Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
be 46.8% less likely to be obese
In Croatia, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 2.4 years less
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 67.0% less spent on your healthcare
Croatia spends $3,229 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 86.2% fewer doctors per person
Croatia has 39.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Croatia, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 70.3% less money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $27,104 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Croatia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 4.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.4% less on education
Croatia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 36.5% less on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 44.8% less coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Croatia, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 49.7% less home broadband
Croatia has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 15.2 times more strain on fresh water
Croatia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 33.9% less electricity
Croatia uses 4,484 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 18.0% less CO2
Croatia emits 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
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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