Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 49.2% less likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 67.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
be 20.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
pay a 37.3% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 69.1% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Thailand, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.5% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 62.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.0% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Thailand: At a glance
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