Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 46.5% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 6.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 86.1% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 86.8% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 26.8% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 80.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 59.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 87.6% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Thailand, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 24.1% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.2% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 56.3% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 5.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.2% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 4.9 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 69.7% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 71.9% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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