Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 64.7% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
be 72.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
make 12.2% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 30.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.
have 34.9% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Thailand, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.5% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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