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Thailand vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Thailand has a population of 71.7M (ranked 20/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Thailand's land area is 197,256 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 50th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Thailand Vanuatu
Population
71619867
341110
Population rank 21/197 174/197
GDP
$526B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 30/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$7,345
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 102/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$24,708
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$333B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,642
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 84/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,948
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
197,256 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
363 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
41.1 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.8 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Thailand and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Thailand and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Thailand

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Thailand Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $32,353,514,989 $121,185,498
1981 $34,846,039,194 $113,781,796
1982 $36,589,772,404 $114,501,913
1983 $40,042,798,388 $117,389,554
1984 $41,797,647,776 $144,482,515
1985 $38,900,711,333 $131,856,421
1986 $43,096,773,981 $126,498,935
1987 $50,535,446,555 $139,464,174
1988 $61,667,253,471 $158,351,368
1989 $72,250,748,100 $154,013,202
1990 $85,343,190,719 $168,879,207
1991 $98,234,714,971 $201,334,169
1992 $111,452,746,518 $209,088,825
1993 $128,889,262,951 $200,491,853
1994 $146,683,778,959 $233,701,301
1995 $169,278,916,593 $249,333,250
1996 $183,035,237,429 $261,370,044
1997 $150,180,456,566 $272,771,209
1998 $113,675,596,788 $262,293,411
1999 $126,669,211,779 $268,006,973
2000 $126,392,224,254 $272,014,628
2001 $120,296,476,180 $257,926,882
2002 $134,300,904,400 $262,596,536
2003 $152,280,615,246 $314,471,413
2004 $172,895,685,155 $364,996,869
2005 $189,318,408,469 $394,962,433
2006 $221,758,296,022 $439,358,587
2007 $262,942,621,455 $516,392,923
2008 $291,382,982,431 $590,748,429
2009 $281,710,630,187 $592,622,319
2010 $341,104,766,329 $670,712,980
2011 $370,818,739,624 $770,153,588
2012 $397,558,325,279 $747,839,698
2013 $420,333,654,593 $758,304,466
2014 $407,339,040,198 $773,717,011
2015 $401,296,238,228 $759,690,181
2016 $413,366,349,748 $804,323,577
2017 $456,356,813,537 $880,043,284
2018 $506,754,208,404 $914,727,908
2019 $543,976,691,794 $936,526,268
2020 $500,461,898,480 $909,421,044
2021 $506,194,668,790 $982,362,212
2022 $495,644,697,588 $1,030,654,208
2023 $515,906,283,941 $1,126,313,359
2024 $526,411,265,428 $1,161,251,868

Thailand and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Thailand

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Thailand Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $709 $1,048
1981 $748 $962
1982 $770 $946
1983 $827 $947
1984 $847 $1,137
1985 $774 $1,012
1986 $842 $946
1987 $970 $1,017
1988 $1,164 $1,125
1989 $1,342 $1,067
1990 $1,559 $1,141
1991 $1,766 $1,326
1992 $1,972 $1,344
1993 $2,245 $1,257
1994 $2,518 $1,431
1995 $2,864 $1,492
1996 $3,055 $1,529
1997 $2,473 $1,562
1998 $1,848 $1,471
1999 $2,033 $1,472
2000 $2,006 $1,460
2001 $1,890 $1,350
2002 $2,090 $1,341
2003 $2,348 $1,567
2004 $2,642 $1,774
2005 $2,868 $1,874
2006 $3,331 $2,035
2007 $3,919 $2,334
2008 $4,309 $2,604
2009 $4,135 $2,546
2010 $4,974 $2,815
2011 $5,374 $3,163
2012 $5,726 $3,005
2013 $6,018 $2,980
2014 $5,801 $2,973
2015 $5,689 $2,855
2016 $5,834 $2,956
2017 $6,413 $3,160
2018 $7,100 $3,207
2019 $7,606 $3,207
2020 $6,986 $3,043
2021 $7,057 $3,212
2022 $6,909 $3,292
2023 $7,195 $3,515
2024 $7,345 $3,543

