Thailand
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Region
- Southeast Asia
- Land neighbours
- Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
- Population
- 71,619,863 (2025)
- Total area
- 513,115 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 15.1° N, 101.0° E
Thailand at a glance
Thailand is a country in Asia, in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Bangkok. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Flag of Thailand
Thailand’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Russia.
Thailand in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 71,619,863 | 20thof 195 | 11thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 513,115 km² | 50thof 194 | 13thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $577B | 29thof 182 | 10thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $8,057 | 87thof 182 | 19thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 76.6 years | 71stof 195 | 21stof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.20 | 181stof 195 | 44thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $327 | 108thof 191 | 25thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 62.8% | 101stof 195 | 26thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 90.9% | 51stof 180 | 16thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 38.7% | 71stof 191 | 15thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.96 t | 63rdof 181 | 23rdof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Thailand compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring Thailand
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Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Thailand · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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