Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Thailand: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 90.9% (2024), 52nd of 188 in the world and 9th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 160.6 (2024), 23rd of 210 in the world and 7th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 14.9 (2024), 102nd of 208 in the world and 14th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
ThailandEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
ThailandEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Thailand in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 90.9%2024 | 52/188 | 9/28 | 3.7% | 22.4% | 77.8% | +56.0 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 160.62024 | 23/210 | 7/34 | 4.9 | 104.6 | 162.3 | +16%since 2014 | 135.1 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 14.92024 | 102/208 | 14/34 | 0.02001 | 4.7 | 16.0 | +92%since 2014 | 36.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 5.42024 | 131/213 | 22/37 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 7.0 | −33%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 3,1502024 | 82/215 | 12/37 | · | 11 | 1,859 | +6,122%since 2014 | 5,322 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 105/215 | 18/36 | 82.1% | 99.7% | 100.0% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 106/211 | 18/35 | 74.0% | 99.5% | 100.0% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 117/213 | 21/35 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 99.8% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 88.0%2024 | 115/192 | 14/30 | 64.0% | 72.0% | 85.0% | +11.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 3,080 kWh2024 | 68/149 | 10/18 | 1,447 kWh | 2,260 kWh | 2,673 kWh | +27%since 2014 | 5,715 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 1,835 kgoe2024 | 62/150 | 10/18 | 1,153 kgoe | 1,719 kgoe | 1,884 kgoe | −4.8%since 2014 | 2,488 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 7.0%2024 | 104/149 | 7/18 | 7.9% | 6.3% | 7.3% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 3.9% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+56.0 pp90.9% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+92%14.9 in 2024
- Secure servers+6,122%3,150 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.5 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+0.8 pp7.0% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Thailand and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Thailand. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Thailand | Myanmar | Malaysia | Cambodia | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 90.9%2024 | 45.4%2020 | 98.0%2024 | 68.5%2024 | 65.6%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 160.62024 | 114.32024 | 139.72024 | 116.12024 | 64.82023 |
| Fixed broadband | 14.92024 | 2.92024 | 13.52024 | 4.12024 | 2.72023 |
| Fixed telephone | 5.42024 | 1.02024 | 23.12024 | 0.22024 | 16.12023 |
| Secure servers | 3,1502024 | 242024 | 7,4752024 | 8172024 | 3022024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 80.4%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.2%2024 | 96.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 73.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 98.6%2024 | 94.2%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 95.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 88.0%2024 | 46.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 57.0%2024 | 10.0%2024 |