Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
be 37.9% less likely to be obese
In Czech Republic, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 3.4 years less
In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 77.2% less spent on your healthcare
Czech Republic spends $4,674 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 87.6% fewer doctors per person
Czech Republic has 43.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 24.5% more likely to die by suicide
Czech Republic has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 47.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Czech Republic, 10.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 77.6% less money
Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $35,917 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 Czech Republic, 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 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.1 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 41.4% less on education
Czech Republic spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 46.7% less on healthcare
Czech Republic spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 4.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Czech Republic, road accidents kill 5.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.7% less home broadband
Czech Republic has 38.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 49.5% less electricity
Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 12.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Czech Republic, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 44.5% less CO2
Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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