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Philippines vs Thailand

122 shared metrics.

PhilippinesLeads in 47

vs122 shared

ThailandLeads in 75

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Philippines

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of the Philippines.

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Identity

Name origin: named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited the islands in 1543.

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Thailand

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Thailand.

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Identity

Name origin: the name means "Land of the Thai," referring to the local population.

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Analysis

Thailand leads in 75 of 122 shared metrics, while Philippines leads in 47.

Philippines's Coastline Length is 10.3x that of Thailand (36.3K km vs 3.2K km).

Philippines's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 4.1x that of Thailand (43.93% of firms vs 8.6% of firms).

Philippines's Capital Elevation is 3.5x that of Thailand (9.0 m vs 2.0 m).

Philippines's Coal Electricity Share is 2.3x that of Thailand (58.67% vs 17.83%).

Philippines's Unemployment Rate is 2.1x that of Thailand (2.2% vs 0.69%).

Key Comparisons

Coastline LengthPhilippines leads

Philippines

36.3K km

Thailand

3.2K km

Firms Hit by Power OutagesPhilippines leads

Philippines

43.93% of firms

Thailand

8.6% of firms

Capital ElevationPhilippines leads

Philippines

9.0 m

Thailand

2.0 m

Coal Electricity SharePhilippines leads

Philippines

58.67%

Thailand

17.83%

Unemployment RatePhilippines leads

Philippines

2.2%

Thailand

0.69%

Official Languages CountPhilippines leads

Philippines

3.0

Thailand

1.0

All Metrics

Coastline Length

Philippines

36.3K km

Thailand

3.2K km

1027% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Philippines

43.93% of firms

Thailand

8.6% of firms

411% higher

Capital Elevation

Philippines

9.0 m

Thailand

2.0 m

350% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Philippines

58.67%

Thailand

17.83%

229% higher

Unemployment Rate

Philippines

2.2%

Thailand

0.69%

211% higher

Official Languages Count

Philippines

3.0

Thailand

1.0

200% higher

Child Mortality

Philippines

26.9 per 1k births

Thailand

9.2 per 1k births

192% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Philippines

6.7 per 1M people

Thailand

2.4 per 1M people

184% higher

Infant Mortality

Philippines

22.1 per 1k births

Thailand

8.0 per 1k births

176% higher

Population Density

Philippines

385.32 /km²

Thailand

140.35 /km²

175% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Philippines

2.2K

Thailand

884

149% higher

Airports

Philippines

244

Thailand

106

130% higher

Inflation Rate

Philippines

3.2%

Thailand

1.4%

129% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Philippines

5.7%

Thailand

2.5%

124% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Philippines

60.98%

Thailand

28.31%

115% higher

Railway Length

Thailand

Philippines

77 km

Thailand

4.1K km

98% lower

Youth Population (%)

