Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 56.0% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 1.0 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 65.5% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 89.4% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 80.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 45.9% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
have 26.8% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.6% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 55.8% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 35.5% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 43.0% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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