Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of France, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 46.2% more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
see 84.5% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 83.5% fewer doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.7% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 65.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 83.6% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 16.3% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 60.7% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 33.7% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 18.4% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In France, 82% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 67% as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 69.6% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 54.0% less electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 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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