Philippines

27.87%

Thailand

14.75%

89% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Thailand

Philippines

0.04 per 100k people

Thailand

0.33 per 100k people

88% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Thailand

Philippines

86.68 per 1k people

Thailand

526.93 per 1k people

84% lower

Tourism Revenue

Thailand

Philippines

$2,769,000,000

Thailand

$15,360,000,000

82% lower

Scientific Publications

Thailand

Philippines

4.0K

Thailand

18.5K

79% lower

Suicide Rate

Thailand

Philippines

3.5 per 100k

Thailand

16.59 per 100k

79% lower

Irrigated Land

Thailand

Philippines

16.3K km²

Thailand

64.2K km²

75% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Thailand

Philippines

4.5% of firms

Thailand

17.57% of firms

75% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Philippines

12.82%

Thailand

7.4%

73% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Thailand

Philippines

28.43 per 100k

Thailand

97.9 per 100k

71% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Thailand

Philippines

884.68 kWh/person

Thailand

3.0K kWh/person

70% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Thailand

Philippines

550.79 kg oil eq/person

Thailand

1.9K kg oil eq/person

70% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Philippines

41.96% of adults

Thailand

24.64% of adults

70% higher

Population

Philippines

118.28M

Thailand

70.03M

69% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Thailand

Philippines

157.0K

Thailand

455.0K

65% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Thailand

Philippines

5.5%

Thailand

15.36%

64% lower

Forest Area

Thailand

Philippines

72.9K km²

Thailand

197.7K km²

63% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

25.77% of GDP

Thailand

70.05% of GDP

63% lower

Birth Rate

Philippines

16.02 per 1k

Thailand

9.8 per 1k

63% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Thailand

Philippines

9.7 per 100k

Thailand

25.4 per 100k

62% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Thailand

Philippines

3.0% of adults

Thailand

8.0% of adults

62% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Thailand

Philippines

1.5 t/person/yr

Thailand

3.7 t/person/yr

60% lower

Water Withdrawal

Philippines

91.04 B m³

Thailand

57.31 B m³

59% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Thailand

Philippines

1.0 per 1k

Thailand

2.3 per 1k

57% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Thailand

Philippines

7.0 per 100 people

Thailand

16 per 100 people

56% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Philippines

3.9% of GDP

Thailand

2.5% of GDP

56% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Philippines

7.0% of youth labor force

Thailand

4.5% of youth labor force

55% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Thailand

Philippines

2.4%

Thailand

5.3%

54% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Thailand

Philippines

$11,794.14

Thailand

$24,712.07

52% lower

Digital Payments Used

Thailand

Philippines

40.33% of adults

Thailand

82.75% of adults

51% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Thailand

Philippines

$194.06

Thailand

$369.98

48% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Thailand

Philippines

29.17M kW

Thailand

55.97M kW

48% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Thailand

Philippines

15.66 kg/person/yr

Thailand

29.35 kg/person/yr

47% lower

Foreign Patents

Thailand

Philippines

3.9K

Thailand

7.4K

47% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Philippines

28%

Thailand

19%

47% higher

Beer Consumption

Thailand

Philippines

0.95 L/person/yr

Thailand

1.8 L/person/yr

46% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Philippines

0.79 per 1k

Thailand

0.54 per 1k

46% higher

Domestic Patents

Thailand

Philippines

490

Thailand

867

43% lower

Land Area

Thailand

Philippines

298.2K km²

Thailand

510.9K km²

42% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Philippines

27.33%

Thailand

19.4%

41% higher

Obesity Rate

Thailand

Philippines

8.7%

Thailand

14.51%

40% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

40.11% of GDP

Thailand

66.7% of GDP

40% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Thailand

Philippines

174.11 Mt CO2e

Thailand

283.81 Mt CO2e

39% lower

Food Waste per Person

Thailand

Philippines

110.15 kg/person/yr

Thailand

176.25 kg/person/yr

38% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Thailand

Philippines

24.46%

Thailand

38.69%

37% lower

GNI Per Capita

Thailand

Philippines

$4,470

Thailand

$7,100

37% lower

Electricity Generation

Thailand

Philippines

125.86 TWh

Thailand

199.55 TWh

37% lower

Median Age

Thailand

Philippines

25.3 years

Thailand

39.7 years

36% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

39.9% of GDP

Thailand

62.2% of GDP

36% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Philippines

37.04 kg/person/yr

Thailand

27.37 kg/person/yr

35% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Thailand

Philippines

20.29 µg/m³

Thailand

31.01 µg/m³

35% lower

Big Mac Price

Thailand

Philippines

$2.84

Thailand

$4.3

34% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Thailand

Philippines

1.2%

Thailand

1.8%

34% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

Thailand

Philippines

43.45% of firms

Thailand

64.84% of firms

33% lower

Political Corruption Index

Philippines

0.84

Thailand

0.64

32% higher

Mobile Money Accounts

Thailand

Philippines

28.8% of adults

Thailand

41.68% of adults

31% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Philippines

33.7% of adults

Thailand

26% of adults

30% higher

Spirits Consumption

Thailand

Philippines

3.5 L/person/yr

Thailand

4.9 L/person/yr

29% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Thailand

Philippines

5.7 L/adult/yr

Thailand

8.0 L/adult/yr

29% lower

Death Rate

Thailand

Philippines

5.8 per 1k

Thailand

8.1 per 1k

28% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Thailand

Philippines

117.28 per 100 people

Thailand

161 per 100 people

27% lower

Water Stress (%)

