Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 59.3% less likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.0 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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
make 40.7% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
Life
be 56.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 76.6% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 66.4% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.8% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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