Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 49.7% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.6% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 75.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 75.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 56.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 64.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.
have 44.1% fewer children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.2% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 43.9% more coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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
How big is Thailand compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.