overThailand: 14.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateThailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personThailand: $6,783 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthThailand: 2.4% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationThailand: -0.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtThailand: 62.9% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingThailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsThailand: $5.57B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personThailand: $84 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingThailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelThailand: 455,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerThailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersThailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsThailand: 33 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsThailand: 15 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personThailand: 3.96 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersThailand: 90.9% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityThailand: 100% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaThailand: 38.7% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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