China vs Thailand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

China
3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
2.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
63rd
Thailand rank
66th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Thailand
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 427,330 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

China ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 66th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 344,648 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 900,550 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 885,202 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 920,971 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 461,352 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 3.17 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.88 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 282,522 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, China or Thailand?
China, at 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between China and Thailand?
427,330 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
China ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.