Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 19.5% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 2.7 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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.
see 71.5% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 84.4% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 11.0% more likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 76.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 76.6% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
have 14.4% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 15.2% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 10.7% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Estonia, 75% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Thailand, that number is 67% as of 2022.
be 5.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 57.9% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 76.3% more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 44.0% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 49.0% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, 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 (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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