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Russia vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 1st vs. 50th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Thailand
Population
142718132
71619867
Population rank 9/197 21/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Russia and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Russia and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Russia

Thailand
Year GDP
Russia 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 $554,828,660,436 $61,667,253,471
1989 $506,631,299,735 $72,250,748,100
1990 $517,014,446,228 $85,343,190,719
1991 $517,962,962,963 $98,234,714,971
1992 $460,290,556,901 $111,452,746,518
1993 $435,083,713,851 $128,889,262,951
1994 $395,077,301,248 $146,683,778,959
1995 $395,537,185,735 $169,278,916,593
1996 $391,724,890,744 $183,035,237,429
1997 $404,928,954,192 $150,180,456,566
1998 $270,955,486,862 $113,675,596,788
1999 $195,907,128,351 $126,669,211,779
2000 $259,710,142,197 $126,392,224,254
2001 $306,602,070,621 $120,296,476,180
2002 $345,470,494,418 $134,300,904,400
2003 $430,347,420,185 $152,280,615,246
2004 $591,016,690,732 $172,895,685,155
2005 $764,015,973,481 $189,318,408,469
2006 $989,932,071,353 $221,758,296,022
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $262,942,621,455
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $291,382,982,431
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $281,710,630,187
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $341,104,766,329
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $370,818,739,624
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $397,558,325,279
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $420,333,654,593
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $407,339,040,198
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $401,296,238,228
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $413,366,349,748
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $456,356,813,537
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $506,754,208,404
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $543,976,691,794
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $500,461,898,480
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $506,194,668,790
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $495,644,697,588
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $515,906,283,941
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $526,411,265,428

Russia and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Russia 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 $3,778 $1,164
1989 $3,430 $1,342
1990 $3,494 $1,559
1991 $3,490 $1,766
1992 $3,099 $1,972
1993 $2,931 $2,245
1994 $2,662 $2,518
1995 $2,666 $2,864
1996 $2,644 $3,055
1997 $2,738 $2,473
1998 $1,835 $1,848
1999 $1,331 $2,033
2000 $1,772 $2,006
2001 $2,100 $1,890
2002 $2,378 $2,090
2003 $2,975 $2,348
2004 $4,102 $2,642
2005 $5,323 $2,868
2006 $6,920 $3,331
2007 $9,101 $3,919
2008 $11,635 $4,309
2009 $8,563 $4,135
2010 $10,675 $4,974
2011 $14,305 $5,374
2012 $15,402 $5,726
2013 $15,941 $6,018
2014 $14,277 $5,801
2015 $9,427 $5,689
2016 $8,804 $5,834
2017 $10,835 $6,413
2018 $11,399 $7,100
2019 $11,640 $7,606
2020 $10,280 $6,986
2021 $12,637 $7,057
2022 $15,888 $6,909
2023 $14,403 $7,195
2024 $15,145 $7,345

Russia vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Thailand
1950 55.5 45.2
1951 55.3 45.9
1952 57.6 46.5
1953 58.8 47.1
1954 59.9 47.6
1955 62.1 48.1
1956 66.5 48.6
1957 66 49.1
1958 67.7 49.5
1959 67.4 50.1
1960 68.3 50.6
1961 68.6 51.1
1962 68.5 51.4
1963 69.1 52
1964 69.5 52.5
1965 69.3 53.1
1966 69.4 53.7
1967 69.2 54.3
1968 69.1 55
1969 68.6 55.7
1970 68.7 56.5
1971 68.9 57.1
1972 68.8 57.7
1973 68.9 58.3
1974 68.7 59
1975 68.3 59.7
1976 68.1 60.4
1977 67.9 60.9
1978 67.8 61.3
1979 67.6 61.7
1980 67.5 62.2
1981 67.6 62.9
1982 68.1 63.6
1983 68 64.5
1984 67.6 65.5
1985 68.3 66.5
1986 70 67.3
1987 70.1 67.8
1988 69.9 68.2
1989 69.7 68.6
1990 69.3 68.9
1991 69 69.1
1992 67.8 69.4
1993 65 69.6
1994 63.8 69.7
1995 64 69.8
1996 65.4 69.9
1997 66.6 70.4
1998 66.9 70.7
1999 65.6 71
2000 65 71.2
2001 65 71.5
2002 64.7 71.8
2003 64.7 72.1
2004 65.1 72.1
2005 65.2 72.9
2006 66.5 73.3
2007 67.5 73.8
2008 67.9 74.2
2009 68.7 74.7
2010 68.2 75
2011 69.7 75.3
2012 70.1 75.6
2013 70.6 76
2014 70.8 76.3
2015 71.3 76.6
2016 71.9 76.8
2017 72.8 77
2018 72.9 77.2
2019 73.1 77.2
2020 71.2 77.3
2021 69.8 77.6
2022 72.5 75.3
2023 73.2 76.4
2024 73.3 76.6
2025 73.5 76.8