Thailand

Philippines

19.01%

Thailand

25.53%

26% lower

Fertility Rate

Philippines

1.9 children/woman

Thailand

1.6 children/woman

25% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

2.0% of GDP

Thailand

2.7% of GDP

25% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Thailand

Philippines

6.0 sites

Thailand

8.0 sites

25% lower

Women in Senior Management

Philippines

43.16% of managers

Thailand

34.91% of managers

24% higher

Military Spending

Philippines

1.3% of GDP

Thailand

1.1% of GDP

23% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Philippines

31.89 per 1k

Thailand

26.14 per 1k

22% higher

Air Passengers

Thailand

Philippines

41.50M

Thailand

51.92M

20% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Philippines

0.81

Thailand

0.69

18% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Thailand

Philippines

5.0 days/yr

Thailand

6.0 days/yr

17% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Philippines

39.3

Thailand

33.5

17% higher

Dependency Ratio

Philippines

50.06% of working-age pop.

Thailand

43.09% of working-age pop.

16% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Thailand

Philippines

8.3% of firms

Thailand

9.9% of firms

15% lower

Highest Elevation

Philippines

3.0K m

Thailand

2.6K m

15% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Philippines

0.68

Thailand

0.59

15% higher

Protected Land (%)

Thailand

Philippines

16%

Thailand

18.4%

13% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Philippines

19.5% of adults

Thailand

17.4% of adults

12% higher

Shipping Traffic

Thailand

Philippines

9.25M

Thailand

10.50M

12% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Thailand

Philippines

$461,617,509,782.35

Thailand

$526,517,658,841.68

12% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Thailand

Philippines

87.15%

Thailand

99.35%

12% lower

Human Development Index

Thailand

Philippines

0.72

Thailand

0.80

10% lower

Urban Population (%)

Thailand

Philippines

55.45%

Thailand

61.87%

10% lower

Life Expectancy

Thailand

Philippines

69.8 years

Thailand

76.4 years

9% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Philippines

96.11% of adults

Thailand

88.56% of adults

9% higher

Internet Users (%)

