Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 21.5% less likely to be obese
In Belgium, 20.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 5.7 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 85.8% less spent on your healthcare
Belgium spends $7,489 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 84.9% fewer doctors per person
Belgium has 35.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 56.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 86.7% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $60,750 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 4.0 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 Belgium, 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 11.7% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 59.9% less on education
Belgium spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 58.0% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 48.4 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 5.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Belgium, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 56.4% less strain on fresh water
Belgium withdraws 53% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
find 66.3% less home broadband
Belgium has 44.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 58.2% less electricity
Belgium uses 7,099 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 45.8% less CO2
Belgium emits 7.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 93.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Belgium, air pollution causes 15.0 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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