Moldova vs Thailand

Moldova
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Chisinau
Population
2.4M
GDP
$18.2B
Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Bangkok
Population
71.7M
GDP
$529.4B

POP 29.8x GDP 29.1x LE 5.2 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Moldova vs Thailand

Net Migration186.1%Foreign Direct Investment96.8%Population96.6%GDP (Current USD)96.6%Inflation (Consumer Pric…91.5%GDP Growth Rate90.8%Physicians (per 1,000 pe…86.5%Forest Area69.7%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Moldova UMC vs Thailand UMC).

Demographics: Population (Thailand, 97% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Population 2.4M 71.7M 2024
Population Density 85.4 140.3 2023
Urban Population 43.5% 61.9% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 19.8% 14.7% 2024

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Thailand, 97% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Foreign Direct Investment $458.4M $14.3B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $18.2B $529.4B 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.7% 0.4% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 0.3% 2.9% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Moldova and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Moldova, 87% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.0 0.5 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 15.1 7.7 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 6.4% 12.4% 2012
Under-5 Mortality Rate 16.5 9.0 2024

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

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Moldova, 62% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.6% 2.5% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 74.7% 45.0% 2024

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

Environment: Forest Area (Thailand, 70% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Forest Area 11.7% 38.7% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 52.2% 25.5% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 2,412 2,965 2023

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Thailand, 25% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Mobile Subscriptions 120.1 160.6 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Moldova and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Thailand, 186% spread)

Indicator Moldova Thailand Year
Net Migration -27,088 23.3K 2024
Intentional Homicides 2.5 4.8 2023
GINI Index 26.8 33.3 2023
Female Labor Participation 72.2% 59.5% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Moldova and Thailand profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Moldova vs Thailand comparison

Moldova (UMC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Thailand (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 29.8x smaller (2.4M vs 71.7M) and total GDP is 29.1x smaller ($18.2B vs $529.4B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~186% relative spread) across 42 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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Moldova vs Thailand figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.