Skip to content

Palestine vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 164th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Thailand
Population
5459557
71619867
Population rank 122/197 21/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt n/a
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Palestine and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Thailand
Year GDP
Palestine Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 - $14,882,770,594
1976 - $16,985,208,648
1977 - $19,779,312,261
1978 - $24,006,566,637
1979 - $27,371,650,825
1980 - $32,353,514,989
1981 - $34,846,039,194
1982 - $36,589,772,404
1983 - $40,042,798,388
1984 - $41,797,647,776
1985 - $38,900,711,333
1986 - $43,096,773,981
1987 - $50,535,446,555
1988 - $61,667,253,471
1989 - $72,250,748,100
1990 - $85,343,190,719
1991 - $98,234,714,971
1992 - $111,452,746,518
1993 - $128,889,262,951
1994 $2,843,300,000 $146,683,778,959
1995 $3,282,800,000 $169,278,916,593
1996 $3,409,600,000 $183,035,237,429
1997 $3,759,800,000 $150,180,456,566
1998 $4,067,800,000 $113,675,596,788
1999 $4,271,200,000 $126,669,211,779
2000 $4,313,600,000 $126,392,224,254
2001 $4,003,700,000 $120,296,476,180
2002 $3,555,800,000 $134,300,904,400
2003 $3,968,000,000 $152,280,615,246
2004 $4,603,100,000 $172,895,685,155
2005 $5,125,700,000 $189,318,408,469
2006 $5,348,300,000 $221,758,296,022
2007 $5,815,700,000 $262,942,621,455
2008 $7,310,400,000 $291,382,982,431
2009 $8,085,700,000 $281,710,630,187
2010 $9,681,500,000 $341,104,766,329
2011 $11,186,100,000 $370,818,739,624
2012 $12,208,400,000 $397,558,325,279
2013 $13,515,500,000 $420,333,654,593
2014 $13,989,700,000 $407,339,040,198
2015 $13,972,400,000 $401,296,238,228
2016 $15,405,400,000 $413,366,349,748
2017 $16,128,000,000 $456,356,813,537
2018 $16,276,600,000 $506,754,208,404
2019 $17,133,500,000 $543,976,691,794
2020 $15,531,700,000 $500,461,898,480
2021 $18,109,000,000 $506,194,668,790
2022 $19,165,500,000 $495,644,697,588
2023 $17,847,900,000 $515,906,283,941
2024 $13,711,100,000 $526,411,265,428

Palestine and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 - $364
1976 - $405
1977 - $462
1978 - $548
1979 - $612
1980 - $709
1981 - $748
1982 - $770
1983 - $827
1984 - $847
1985 - $774
1986 - $842
1987 - $970
1988 - $1,164
1989 - $1,342
1990 - $1,559
1991 - $1,766
1992 - $1,972
1993 - $2,245
1994 $1,202 $2,518
1995 $1,327 $2,864
1996 $1,317 $3,055
1997 $1,389 $2,473
1998 $1,465 $1,848
1999 $1,499 $2,033
2000 $1,476 $2,006
2001 $1,336 $1,890
2002 $1,156 $2,090
2003 $1,258 $2,348
2004 $1,422 $2,642
2005 $1,544 $2,868
2006 $1,570 $3,331
2007 $1,664 $3,919
2008 $2,035 $4,309
2009 $2,192 $4,135
2010 $2,557 $4,974
2011 $2,881 $5,374
2012 $3,067 $5,726
2013 $3,315 $6,018
2014 $3,352 $5,801
2015 $3,272 $5,689
2016 $3,528 $5,834
2017 $3,620 $6,413
2018 $3,562 $7,100
2019 $3,657 $7,606
2020 $3,234 $6,986
2021 $3,679 $7,057
2022 $3,800 $6,909
2023 $3,455 $7,195
2024 $2,592 $7,345

