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Thailand vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Thailand has a population of 71.7M (ranked 20/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Thailand's land area is 197,256 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 50th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Thailand Yemen
Population
71619867
42727988
Population rank 21/197 37/197
GDP
$526B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 30/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$7,345
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 102/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$24,708
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$333B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,642
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 84/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,948
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
197,256 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
363 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
41.1 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Thailand and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Thailand and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Thailand

Yemen
Year GDP
Thailand Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $98,234,714,971 $14,665,445,462
1992 $111,452,746,518 $17,959,367,194
1993 $128,889,262,951 $21,736,802,664
1994 $146,683,778,959 $28,019,483,764
1995 $169,278,916,593 $12,796,345,679
1996 $183,035,237,429 $6,496,163,616
1997 $150,180,456,566 $6,838,298,531
1998 $113,675,596,788 $6,322,175,566
1999 $126,669,211,779 $7,639,325,296
2000 $126,392,224,254 $9,679,316,770
2001 $120,296,476,180 $9,852,990,693
2002 $134,300,904,400 $10,693,430,511
2003 $152,280,615,246 $11,777,532,662
2004 $172,895,685,155 $13,867,634,371
2005 $189,318,408,469 $16,731,566,717
2006 $221,758,296,022 $19,063,143,370
2007 $262,942,621,455 $21,650,528,674
2008 $291,382,982,431 $26,910,855,807
2009 $281,710,630,187 $25,130,278,213
2010 $341,104,766,329 $30,906,749,533
2011 $370,818,739,624 $32,726,417,878
2012 $397,558,325,279 $35,401,331,609
2013 $420,333,654,593 $40,415,233,436
2014 $407,339,040,198 $43,228,585,321
2015 $401,296,238,228 $42,444,490,074
2016 $413,366,349,748 $31,317,825,274
2017 $456,356,813,537 $26,842,229,045
2018 $506,754,208,404 $21,606,160,663
2019 $543,976,691,794 -
2020 $500,461,898,480 -
2021 $506,194,668,790 -
2022 $495,644,697,588 -
2023 $515,906,283,941 -
2024 $526,411,265,428 -

Thailand and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Thailand

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Thailand Yemen
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 $910
1991 $1,766 $1,016
1992 $1,972 $1,198
1993 $2,245 $1,397
1994 $2,518 $1,735
1995 $2,864 $764
1996 $3,055 $375
1997 $2,473 $383
1998 $1,848 $343
1999 $2,033 $401
2000 $2,006 $493
2001 $1,890 $487
2002 $2,090 $513
2003 $2,348 $549
2004 $2,642 $628
2005 $2,868 $734
2006 $3,331 $810
2007 $3,919 $890
2008 $4,309 $1,072
2009 $4,135 $969
2010 $4,974 $1,155
2011 $5,374 $1,186
2012 $5,726 $1,245
2013 $6,018 $1,379
2014 $5,801 $1,430
2015 $5,689 $1,362
2016 $5,834 $975
2017 $6,413 $811
2018 $7,100 $634
2019 $7,606 -
2020 $6,986 -
2021 $7,057 -
2022 $6,909 -
2023 $7,195 -
2024 $7,345 -

