Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 32.4% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 5.8 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 83.4% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 85.0% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 13.9% more likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 91.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 55.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 85.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 60.5% less on education
Finland 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 56.6% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 22.0% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Finland, 86% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2021. In Thailand, that number is 67% as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.2% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.2 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 80.0% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 28.5% less CO2
Finland emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 4.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 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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