Thailand

Philippines

84%

Thailand

90.87%

8% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

Philippines

98.47%

Thailand

91.1%

8% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Thailand

Philippines

0.39

Thailand

0.42

8% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

14.1% of GDP

Thailand

15.26% of GDP

8% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Philippines

588.29 gCO2/kWh

Thailand

545.74 gCO2/kWh

8% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Thailand

Philippines

0.29

Thailand

0.31

7% lower

Smoking Rate

Philippines

20.4%

Thailand

19.2%

6% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Thailand

Philippines

39.99 hrs/week

Thailand

42.53 hrs/week

6% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Philippines

47.41%

Thailand

44.98%

5% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

5.1% of GDP

Thailand

5.4% of GDP

5% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Thailand

Philippines

32 pts

Thailand

33 pts

3% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Thailand

Philippines

42.67%

Thailand

43.8%

3% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Thailand

Philippines

98%

Thailand

100%

2% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Thailand

Philippines

6.2 pts

Thailand

6.3 pts

1% lower

Time Zones Count

Philippines

2.0 time zones

Thailand

2.0 time zones

equal

Seafood Consumption per Person

Thailand

Philippines

28.39 kg/person/yr

Thailand

28.48 kg/person/yr

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Philippines

0.01 per 1M people

Thailand

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Philippines

0 m

Thailand

0 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Thailand

Philippines

0 km

Thailand

5.7K km

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Thailand

Philippines

-3.3% of GDP

Thailand

3.1% of GDP

ranked lower

Border Neighbors

Thailand

Philippines

Thailand

4.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Philippines and Thailand across 122 metrics
				Winner
Coastline Length	36.3K km	3.2K km	1027% higher	Philippines
Firms Hit by Power Outages	43.93% of firms	8.6% of firms	411% higher	Philippines
Capital Elevation	9.0 m	2.0 m	350% higher	Philippines
Coal Electricity Share	58.67%	17.83%	229% higher	Philippines
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	0.69%	211% higher	Philippines
Official Languages Count	3.0	1.0	200% higher	Philippines
Child Mortality	26.9 per 1k births	9.2 per 1k births	192% higher	Philippines
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	6.7 per 1M people	2.4 per 1M people	184% higher	Philippines
Infant Mortality	22.1 per 1k births	8.0 per 1k births	176% higher	Philippines
Population Density	385.32 /km²	140.35 /km²	175% higher	Philippines
Merchant Fleet Size	2.2K	884	149% higher	Philippines
Airports	244	106	130% higher	Philippines
Inflation Rate	3.2%	1.4%	129% higher	Philippines
GDP Growth Rate	5.7%	2.5%	124% higher	Philippines
High-Tech Exports (%)	60.98%	28.31%	115% higher	Philippines
Railway Length	77 km	4.1K km	98% lower	Thailand
Youth Population (%)	27.87%	14.75%	89% higher	Philippines
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.04 per 100k people	0.33 per 100k people	88% lower	Thailand
Vehicles per 1,000 People	86.68 per 1k people	526.93 per 1k people	84% lower	Thailand
Tourism Revenue	$2,769,000,000	$15,360,000,000	82% lower	Thailand
Scientific Publications	4.0K	18.5K	79% lower	Thailand
Suicide Rate	3.5 per 100k	16.59 per 100k	79% lower	Thailand
Irrigated Land	16.3K km²	64.2K km²	75% lower	Thailand
Firms Making Informal Payments	4.5% of firms	17.57% of firms	75% lower	Thailand
Renewable Energy (%)	12.82%	7.4%	73% higher	Philippines
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	28.43 per 100k	97.9 per 100k	71% lower	Thailand
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	884.68 kWh/person	3.0K kWh/person	70% lower	Thailand
Energy Use (Per Capita)	550.79 kg oil eq/person	1.9K kg oil eq/person	70% lower	Thailand
Insufficient Physical Activity	41.96% of adults	24.64% of adults	70% higher	Philippines
Population	118.28M	70.03M	69% higher	Philippines
Armed Forces Personnel	157.0K	455.0K	65% lower	Thailand
Elderly Population (%)	5.5%	15.36%	64% lower	Thailand
Forest Area	72.9K km²	197.7K km²	63% lower	Thailand
Exports (% GDP)	25.77% of GDP	70.05% of GDP	63% lower	Thailand
Birth Rate	16.02 per 1k	9.8 per 1k	63% higher	Philippines
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.7 per 100k	25.4 per 100k	62% lower	Thailand
Credit Card Ownership	3.0% of adults	8.0% of adults	62% lower	Thailand
CO2 Per Capita	1.5 t/person/yr	3.7 t/person/yr	60% lower	Thailand
Water Withdrawal	91.04 B m³	57.31 B m³	59% higher	Philippines
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.0 per 1k	2.3 per 1k	57% lower	Thailand
Broadband Access (%)	7.0 per 100 people	16 per 100 people	56% lower	Thailand
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.9% of GDP	2.5% of GDP	56% higher	Philippines
Youth Unemployment Rate	7.0% of youth labor force	4.5% of youth labor force	55% higher	Philippines
Solar Electricity Share	2.4%	5.3%	54% lower	Thailand
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$11,794.14	$24,712.07	52% lower	Thailand
