Marshall Islands vs Thailand

Marshall Islands
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Majuro
Population
37.5K
GDP
$285.0M
Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Bangkok
Population
71.7M
GDP
$529.4B

POP 1908.7x GDP 1857.5x LE 9.5 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Marshall Islands vs Thailand

Net Migration107.6%Poverty (< $2.15/day)100%Population99.9%GDP (Current USD)99.9%CO2 Emissions Per Capita99.9%Foreign Direct Investment99.9%Maternal Mortality Ratio78.1%Mobile Subscriptions75.3%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Marshall Islands UMC vs Thailand UMC).

Demographics: Population (Thailand, 100% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
Population 37.5K 71.7M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 4.6% 15.4% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 34.5% 14.7% 2024
Population Density 215.7 140.3 2023

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Thailand, 100% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
GDP (Current USD) $285.0M $529.4B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $13.4M $14.3B 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 41.6% 61.9% 2019

5 closer economy rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Thailand, 78% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 155 34 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 26.7 9.0 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 13.4% 4.5% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 22.7 7.7 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Marshall Islands, 67% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.7% 2.5% 2022
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 37.7% 45.0% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: CO2 Emissions Per Capita (Marshall Islands, 100% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.0 4.0 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 12.2% 19.0% 2022
Forest Area 52.2% 38.7% 2023

2 closer environment rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Thailand, 75% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
Mobile Subscriptions 39.7 160.6 2022
Internet Users 65.9% 90.9% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Thailand, 108% spread)

Indicator Marshall Islands Thailand Year
Net Migration -1,765 23.3K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 2.1% 0.0% 2019

4 closer social rows sit on the Marshall Islands and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Marshall Islands vs Thailand comparison

Marshall Islands (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs Thailand (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 1908.7x smaller (37.5K vs 71.7M) and total GDP is 1857.5x smaller ($285.0M vs $529.4B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~108% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Marshall Islands vs Thailand figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.