Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Denmark, 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.
be 14.2% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
see 85.3% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 88.0% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 58.6% more likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 85.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 56.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 89.5% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 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 Denmark, 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 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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 14.5% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.4% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 51.7% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 56.0% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 11.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 65.7% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 51.9% less electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 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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