Palestine vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Thailand
1950 45.7 45.2
1951 46 45.9
1952 46.3 46.5
1953 46.6 47.1
1954 46.9 47.6
1955 47.2 48.1
1956 47.6 48.6
1957 48 49.1
1958 48.4 49.5
1959 48.8 50.1
1960 49.3 50.6
1961 49.8 51.1
1962 50.4 51.4
1963 51 52
1964 51.6 52.5
1965 52.2 53.1
1966 52.8 53.7
1967 50.9 54.3
1968 54.1 55
1969 54.7 55.7
1970 55.4 56.5
1971 56 57.1
1972 56.7 57.7
1973 57.6 58.3
1974 58 59
1975 58.7 59.7
1976 59.4 60.4
1977 60.1 60.9
1978 60.8 61.3
1979 61.5 61.7
1980 62.2 62.2
1981 62.8 62.9
1982 63.5 63.6
1983 64.1 64.5
1984 64.7 65.5
1985 65.3 66.5
1986 65.7 67.3
1987 66.3 67.8
1988 66.7 68.2
1989 67.1 68.6
1990 67.8 68.9
1991 68.2 69.1
1992 68.5 69.4
1993 68.8 69.6
1994 69.3 69.7
1995 69.6 69.8
1996 70 69.9
1997 70.3 70.4
1998 70.6 70.7
1999 70.8 71
2000 70.3 71.2
2001 69.8 71.5
2002 70.9 71.8
2003 71 72.1
2004 71.1 72.1
2005 72 72.9
2006 71.8 73.3
2007 72.1 73.8
2008 72.2 74.2
2009 72.3 74.7
2010 73.3 75
2011 73.6 75.3
2012 73.7 75.6
2013 74.1 76
2014 72.8 76.3
2015 74.6 76.6
2016 74.9 76.8
2017 75.2 77
2018 75.4 77.2
2019 75.8 77.2
2020 75 77.3
2021 73.9 77.6
2022 76.7 75.3
2023 65.2 76.4
2024 69.2 76.6
2025 73.1 76.8

Palestine and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Thailand
Year Population
Palestine Thailand
1960 - 26,851,747
1961 - 27,650,334
1962 - 28,481,040
1963 - 29,342,322
1964 - 30,232,141
1965 - 31,149,337
1966 - 32,086,071
1967 - 33,037,801
1968 - 34,002,560
1969 - 34,973,782
1970 - 35,954,408
1971 - 36,937,387
1972 - 37,933,929
1973 - 38,947,787
1974 - 39,952,891
1975 - 40,940,005
1976 - 41,896,504
1977 - 42,843,974
1978 - 43,788,976
1979 - 44,718,434
1980 - 45,650,022
1981 - 46,575,855
1982 - 47,494,577
1983 - 48,423,309
1984 - 49,351,708
1985 - 50,270,753
1986 - 51,177,834
1987 - 52,074,105
1988 - 52,969,595
1989 - 53,848,956
1990 1,978,248 54,738,329
1991 2,068,845 55,637,434
1992 2,163,591 56,528,834
1993 2,262,676 57,408,198
1994 2,366,298 58,260,854
1995 2,474,666 59,098,232
1996 2,587,997 59,920,064
1997 2,706,518 60,724,584
1998 2,776,568 61,522,630
1999 2,848,431 62,299,043
2000 2,922,153 63,007,815
2001 2,997,784 63,651,141
2002 3,075,373 64,266,437
2003 3,154,969 64,868,166
2004 3,236,626 65,452,047
2005 3,320,396 66,017,420
2006 3,406,334 66,567,687
2007 3,494,496 67,102,394
2008 3,591,977 67,619,830
2009 3,689,099 68,121,080
2010 3,786,161 68,579,447
2011 3,882,986 69,007,208
2012 3,979,998 69,436,098
2013 4,076,708 69,845,114
2014 4,173,398 70,216,367
2015 4,270,092 70,540,795
2016 4,367,088 70,859,841
2017 4,454,805 71,160,187
2018 4,569,087 71,376,079
2019 4,685,306 71,522,271
2020 4,803,269 71,641,484
2021 4,922,749 71,727,332
2022 5,043,612 71,735,329
2023 5,165,775 71,702,435
2024 5,289,152 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Palestine and Thailand

