Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 64.2% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 87.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
make 19.9% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 12.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.2% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Thailand, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.2% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 59.6% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 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, Dirección General Impositiva.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.