Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Barbados, you would:
Health
be 56.7% less likely to be obese
In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 34.1% more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 32.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
be 37.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 30.2% less on education
Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 39.7% less on healthcare
Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.2 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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