Thailand vs Vietnam: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.66 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 459,900 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Thailand ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136,191 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 148,596 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 12,405 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 264,664 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 183,075 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 81,588 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1980s | 502,454 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 258,908 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 243,546 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.03 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 479,670 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 549,195 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 966,226 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 433,188 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.96 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 1.76 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 197,677 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2.51 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 356,533 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.66 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 459,900 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 164 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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About this data
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.