Digital Payments Used	40.33% of adults	82.75% of adults	51% lower	Thailand
Health Spending Per Capita	$194.06	$369.98	48% lower	Thailand
Electric Generating Capacity	29.17M kW	55.97M kW	48% lower	Thailand
Milk Consumption per Person	15.66 kg/person/yr	29.35 kg/person/yr	47% lower	Thailand
Foreign Patents	3.9K	7.4K	47% lower	Thailand
Renewable Energy (%)	28%	19%	47% higher	Philippines
Beer Consumption	0.95 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	46% lower	Thailand
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.79 per 1k	0.54 per 1k	46% higher	Philippines
Domestic Patents	490	867	43% lower	Thailand
Land Area	298.2K km²	510.9K km²	42% lower	Thailand
Women in Parliament (%)	27.33%	19.4%	41% higher	Philippines
Obesity Rate	8.7%	14.51%	40% lower	Thailand
Imports (% GDP)	40.11% of GDP	66.7% of GDP	40% lower	Thailand
Total CO2 Emissions	174.11 Mt CO2e	283.81 Mt CO2e	39% lower	Thailand
Food Waste per Person	110.15 kg/person/yr	176.25 kg/person/yr	38% lower	Thailand
Forest Coverage (%)	24.46%	38.69%	37% lower	Thailand
GNI Per Capita	$4,470	$7,100	37% lower	Thailand
Electricity Generation	125.86 TWh	199.55 TWh	37% lower	Thailand
Median Age	25.3 years	39.7 years	36% lower	Thailand
Government Debt (% GDP)	39.9% of GDP	62.2% of GDP	36% lower	Thailand
Meat Consumption per Person	37.04 kg/person/yr	27.37 kg/person/yr	35% higher	Philippines
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	20.29 µg/m³	31.01 µg/m³	35% lower	Thailand
Big Mac Price	$2.84	$4.3	34% lower	Thailand
Wind Electricity Share	1.2%	1.8%	34% lower	Thailand
Firms with Female Top Manager	43.45% of firms	64.84% of firms	33% lower	Thailand
Political Corruption Index	0.84	0.64	32% higher	Philippines
Mobile Money Accounts	28.8% of adults	41.68% of adults	31% lower	Thailand
Hypertension Prevalence	33.7% of adults	26% of adults	30% higher	Philippines
Spirits Consumption	3.5 L/person/yr	4.9 L/person/yr	29% lower	Thailand
Alcohol Consumption	5.7 L/adult/yr	8.0 L/adult/yr	29% lower	Thailand
Death Rate	5.8 per 1k	8.1 per 1k	28% lower	Thailand
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	117.28 per 100 people	161 per 100 people	27% lower	Thailand
Water Stress (%)	19.01%	25.53%	26% lower	Thailand
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	25% higher	Philippines
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.0% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	25% lower	Thailand
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	6.0 sites	8.0 sites	25% lower	Thailand
Women in Senior Management	43.16% of managers	34.91% of managers	24% higher	Philippines
Military Spending	1.3% of GDP	1.1% of GDP	23% higher	Philippines
Teen Birth Rate	31.89 per 1k	26.14 per 1k	22% higher	Philippines
Air Passengers	41.50M	51.92M	20% lower	Thailand
Women's Political Empowerment	0.81	0.69	18% higher	Philippines
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	5.0 days/yr	6.0 days/yr	17% lower	Thailand
Inequality (Gini)	39.3	33.5	17% higher	Philippines
Dependency Ratio	50.06% of working-age pop.	43.09% of working-age pop.	16% higher	Philippines
Firms Asked for Bribes	8.3% of firms	9.9% of firms	15% lower	Thailand
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	2.6K m	15% higher	Philippines
Freedom of Expression Index	0.68	0.59	15% higher	Philippines
Protected Land (%)	16%	18.4%	13% lower	Thailand
Tobacco Use Prevalence	19.5% of adults	17.4% of adults	12% higher	Philippines
Shipping Traffic	9.25M	10.50M	12% lower	Thailand
GDP (Nominal)	$461,617,509,782.35	$526,517,658,841.68	12% lower	Thailand
Sanitation Access (%)	87.15%	99.35%	12% lower	Thailand
Human Development Index	0.72	0.80	10% lower	Thailand
Urban Population (%)	55.45%	61.87%	10% lower	Thailand
Life Expectancy	69.8 years	76.4 years	9% lower	Thailand
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.11% of adults	88.56% of adults	9% higher	Philippines
Internet Users (%)	84%	90.87%	8% lower	Thailand
Adult Literacy Rate	98.47%	91.1%	8% higher	Philippines
Electoral Democracy Index	0.39	0.42	8% lower	Thailand
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	14.1% of GDP	15.26% of GDP	8% lower	Thailand
Electricity Carbon Intensity	588.29 gCO2/kWh	545.74 gCO2/kWh	8% higher	Philippines
Liberal Democracy Index	0.29	0.31	7% lower	Thailand
Smoking Rate	20.4%	19.2%	6% higher	Philippines
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.99 hrs/week	42.53 hrs/week	6% lower	Thailand
University Enrollment Rate	47.41%	44.98%	5% higher	Philippines
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	5% lower	Thailand
Corruption Perceptions Index	32 pts	33 pts	3% lower	Thailand
Agricultural Land (%)	42.67%	43.8%	3% lower	Thailand
Electricity Access (%)	98%	100%	2% lower	Thailand
Life Evaluation Score	6.2 pts	6.3 pts	1% lower	Thailand
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Philippines
Seafood Consumption per Person	28.39 kg/person/yr	28.48 kg/person/yr	equal	Thailand
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.01 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Philippines
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Philippines
Land Border Length	0 km	5.7K km	ranked lower	Thailand
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.3% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Thailand
Border Neighbors	0	4.0	ranked lower	Thailand

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Analysis

Thailand leads in 75 of 122 shared metrics, while Philippines leads in 47.

Philippines's Coastline Length is 10.3x that of Thailand (36.3K km vs 3.2K km).

Philippines's Firms Hit by Power Outages is 4.1x that of Thailand (43.93% of firms vs 8.6% of firms).

Philippines's Capital Elevation is 3.5x that of Thailand (9.0 m vs 2.0 m).

Philippines's Coal Electricity Share is 2.3x that of Thailand (58.67% vs 17.83%).

Philippines's Unemployment Rate is 2.1x that of Thailand (2.2% vs 0.69%).

Key Comparisons

Coastline LengthPhilippines leads

Philippines

36.3K km

Thailand

3.2K km

Firms Hit by Power OutagesPhilippines leads

Philippines

43.93% of firms

Thailand

8.6% of firms

Capital ElevationPhilippines leads

Philippines

9.0 m

Thailand

2.0 m

Coal Electricity SharePhilippines leads

Philippines

58.67%

Thailand

17.83%

Unemployment RatePhilippines leads

Philippines

2.2%

Thailand

0.69%

Official Languages CountPhilippines leads

Philippines

3.0

Thailand

1.0

Coastline Length

36.3K km

3.2K km

Firms Hit by Power Outages

43.93% of firms

8.6% of firms

Capital Elevation

9.0 m

2.0 m

Coal Electricity Share

58.67%

17.83%

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

0.69%

Official Languages Count

3.0

1.0

Child Mortality

26.9 per 1k births

9.2 per 1k births

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

6.7 per 1M people

2.4 per 1M people

Infant Mortality

22.1 per 1k births

8.0 per 1k births

Population Density

385.32 /km²

140.35 /km²

Merchant Fleet Size

2.2K

884

Airports

244

106

Inflation Rate

3.2%

1.4%

GDP Growth Rate

5.7%

2.5%

High-Tech Exports (%)

60.98%

28.31%

Railway Length

77 km

4.1K km

Youth Population (%)

27.87%

14.75%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.04 per 100k people

0.33 per 100k people

Vehicles per 1,000 People

86.68 per 1k people

526.93 per 1k people

Tourism Revenue

$2,769,000,000

$15,360,000,000

Scientific Publications

4.0K

18.5K

Suicide Rate

3.5 per 100k

16.59 per 100k

Irrigated Land

16.3K km²

64.2K km²

Firms Making Informal Payments

4.5% of firms

17.57% of firms

Renewable Energy (%)

12.82%

7.4%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

28.43 per 100k

97.9 per 100k

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

884.68 kWh/person

3.0K kWh/person

Energy Use (Per Capita)

550.79 kg oil eq/person

1.9K kg oil eq/person

Insufficient Physical Activity

41.96% of adults

24.64% of adults

Population

118.28M

70.03M

Armed Forces Personnel

157.0K

455.0K

Elderly Population (%)

5.5%

15.36%

Forest Area

72.9K km²

197.7K km²

Exports (% GDP)

25.77% of GDP

70.05% of GDP

Birth Rate

16.02 per 1k

9.8 per 1k

Road Traffic Death Rate

9.7 per 100k

25.4 per 100k

Credit Card Ownership

3.0% of adults

8.0% of adults

CO2 Per Capita

1.5 t/person/yr

3.7 t/person/yr

Water Withdrawal

91.04 B m³

57.31 B m³

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

1.0 per 1k

2.3 per 1k

Broadband Access (%)

