Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 1.1 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 49.1% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $11,600 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 89.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 9.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
be 63.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Lebanon has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.6% fewer children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Thailand, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 56.3% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 15.4% more on education
Lebanon spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.3 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon.
Thailand: At a glance
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