Thailand vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Thailand

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Thailand Yemen
1950 45.2 28.9
1951 45.9 29.3
1952 46.5 29.6
1953 47.1 30
1954 47.6 30.4
1955 48.1 30.8
1956 48.6 31.3
1957 49.1 31.8
1958 49.5 32.4
1959 50.1 32.9
1960 50.6 33.5
1961 51.1 34.1
1962 51.4 33.7
1963 52 33.4
1964 52.5 34.9
1965 53.1 35.6
1966 53.7 36.3
1967 54.3 37.1
1968 55 38
1969 55.7 39.6
1970 56.5 40.6
1971 57.1 41.8
1972 57.7 42.7
1973 58.3 43.6
1974 59 44.5
1975 59.7 45.5
1976 60.4 46.4
1977 60.9 47.4
1978 61.3 48.5
1979 61.7 49.5
1980 62.2 50.6
1981 62.9 51.7
1982 63.6 52.4
1983 64.5 53.6
1984 65.5 54.6
1985 66.5 55.4
1986 67.3 54
1987 67.8 56.8
1988 68.2 57.4
1989 68.6 58
1990 68.9 58.5
1991 69.1 58.8
1992 69.4 59.3
1993 69.6 59.7
1994 69.7 59.8
1995 69.8 60.5
1996 69.9 60.9
1997 70.4 61.3
1998 70.7 61.8
1999 71 62.3
2000 71.2 62.8
2001 71.5 63.3
2002 71.8 63.8
2003 72.1 64.4
2004 72.1 64.9
2005 72.9 65.4
2006 73.3 65.8
2007 73.8 66.2
2008 74.2 66.6
2009 74.7 66.9
2010 75 67.2
2011 75.3 67.4
2012 75.6 67.6
2013 76 68
2014 76.3 68
2015 76.6 66.8
2016 76.8 67.1
2017 77 67.1
2018 77.2 65.9
2019 77.2 66.6
2020 77.3 66.4
2021 77.6 66
2022 75.3 68
2023 76.4 69.3
2024 76.6 69.4
2025 76.8 69.6

Thailand and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Thailand

Yemen
Year Population
Thailand Yemen
1960 26,851,747 5,532,301
1961 27,650,334 5,655,232
1962 28,481,040 5,782,221
1963 29,342,322 5,911,135
1964 30,232,141 6,048,006
1965 31,149,337 6,195,593
1966 32,086,071 6,351,494
1967 33,037,801 6,516,444
1968 34,002,560 6,690,524
1969 34,973,782 6,875,859
1970 35,954,408 7,065,279
1971 36,937,387 7,257,462
1972 37,933,929 7,460,068
1973 38,947,787 7,672,796
1974 39,952,891 7,896,783
1975 40,940,005 8,133,598
1976 41,896,504 8,384,113
1977 42,843,974 8,648,222
1978 43,788,976 8,926,586
1979 44,718,434 9,224,194
1980 45,650,022 9,543,358
1981 46,575,855 9,882,362
1982 47,494,577 10,241,006
1983 48,423,309 10,621,499
1984 49,351,708 11,025,597
1985 50,270,753 11,453,825
1986 51,177,834 11,901,040
1987 52,074,105 12,369,912
1988 52,969,595 12,859,708
1989 53,848,956 13,364,174
1990 54,738,329 13,887,862
1991 55,637,434 14,430,201
1992 56,528,834 14,989,494
1993 57,408,198 15,563,914
1994 58,260,854 16,149,147
1995 59,098,232 16,740,058
1996 59,920,064 17,313,177
1997 60,724,584 17,873,936
1998 61,522,630 18,446,013
1999 62,299,043 19,029,420
2000 63,007,815 19,624,141
2001 63,651,141 20,226,147
2002 64,266,437 20,835,086
2003 64,868,166 21,456,379
2004 65,452,047 22,095,167
2005 66,017,420 22,790,085
2006 66,567,687 23,543,083
2007 67,102,394 24,318,082
2008 67,619,830 25,111,941
2009 68,121,080 25,927,724
2010 68,579,447 26,754,387
2011 69,007,208 27,582,897
2012 69,436,098 28,433,647
2013 69,845,114 29,312,952
2014 70,216,367 30,226,309
2015 70,540,795 31,159,379
2016 70,859,841 32,109,010
2017 71,160,187 33,090,921
2018 71,376,079 34,085,182
2019 71,522,271 35,111,408
2020 71,641,484 36,134,863
2021 71,727,332 37,140,230
2022 71,735,329 38,222,876
2023 71,702,435 39,390,799
2024 71,668,011 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Thailand and Yemen

