Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 41.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.
live 2.8 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 85.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
make 11.3% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Thailand, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 38.7% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.2 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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