Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 65.5% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.4 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 74.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 65.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 18.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 58.9% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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