Fertility rate
Thailand

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Thailand Yemen
1960 6.33 7.99
1961 6.32 8
1962 6.33 8.01
1963 6.34 8.03
1964 6.31 8.07
1965 6.26 8.1
1966 6.18 8.14
1967 6.08 8.17
1968 5.93 8.19
1969 5.7 8.22
1970 5.45 8.23
1971 5.25 8.26
1972 5.08 8.27
1973 4.85 8.29
1974 4.6 8.33
1975 4.36 8.37
1976 4.12 8.42
1977 3.87 8.47
1978 3.62 8.5
1979 3.45 8.67
1980 3.29 8.71
1981 3.13 8.75
1982 2.94 8.79
1983 2.76 8.83
1984 2.58 8.85
1985 2.45 8.86
1986 2.36 8.86
1987 2.26 8.83
1988 2.17 8.79
1989 2.14 8.71
1990 2.07 8.61
1991 2.04 8.46
1992 2.01 8.27
1993 1.97 8.05
1994 1.93 7.8
1995 1.89 7.53
1996 1.87 7
1997 1.85 6.82
1998 1.82 6.64
1999 1.77 6.49
2000 1.73 6.32
2001 1.71 6.14
2002 1.69 5.97
2003 1.67 5.84
2004 1.67 5.71
2005 1.64 5.56
2006 1.63 5.41
2007 1.62 5.26
2008 1.59 5.11
2009 1.57 5
2010 1.56 4.81
2011 1.57 4.63
2012 1.56 4.63
2013 1.53 4.62
2014 1.48 4.62
2015 1.45 4.62
2016 1.4 4.61
2017 1.36 4.61
2018 1.32 4.61
2019 1.29 4.6
2020 1.26 4.6
2021 1.23 4.6
2022 1.22 4.59
2023 1.21 4.59

Thailand and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Thailand

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Thailand Yemen
1960 18 19.7
1961 17.9 19.6
1962 17.7 19.6
1963 17.6 19.5
1964 17.5 19.4
1965 17.4 19.3
1966 17.3 19.2
1967 17.3 19.1
1968 17.3 18.9
1969 17.4 18.7
1970 17.5 18.4
1971 17.6 18.1
1972 17.8 17.8
1973 18 17.6
1974 18.2 17.3
1975 18.4 17
1976 18.7 16.8
1977 18.9 16.6
1978 19.2 16.3
1979 19.5 16.1
1980 19.9 15.9
1981 20.2 15.7
1982 20.6 15.5
1983 21 15.3
1984 21.5 15.1
1985 21.9 15
1986 22.4 14.9
1987 22.8 14.8
1988 23.3 14.7
1989 23.7 14.6
1990 24.3 14.6
1991 24.8 14.6
1992 25.4 14.6
1993 26 14.6
1994 26.6 14.6
1995 27.2 14.7
1996 27.7 14.8
1997 28.3 14.9
1998 28.9 15
1999 29.5 15.2
2000 30 15.4
2001 30.5 15.6
2002 30.9 15.8
2003 31.3 16
2004 31.7 16.2
2005 32.2 16.4
2006 32.6 16.7
2007 33.1 16.9
2008 33.6 17.2
2009 34 17.4
2010 34.5 17.7
2011 35 17.9
2012 35.4 18.1
2013 35.9 18.3
2014 36.3 18.5
2015 36.8 18.7
2016 37.3 18.8
2017 37.7 18.9
2018 38.2 19
2019 38.7 19.1
2020 39.2 19.1
2021 39.7 19.1
2022 40.2 19.2
2023 40.7 19.2
2024 41.1 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Thailand Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$510B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.52%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.17%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
455,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.07%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.78%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
59.2%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
32.1%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
26.1%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2023
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$9.58B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
39,916,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
5.95%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
91.8%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Thailand Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,851 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.7
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
274.2 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.82 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.7%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.02%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
57.5%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,965 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.9%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.45%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Thailand Yemen
% of world population
0.88%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+23,321
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
54.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
76
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.81
2011
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
32.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
96
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
91.1%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
27.2%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
90.9%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Thailand Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$370
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$34.1
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.93
2020
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
23.3 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
34
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.2
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.4%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
35
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.99 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Thailand Yemen
% of world land
0.34%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
2,752 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
86,394 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
76,313 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
436,817 mi
2020
n/a

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