Malta vs Thailand: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Malta
22.8%
in 2015
Thailand
23.3%
in 2013
Malta rank
17th
Thailand rank
14th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 23.3% against 22.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Thailand ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th of 122 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 12.7% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 18.2% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 25.4% | 0.9% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Malta or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 23.3% against 22.8% in Malta as of 2013.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Thailand?
- 0.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
- How do Malta and Thailand rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.