Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 60.0% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bulgaria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Thailand, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
Economy
be 88.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 69.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bulgaria, 23.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
make 17.9% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $21,800 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Bulgaria has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 28.9% more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Bulgaria, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 9.1 times more coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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