Thailand vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Thailand

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Thailand Vanuatu
1950 45.2 43.9
1951 45.9 42.2
1952 46.5 45.3
1953 47.1 45.8
1954 47.6 46.5
1955 48.1 47.1
1956 48.6 47.7
1957 49.1 48.2
1958 49.5 48.7
1959 50.1 49.3
1960 50.6 49.8
1961 51.1 50.4
1962 51.4 50.9
1963 52 51.5
1964 52.5 52
1965 53.1 52.5
1966 53.7 53.1
1967 54.3 53.7
1968 55 54.2
1969 55.7 54.8
1970 56.5 55.3
1971 57.1 55.9
1972 57.7 56.4
1973 58.3 57
1974 59 57.6
1975 59.7 58.1
1976 60.4 58.7
1977 60.9 59.2
1978 61.3 59.9
1979 61.7 60.9
1980 62.2 61.3
1981 62.9 61.9
1982 63.6 62.5
1983 64.5 63.1
1984 65.5 63.5
1985 66.5 63.9
1986 67.3 64.6
1987 67.8 64.4
1988 68.2 65.7
1989 68.6 66
1990 68.9 66.7
1991 69.1 67.1
1992 69.4 67.4
1993 69.6 67.7
1994 69.7 68
1995 69.8 68.1
1996 69.9 68.2
1997 70.4 68.3
1998 70.7 68.4
1999 71 67.9
2000 71.2 68.6
2001 71.5 68.7
2002 71.8 68.8
2003 72.1 68.9
2004 72.1 69
2005 72.9 69.2
2006 73.3 69.1
2007 73.8 69.1
2008 74.2 69.3
2009 74.7 69.4
2010 75 69.6
2011 75.3 69.7
2012 75.6 69.9
2013 76 70
2014 76.3 70
2015 76.6 70.2
2016 76.8 70.4
2017 77 70.5
2018 77.2 70.6
2019 77.2 70.8
2020 77.3 70.4
2021 77.6 70
2022 75.3 71.3
2023 76.4 71.5
2024 76.6 71.7
2025 76.8 71.8

Thailand and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Thailand

Vanuatu
Year Population
Thailand Vanuatu
1960 26,851,747 64,431
1961 27,650,334 66,264
1962 28,481,040 68,174
1963 29,342,322 70,159
1964 30,232,141 72,219
1965 31,149,337 74,358
1966 32,086,071 76,590
1967 33,037,801 78,921
1968 34,002,560 81,314
1969 34,973,782 83,755
1970 35,954,408 86,266
1971 36,937,387 88,862
1972 37,933,929 91,562
1973 38,947,787 94,362
1974 39,952,891 97,260
1975 40,940,005 100,269
1976 41,896,504 103,388
1977 42,843,974 106,618
1978 43,788,976 109,963
1979 44,718,434 113,040
1980 45,650,022 115,660
1981 46,575,855 118,249
1982 47,494,577 121,035
1983 48,423,309 123,998
1984 49,351,708 127,109
1985 50,270,753 130,356
1986 51,177,834 133,720
1987 52,074,105 137,187
1988 52,969,595 140,756
1989 53,848,956 144,393
1990 54,738,329 148,063
1991 55,637,434 151,793
1992 56,528,834 155,608
1993 57,408,198 159,463
1994 58,260,854 163,314
1995 59,098,232 167,137
1996 59,920,064 170,911
1997 60,724,584 174,626
1998 61,522,630 178,313
1999 62,299,043 182,048
2000 63,007,815 186,281
2001 63,651,141 191,031
2002 64,266,437 195,863
2003 64,868,166 200,746
2004 65,452,047 205,711
2005 66,017,420 210,760
2006 66,567,687 215,923
2007 67,102,394 221,276
2008 67,619,830 226,896
2009 68,121,080 232,731
2010 68,579,447 238,248
2011 69,007,208 243,474
2012 69,436,098 248,883
2013 69,845,114 254,482
2014 70,216,367 260,240
2015 70,540,795 266,101
2016 70,859,841 272,087
2017 71,160,187 278,507
2018 71,376,079 285,259
2019 71,522,271 291,985
2020 71,641,484 298,858
2021 71,727,332 305,868
2022 71,735,329 313,046
2023 71,702,435 320,409
2024 71,668,011 327,777

Fertility rates in Thailand and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Thailand