Fertility rate
Palestine

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Thailand
1960 - 6.33
1961 - 6.32
1962 - 6.33
1963 - 6.34
1964 - 6.31
1965 - 6.26
1966 - 6.18
1967 - 6.08
1968 - 5.93
1969 - 5.7
1970 - 5.45
1971 - 5.25
1972 - 5.08
1973 - 4.85
1974 - 4.6
1975 - 4.36
1976 - 4.12
1977 - 3.87
1978 - 3.62
1979 - 3.45
1980 - 3.29
1981 - 3.13
1982 - 2.94
1983 - 2.76
1984 - 2.58
1985 - 2.45
1986 - 2.36
1987 - 2.26
1988 - 2.17
1989 - 2.14
1990 6.81 2.07
1991 6.75 2.04
1992 6.65 2.01
1993 6.5 1.97
1994 6.33 1.93
1995 6.16 1.89
1996 5.99 1.87
1997 5.82 1.85
1998 5.69 1.82
1999 5.58 1.77
2000 5.46 1.73
2001 5.34 1.71
2002 5.22 1.69
2003 5.06 1.67
2004 4.97 1.67
2005 4.87 1.64
2006 4.74 1.63
2007 4.63 1.62
2008 4.51 1.59
2009 4.44 1.57
2010 4.43 1.56
2011 4.31 1.57
2012 4.15 1.56
2013 4.05 1.53
2014 4 1.48
2015 3.98 1.45
2016 3.89 1.4
2017 3.77 1.36
2018 3.67 1.32
2019 3.59 1.29
2020 3.51 1.26
2021 3.44 1.23
2022 3.38 1.22
2023 3.31 1.21

Palestine and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Palestine Thailand
1960 - 18
1961 - 17.9
1962 - 17.7
1963 - 17.6
1964 - 17.5
1965 - 17.4
1966 - 17.3
1967 - 17.3
1968 - 17.3
1969 - 17.4
1970 - 17.5
1971 - 17.6
1972 - 17.8
1973 - 18
1974 - 18.2
1975 - 18.4
1976 - 18.7
1977 - 18.9
1978 - 19.2
1979 - 19.5
1980 - 19.9
1981 - 20.2
1982 - 20.6
1983 - 21
1984 - 21.5
1985 - 21.9
1986 - 22.4
1987 - 22.8
1988 - 23.3
1989 - 23.7
1990 15.4 24.3
1991 15.4 24.8
1992 15.4 25.4
1993 15.5 26
1994 15.5 26.6
1995 15.6 27.2
1996 15.7 27.7
1997 15.8 28.3
1998 15.9 28.9
1999 16 29.5
2000 16.2 30
2001 16.3 30.5
2002 16.5 30.9
2003 16.7 31.3
2004 16.9 31.7
2005 17.1 32.2
2006 17.4 32.6
2007 17.6 33.1
2008 17.9 33.6
2009 18.1 34
2010 18.4 34.5
2011 18.6 35
2012 18.9 35.4
2013 19.1 35.9
2014 19.4 36.3
2015 19.6 36.8
2016 19.8 37.3
2017 19.9 37.7
2018 20 38.2
2019 20.2 38.7
2020 20.3 39.2
2021 20.4 39.7
2022 20.6 40.2
2023 20.8 40.7
2024 20.9 41.1

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Palestine and Thailand.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
30
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Palestine Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Palestine Thailand
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
34
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
91.1%
2022
English speaking
20%
2025
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Palestine Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Thailand
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
436,817 mi
2020

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Palestine vs Thailand
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare