Thailand
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Thailand.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Thai," referring to the local population.
CIA 2026
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Thailand vs Vietnam
124 shared metrics.
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Vietnam
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Identity
Formal name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name translates as "Viet south.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Vietnam leads in 65 of 124 shared metrics, while Thailand leads in 59.
Thailand's Spirits Consumption is 26.1x that of Vietnam (4.9 L/person/yr vs 0.18 L/person/yr).
Thailand's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 10.4x that of Vietnam (2.4 per 1M people vs 0.21 per 1M people).
Thailand's Obesity Rate is 6.0x that of Vietnam (14.51% vs 2.1%).
Thailand's Freedom of Expression Index is 4.8x that of Vietnam (0.59 vs 0.10).
Thailand's Tourism Revenue is 3.8x that of Vietnam ($15,360,000,000 vs $3,232,000,000).
Key Comparisons
Spirits ConsumptionThailand leads
Thailand
4.9 L/person/yr
Vietnam
0.18 L/person/yr
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleThailand leads
Thailand
2.4 per 1M people
Vietnam
0.21 per 1M people
Obesity RateThailand leads
Thailand
14.51%
Vietnam
2.1%
Freedom of Expression IndexThailand leads
Thailand
0.59
Vietnam
0.10
Tourism RevenueThailand leads
Thailand
$15,360,000,000
Vietnam
$3,232,000,000
ATMs per 100,000 AdultsThailand leads
Thailand
97.9 per 100k
Vietnam
27.25 per 100k
All Metrics
Spirits Consumption
ThailandThailand
4.9 L/person/yr
Vietnam
0.18 L/person/yr
2605% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ThailandThailand
2.4 per 1M people
Vietnam
0.21 per 1M people
1044% higher
Obesity Rate
ThailandThailand
14.51%
Vietnam
2.1%
597% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ThailandThailand
0.59
Vietnam
0.10
475% higher
Tourism Revenue
ThailandThailand
$15,360,000,000
Vietnam
$3,232,000,000
375% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ThailandThailand
97.9 per 100k
Vietnam
27.25 per 100k
259% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ThailandThailand
64.84% of firms
Vietnam
19.4% of firms
234% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ThailandThailand
0.31
Vietnam
0.10
208% higher
Airports
ThailandThailand
106
Vietnam
36
194% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ThailandThailand
0.42
Vietnam
0.15
190% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ThailandThailand
1.2% of GDP
Vietnam
0.42% of GDP
173% higher
Researchers
ThailandThailand
1.9K per 1M
Vietnam
767.89 per 1M
143% higher
Protected Land (%)
ThailandThailand
18.4%
Vietnam
7.6%
142% higher
Suicide Rate
ThailandThailand
16.59 per 100k
Vietnam
7.3 per 100k
127% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ThailandThailand
$369.98
Vietnam
$188.9
96% higher
Capital Elevation
VietnamThailand
2.0 m
Vietnam
16 m
87% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ThailandThailand
1.9K kg oil eq/person
Vietnam
1.0K kg oil eq/person
81% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
VietnamThailand
8.6% of firms
Vietnam
43.01% of firms
80% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ThailandThailand
29.35 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
16.36 kg/person/yr
79% higher
Scientific Publications
ThailandThailand
18.5K
Vietnam
10.5K
76% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ThailandThailand
15.36%
Vietnam
9.0%
70% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
VietnamThailand
9.9% of firms
Vietnam
31.07% of firms
68% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
VietnamThailand
7.4%
Vietnam
21.53%
66% lower
GDP Growth Rate
VietnamThailand
2.5%
Vietnam
7.1%
64% lower
Coal Electricity Share
VietnamThailand
17.83%
Vietnam
48.14%
63% lower
Land Area
ThailandThailand
510.9K km²
Vietnam
313.4K km²
63% higher
Wind Electricity Share
VietnamThailand
1.8%
Vietnam
4.6%
61% lower
Inflation Rate
VietnamThailand
1.4%
Vietnam
3.6%
61% lower
Urban Population (%)
ThailandThailand
61.87%
Vietnam
38.49%
61% higher
Railway Length
ThailandThailand
4.1K km
Vietnam
2.6K km
59% higher
GNI Per Capita
ThailandThailand
$7,100
Vietnam
$4,490
58% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
VietnamThailand
27.37 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
63.34 kg/person/yr
57% lower
Population Density
VietnamThailand
140.35 /km²
Vietnam
320.18 /km²
56% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
VietnamThailand
884
Vietnam
2.0K
55% lower
Child Mortality
VietnamThailand
9.2 per 1k births
Vietnam
20 per 1k births
54% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
VietnamThailand
3.1% of GDP
Vietnam
6.7% of GDP
54% lower
Unemployment Rate
VietnamThailand
0.69%
Vietnam
1.4%
52% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
VietnamThailand
0.54 per 1k
Vietnam
1.1 per 1k
51% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ThailandThailand
$24,712.07
Vietnam
$16,385.51
51% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
VietnamThailand
6.0 days/yr
Vietnam
12 days/yr
50% lower
Big Mac Price
ThailandThailand
$4.3
Vietnam
$2.89
49% higher
Shipping Traffic
VietnamThailand
10.50M
Vietnam
20.52M
49% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ThailandThailand
31.01 µg/m³
Vietnam
20.8 µg/m³
49% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ThailandThailand
25.4 per 100k
Vietnam
17.7 per 100k
44% higher
Infant Mortality
VietnamThailand
8.0 per 1k births
Vietnam
14 per 1k births
43% lower
Military Spending
VietnamThailand
1.1% of GDP
Vietnam
1.8% of GDP
40% lower
Death Rate
ThailandThailand
8.1 per 1k
Vietnam
5.8 per 1k
39% higher
Irrigated Land
ThailandThailand
64.2K km²
Vietnam
46.0K km²
39% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
VietnamThailand
19.4%
Vietnam
30.63%
37% lower
Credit Card Ownership
ThailandThailand
8.0% of adults
Vietnam
5.8% of adults
37% higher
Political Corruption Index
ThailandThailand
0.64
Vietnam
0.47
36% higher
Youth Population (%)
VietnamThailand
14.75%
Vietnam
23.22%
36% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
VietnamThailand
28.31%
Vietnam
44.26%
36% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
VietnamThailand
2.7% of GDP
Vietnam
4.2% of GDP
36% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
VietnamThailand
55.97M kW
Vietnam
85.72M kW
35% lower
Electricity Generation
VietnamThailand
199.55 TWh
Vietnam
306.33 TWh
35% lower
Population
VietnamThailand
70.03M
Vietnam
106.69M
34% lower
Women in Senior Management
ThailandThailand
34.91% of managers
Vietnam
26.07% of managers
34% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
VietnamThailand
283.81 Mt CO2e
Vietnam
430.82 Mt CO2e
34% lower
Forest Area
ThailandThailand
197.7K km²
Vietnam
148.7K km²
33% higher
Birth Rate
VietnamThailand
9.8 per 1k
Vietnam
14.58 per 1k
33% lower
Digital Payments Used
ThailandThailand
82.75% of adults
Vietnam
62.38% of adults
33% higher
Border Neighbors
ThailandThailand
4.0
Vietnam
3.0
33% higher
Beer Consumption
VietnamThailand
1.8 L/person/yr
Vietnam
2.6 L/person/yr
32% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
VietnamThailand
17.57% of firms
Vietnam
25.51% of firms
31% lower
Water Withdrawal
VietnamThailand
57.31 B m³
Vietnam
81.86 B m³
30% lower
Broadband Access (%)
VietnamThailand
16 per 100 people
Vietnam
23 per 100 people
30% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
VietnamThailand
28.48 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
39.84 kg/person/yr
29% lower
Solar Electricity Share
VietnamThailand
5.3%
Vietnam
7.4%
29% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
VietnamThailand
4.5% of youth labor force
Vietnam
6.2% of youth labor force
27% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ThailandThailand
161 per 100 people
Vietnam
128 per 100 people
26% higher
Teen Birth Rate
VietnamThailand
26.14 per 1k
Vietnam
34.28 per 1k
24% lower
Fertility Rate
VietnamThailand
1.6 children/woman
Vietnam
2.0 children/woman
23% lower
Land Border Length
ThailandThailand
5.7K km
Vietnam
4.6K km
23% higher
Median Age
ThailandThailand
39.7 years
Vietnam
32.4 years
22% higher
Exports (% GDP)
VietnamThailand
70.05% of GDP
Vietnam
90.15% of GDP
22% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
VietnamThailand
19%
Vietnam
24.2%
21% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
VietnamThailand
33 pts
Vietnam
41 pts
20% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ThailandThailand
44.98%
Vietnam
37.59%
20% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
VietnamThailand
17.4% of adults
Vietnam
21.7% of adults
20% lower
Imports (% GDP)
VietnamThailand
66.7% of GDP
Vietnam
83.71% of GDP
20% lower
Domestic Patents
VietnamThailand
867
Vietnam
1.1K
19% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
VietnamThailand
24.64% of adults
Vietnam
30.32% of adults
19% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
VietnamThailand
38.69%
Vietnam
47.45%
18% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ThailandThailand
545.74 gCO2/kWh
Vietnam
460.73 gCO2/kWh
18% higher
Highest Elevation
VietnamThailand
2.6K m
Vietnam
3.1K m
18% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ThailandThailand
5.4% of GDP
Vietnam
4.6% of GDP
17% higher
Smoking Rate
VietnamThailand
19.2%
Vietnam
22.5%
15% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
VietnamThailand
0.69
Vietnam
0.81
15% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
VietnamThailand
0.33 per 100k people
Vietnam
0.39 per 100k people
14% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
VietnamThailand
455.0K
Vietnam
522.0K
13% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ThailandThailand
3.0K kWh/person
Vietnam
2.6K kWh/person
13% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
VietnamThailand
2.5% of GDP
Vietnam
2.9% of GDP
13% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
VietnamThailand
26% of adults
Vietnam
29.7% of adults
12% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ThailandThailand
43.8%
Vietnam
39.21%
12% higher
Water Stress (%)
ThailandThailand
25.53%
Vietnam
22.78%
12% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
VietnamThailand
2.3 per 1k
Vietnam
2.6 per 1k
12% lower
Food Waste per Person
ThailandThailand
176.25 kg/person/yr
Vietnam
156.69 kg/person/yr
12% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ThailandThailand
$526,517,658,841.68
Vietnam
$476,388,230,307.17
11% higher
Dependency Ratio
VietnamThailand
43.09% of working-age pop.
Vietnam
47.65% of working-age pop.
10% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
VietnamThailand
88.56% of adults
Vietnam
98.26% of adults
10% lower
Internet Users (%)
ThailandThailand
90.87%
Vietnam
84.15%
8% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
ThailandThailand
41.68% of adults
Vietnam
38.72% of adults
8% higher
Inequality (Gini)
VietnamThailand
33.5
Vietnam
36.1
7% lower
Coastline Length
VietnamThailand
3.2K km
Vietnam
3.4K km
7% lower
Air Passengers
VietnamThailand
51.92M
Vietnam
55.11M
6% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ThailandThailand
62.2% of GDP
Vietnam
58.5% of GDP
6% higher
Informal Employment Share
VietnamThailand
63.17% of employed people
Vietnam
67.03% of employed people
6% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
VietnamThailand
91.1%
Vietnam
96.13%
5% lower
Human Development Index
ThailandThailand
0.80
Vietnam
0.77
4% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ThailandThailand
99.35%
Vietnam
95.45%
4% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
ThailandThailand
42.53 hrs/week
Vietnam
41.85 hrs/week
2% higher
Life Expectancy
ThailandThailand
76.4 years
Vietnam
74.6 years
2% higher
CO2 Per Capita
ThailandThailand
3.7 t/person/yr
Vietnam
3.7 t/person/yr
2% higher
Life Evaluation Score
VietnamThailand
6.3 pts
Vietnam
6.4 pts
2% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
VietnamThailand
526.93 per 1k people
Vietnam
539.01 per 1k people
2% lower
Foreign Patents
VietnamThailand
7.4K
Vietnam
7.5K
1% lower
Alcohol Consumption
VietnamThailand
8.0 L/adult/yr
Vietnam
8.0 L/adult/yr
1% lower
Time Zones Count
ThailandThailand
2.0 time zones
Vietnam
2.0 time zones
equal
Electricity Access (%)
ThailandThailand
100%
Vietnam
99.8%
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
VietnamThailand
0 per 1M people
Vietnam
0.01 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ThailandThailand
0 m
Vietnam
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
ThailandThailand
1.0
Vietnam
1.0
equal
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ThailandThailand
8.0 sites
Vietnam
8.0 sites
equal
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