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Thailand Vanuatu
1960 6.33 6.78
1961 6.32 6.73
1962 6.33 6.67
1963 6.34 6.62
1964 6.31 6.57
1965 6.26 6.52
1966 6.18 6.51
1967 6.08 6.51
1968 5.93 6.46
1969 5.7 6.41
1970 5.45 6.35
1971 5.25 6.29
1972 5.08 6.23
1973 4.85 6.15
1974 4.6 6.06
1975 4.36 5.98
1976 4.12 5.89
1977 3.87 5.81
1978 3.62 5.77
1979 3.45 5.73
1980 3.29 5.69
1981 3.13 5.65
1982 2.94 5.6
1983 2.76 5.55
1984 2.58 5.49
1985 2.45 5.43
1986 2.36 5.38
1987 2.26 5.33
1988 2.17 5.27
1989 2.14 5.21
1990 2.07 5.17
1991 2.04 5.13
1992 2.01 5.09
1993 1.97 5.02
1994 1.93 4.94
1995 1.89 4.85
1996 1.87 4.75
1997 1.85 4.66
1998 1.82 4.6
1999 1.77 4.56
2000 1.73 4.54
2001 1.71 4.5
2002 1.69 4.38
2003 1.67 4.29
2004 1.67 4.21
2005 1.64 4.13
2006 1.63 4.1
2007 1.62 4.12
2008 1.59 4.16
2009 1.57 4.16
2010 1.56 4.13
2011 1.57 4.09
2012 1.56 4.06
2013 1.53 4.04
2014 1.48 4
2015 1.45 3.95
2016 1.4 3.92
2017 1.36 3.88
2018 1.32 3.83
2019 1.29 3.79
2020 1.26 3.74
2021 1.23 3.7
2022 1.22 3.65
2023 1.21 3.6

Thailand and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Thailand

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Thailand Vanuatu
1960 18 17.7
1961 17.9 17.6
1962 17.7 17.5
1963 17.6 17.4
1964 17.5 17.3
1965 17.4 17.2
1966 17.3 17.1
1967 17.3 17.1
1968 17.3 17
1969 17.4 17
1970 17.5 17
1971 17.6 17
1972 17.8 17
1973 18 17
1974 18.2 17.1
1975 18.4 17.1
1976 18.7 17.1
1977 18.9 17.2
1978 19.2 17.3
1979 19.5 17.5
1980 19.9 17.6
1981 20.2 17.7
1982 20.6 17.7
1983 21 17.7
1984 21.5 17.7
1985 21.9 17.7
1986 22.4 17.8
1987 22.8 17.8
1988 23.3 17.8
1989 23.7 17.8
1990 24.3 17.8
1991 24.8 17.9
1992 25.4 17.8
1993 26 17.7
1994 26.6 17.7
1995 27.2 17.8
1996 27.7 18
1997 28.3 18
1998 28.9 18
1999 29.5 18
2000 30 18.2
2001 30.5 18.5
2002 30.9 18.7
2003 31.3 18.9
2004 31.7 19.2
2005 32.2 19.4
2006 32.6 19.6
2007 33.1 19.9
2008 33.6 20.1
2009 34 20.3
2010 34.5 20.5
2011 35 20.6
2012 35.4 20.8
2013 35.9 20.9
2014 36.3 21
2015 36.8 21.1
2016 37.3 21.1
2017 37.7 21.2
2018 38.2 21.2
2019 38.7 21.2
2020 39.2 21.2
2021 39.7 21.2
2022 40.2 21.2
2023 40.7 21.2
2024 41.1 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Thailand Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$510B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.52%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.17%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
455,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.07%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.78%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.2%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
32.1%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2023
3%
2019
Number of millionaires
100,001
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.18%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
25
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
860
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$520B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$237B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.58B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
39,916,000
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.95%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
91.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Thailand Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,851 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.7
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
274.2 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.82 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.02%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
57.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,965 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.9%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.45%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Thailand Vanuatu
% of world population
0.88%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+23,321
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
54.3%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.81
2011
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
96
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
91.1%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
27.2%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
90.9%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Thailand Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$370
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$34.1
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.8 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.93
2020
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
34
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.2
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
15.4%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
35
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.99 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Thailand Vanuatu
% of world land
0.34%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,752 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
86,394 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
76,313 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
436,817 mi
2020
665 mi
2000

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