Thailand vs Azerbaijan

Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Bangkok
Population
71.7M
GDP
$529.4B
Azerbaijan
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Capital: Baku
Population
10.2M
GDP
$74.4B

POP 7.0x GDP 7.1x LE 2.0 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Thailand vs Azerbaijan

Foreign Direct Investment98.4%Renewable Energy Consump…93.2%Government Debt (% of GDP)89.7%Unemployment Rate86.2%GDP (Current USD)85.9%Population85.8%Freshwater Withdrawal84.1%Physicians (per 1,000 pe…83%
WIDE pair: the board is the Foreign Direct Investment gap first (Thailand UMC vs Azerbaijan UMC).

Demographics: Population (Thailand, 86% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Population 71.7M 10.2M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 15.4% 8.6% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 14.7% 21.8% 2024

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Thailand, 98% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Foreign Direct Investment $14.3B $231.3M 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 61.9% 6.4% 2024
Unemployment Rate 0.8% 5.6% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $529.4B $74.4B 2024

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

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Azerbaijan, 83% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.5 3.2 2021
Under-5 Mortality Rate 9.0 17.9 2024
Maternal Mortality Ratio 34 18 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 12.4% 6.6% 2022

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

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Azerbaijan, 31% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.5% 3.7% 2023

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

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Thailand, 93% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 19.0% 1.3% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 25.5% 160.5% 2022
Forest Area 38.7% 14.1% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 2,965 2,367 2023

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

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Azerbaijan, 61% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Access to Sanitation 26.7% 68.0% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 160.6 109.5 2024

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

Social: Intentional Homicides (Thailand, 55% spread)

Indicator Thailand Azerbaijan Year
Intentional Homicides 4.8 2.2 2011
Net Migration 23.3K 10.9K 2024
GINI Index 33.3 26.6 2024

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

How to read this Thailand vs Azerbaijan comparison

Thailand (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs Azerbaijan (UMC, Europe & Central Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 7.0x larger (71.7M vs 10.2M) and total GDP is 7.1x larger ($529.4B vs $74.4B). The gap board leads on Foreign Direct Investment (~98% 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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Thailand vs Azerbaijan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.