7.0 per 100 people

16 per 100 people

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.9% of GDP

2.5% of GDP

Youth Unemployment Rate

7.0% of youth labor force

4.5% of youth labor force

Solar Electricity Share

2.4%

5.3%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$11,794.14

$24,712.07

Digital Payments Used

40.33% of adults

82.75% of adults

Health Spending Per Capita

$194.06

$369.98

Electric Generating Capacity

29.17M kW

55.97M kW

Milk Consumption per Person

15.66 kg/person/yr

29.35 kg/person/yr

Foreign Patents

3.9K

7.4K

Renewable Energy (%)

28%

19%

Beer Consumption

0.95 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.79 per 1k

0.54 per 1k

Domestic Patents

490

867

Land Area

298.2K km²

510.9K km²

Women in Parliament (%)

27.33%

19.4%

Obesity Rate

8.7%

14.51%

Imports (% GDP)

40.11% of GDP

66.7% of GDP

Total CO2 Emissions

174.11 Mt CO2e

283.81 Mt CO2e

Food Waste per Person

110.15 kg/person/yr

176.25 kg/person/yr

Forest Coverage (%)

24.46%

38.69%

GNI Per Capita

$4,470

$7,100

Electricity Generation

125.86 TWh

199.55 TWh

Median Age

25.3 years

39.7 years

Government Debt (% GDP)

39.9% of GDP

62.2% of GDP

Meat Consumption per Person

37.04 kg/person/yr

27.37 kg/person/yr

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

20.29 µg/m³

31.01 µg/m³

Big Mac Price

$2.84

$4.3

Wind Electricity Share

1.2%

1.8%

Firms with Female Top Manager

43.45% of firms

64.84% of firms

Political Corruption Index

0.84

0.64

Mobile Money Accounts

28.8% of adults

41.68% of adults

Hypertension Prevalence

33.7% of adults

26% of adults

Spirits Consumption

3.5 L/person/yr

4.9 L/person/yr

Alcohol Consumption

5.7 L/adult/yr

8.0 L/adult/yr

Death Rate

5.8 per 1k

8.1 per 1k

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

117.28 per 100 people

161 per 100 people

Water Stress (%)

19.01%

25.53%

Fertility Rate

1.9 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.0% of GDP

2.7% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

6.0 sites

8.0 sites

Women in Senior Management

43.16% of managers

34.91% of managers

Military Spending

1.3% of GDP

1.1% of GDP

Teen Birth Rate

31.89 per 1k

26.14 per 1k

Air Passengers

41.50M

51.92M

Women's Political Empowerment

0.81

0.69

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

5.0 days/yr

6.0 days/yr

Inequality (Gini)

39.3

33.5

Dependency Ratio

50.06% of working-age pop.

43.09% of working-age pop.

Firms Asked for Bribes

8.3% of firms

9.9% of firms

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

2.6K m

Freedom of Expression Index

0.68

0.59

Protected Land (%)

16%

18.4%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

19.5% of adults

17.4% of adults

Shipping Traffic

9.25M

10.50M

GDP (Nominal)

$461,617,509,782.35

$526,517,658,841.68

Sanitation Access (%)

87.15%

99.35%

Human Development Index

0.72

0.80

Urban Population (%)

55.45%

61.87%

Life Expectancy

69.8 years

76.4 years

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.11% of adults

88.56% of adults

Internet Users (%)

84%

90.87%

Adult Literacy Rate

98.47%

91.1%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.39

0.42

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

14.1% of GDP

15.26% of GDP

Electricity Carbon Intensity

588.29 gCO2/kWh

545.74 gCO2/kWh

Liberal Democracy Index

0.29

0.31

Smoking Rate

20.4%

19.2%

Average Weekly Work Hours

39.99 hrs/week

42.53 hrs/week

University Enrollment Rate

47.41%

44.98%

Health Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

5.4% of GDP

Corruption Perceptions Index

32 pts

33 pts

Agricultural Land (%)

42.67%

43.8%

Electricity Access (%)

98%

100%

Life Evaluation Score

6.2 pts

6.3 pts

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Seafood Consumption per Person

28.39 kg/person/yr

28.48 kg/person/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.01 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

5.7K km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3.3% of GDP

3.1% of GDP

Border Neighbors

4.0