Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 1.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand stood at 1.01.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 1.01 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.948, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 23rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.948 | — |
| 1991 | 0.953 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.958 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.961 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.97 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.975 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.974 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.968 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.967 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.977 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.971 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.973 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.976 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.978 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.978 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.977 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.996 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.983 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.984 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.991 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.01 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9835, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.01 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9695, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9635 | 0.948 | 0.975 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9793 | 0.971 | 0.996 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.991 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 20 Belarus 1.01 compare
- 20 Georgia 1.01 compare
- 20 United States 1.01 compare
- 24 Armenia 1.01 compare
- 24 Lesotho 1.01 compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 26 Seychelles 1 compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
- Gender development index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 1.01 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.948 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for gender development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender development index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.