Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be obese
In Czech Republic, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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
be 64.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
make 54.8% less money
Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
pay a 59.1% higher top tax rate
Czech Republic has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2017. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Czech Republic, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Thailand, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% less likely to have internet access
In Czech Republic, approximately 86.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Thailand, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.2% less on education
Czech Republic spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 51.3% less on healthcare
Czech Republic spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Thailand: At a glance
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