Russia and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Thailand
Year Population
Russia Thailand
1960 119,897,000 26,851,747
1961 121,236,000 27,650,334
1962 122,591,000 28,481,040
1963 123,960,000 29,342,322
1964 125,345,000 30,232,141
1965 126,745,000 31,149,337
1966 127,468,000 32,086,071
1967 128,196,000 33,037,801
1968 128,928,000 34,002,560
1969 129,664,000 34,973,782
1970 130,404,000 35,954,408
1971 131,155,000 36,937,387
1972 131,909,000 37,933,929
1973 132,669,000 38,947,787
1974 133,432,000 39,952,891
1975 134,200,000 40,940,005
1976 135,147,000 41,896,504
1977 136,100,000 42,843,974
1978 137,060,000 43,788,976
1979 138,027,000 44,718,434
1980 139,010,000 45,650,022
1981 139,941,000 46,575,855
1982 140,823,000 47,494,577
1983 141,668,000 48,423,309
1984 142,745,000 49,351,708
1985 143,858,000 50,270,753
1986 144,894,000 51,177,834
1987 145,908,000 52,074,105
1988 146,857,000 52,969,595
1989 147,721,000 53,848,956
1990 147,969,406 54,738,329
1991 148,394,216 55,637,434
1992 148,538,197 56,528,834
1993 148,458,777 57,408,198
1994 148,407,912 58,260,854
1995 148,375,787 59,098,232
1996 148,160,129 59,920,064
1997 147,915,361 60,724,584
1998 147,670,784 61,522,630
1999 147,214,776 62,299,043
2000 146,596,869 63,007,815
2001 145,976,482 63,651,141
2002 145,306,497 64,266,437
2003 144,648,618 64,868,166
2004 144,067,316 65,452,047
2005 143,518,814 66,017,420
2006 143,049,637 66,567,687
2007 142,805,114 67,102,394
2008 142,742,366 67,619,830
2009 142,785,348 68,121,080
2010 142,849,468 68,579,447
2011 143,018,195 69,007,208
2012 143,378,447 69,436,098
2013 143,805,638 69,845,114
2014 144,237,223 70,216,367
2015 144,640,716 70,540,795
2016 145,015,460 70,859,841
2017 145,293,260 71,160,187
2018 145,398,106 71,376,079
2019 145,453,291 71,522,271
2020 145,245,148 71,641,484
2021 144,746,762 71,727,332
2022 144,236,933 71,735,329
2023 143,826,130 71,702,435
2024 143,533,851 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Russia and Thailand

Fertility rate
Russia

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Russia Thailand
1960 2.52 6.33
1961 2.45 6.32
1962 2.36 6.33
1963 2.27 6.34
1964 2.18 6.31
1965 2.13 6.26
1966 2.1 6.18
1967 2.04 6.08
1968 1.99 5.93
1969 1.97 5.7
1970 1.99 5.45
1971 2.03 5.25
1972 2.04 5.08
1973 2.01 4.85
1974 2 4.6
1975 1.98 4.36
1976 1.97 4.12
1977 1.95 3.87
1978 1.92 3.62
1979 1.9 3.45
1980 1.89 3.29
1981 1.91 3.13
1982 2.04 2.94
1983 2.11 2.76
1984 2.06 2.58
1985 2.05 2.45
1986 2.15 2.36
1987 2.22 2.26
1988 2.12 2.17
1989 2.01 2.14
1990 1.89 2.07
1991 1.73 2.04
1992 1.55 2.01
1993 1.39 1.97
1994 1.4 1.93
1995 1.34 1.89
1996 1.27 1.87
1997 1.22 1.85
1998 1.23 1.82
1999 1.16 1.77
2000 1.2 1.73
2001 1.22 1.71
2002 1.29 1.69
2003 1.32 1.67
2004 1.34 1.67
2005 1.29 1.64
2006 1.31 1.63
2007 1.42 1.62
2008 1.5 1.59
2009 1.54 1.57
2010 1.57 1.56
2011 1.58 1.57
2012 1.69 1.56
2013 1.71 1.53
2014 1.75 1.48
2015 1.78 1.45
2016 1.76 1.4
2017 1.62 1.36
2018 1.58 1.32
2019 1.5 1.29
2020 1.51 1.26
2021 1.51 1.23
2022 1.42 1.22
2023 1.41 1.21

Russia and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Russia Thailand
1960 27.1 18
1961 27.4 17.9
1962 27.7 17.7
1963 28.1 17.6
1964 28.3 17.5
1965 28.6 17.4
1966 28.9 17.3
1967 29.2 17.3
1968 29.8 17.3
1969 30.3 17.4
1970 30.7 17.5
1971 31 17.6
1972 31.1 17.8
1973 31.1 18
1974 30.9 18.2
1975 30.7 18.4
1976 30.6 18.7
1977 30.9 18.9
1978 31 19.2
1979 31.1 19.5
1980 31.3 19.9
1981 31.4 20.2
1982 31.6 20.6
1983 31.7 21
1984 31.8 21.5
1985 32 21.9
1986 32.2 22.4
1987 32.4 22.8
1988 32.6 23.3
1989 32.9 23.7
1990 33.2 24.3
1991 33.6 24.8
1992 33.9 25.4
1993 34.4 26
1994 34.7 26.6
1995 35 27.2
1996 35.3 27.7
1997 35.7 28.3
1998 36 28.9
1999 36.3 29.5
2000 36.6 30
2001 36.8 30.5
2002 36.9 30.9
2003 37 31.3
2004 37.2 31.7
2005 37.4 32.2
2006 37.6 32.6
2007 37.7 33.1
2008 37.8 33.6
2009 37.9 34
2010 38 34.5
2011 38.1 35
2012 38.3 35.4
2013 38.4 35.9
2014 38.6 36.3
2015 38.7 36.8
2016 38.8 37.3
2017 39 37.7
2018 39.2 38.2
2019 39.4 38.7
2020 39.7 39.2
2021 39.9 39.7
2022 40.1 40.2
2023 40.5 40.7
2024 40.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires
140
2025
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
91.8%
2024

Energy

Russia Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Russia Thailand
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
91.1%
2022
English speaking
4.84%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
90.9%
2024

Health

Russia Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Russia Thailand
% of world land
11%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
436,817 mi
2020

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