North Korea vs Thailand: Net official development assistance and official aid received

North Korea
119.79 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
166.31 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
161st
Thailand rank
159th

Net official development assistance and official aid received over time

  • North Korea
  • Thailand
-2.0k-1.0k01.0k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 166.31 current US$ per square kilometre against 119.79 current US$ per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 46.52 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Thailand ahead.

North Korea ranks 161st and Thailand ranks 159th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 415.25 current US$ per square kilometre 500.66 current US$ per square kilometre 85.41 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 74.23 current US$ per square kilometre 1,006 current US$ per square kilometre 931.81 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 398.91 current US$ per square kilometre 1,451 current US$ per square kilometre 1,052 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 1,048 current US$ per square kilometre -183.29 current US$ per square kilometre 1,231 current US$ per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 990 current US$ per square kilometre -26.69 current US$ per square kilometre 1,017 current US$ per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 362.4 current US$ per square kilometre 476.52 current US$ per square kilometre 114.12 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, North Korea or Thailand?
Thailand, at 166.31 current US$ per square kilometre against 119.79 current US$ per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between North Korea and Thailand?
46.52 current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Thailand?
40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Thailand rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
North Korea ranks 161st and Thailand ranks 159th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
225 places, 11,257 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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.