Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 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 54.2% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
have 20.6% more access to essential health services
Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Thailand scores 82 as of 2021.
see 36.5% less spent on your healthcare
Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 90.4% fewer doctors per person
Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 93.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 42.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 16.9% less money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 70.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
have 28.1% fewer children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.7% less on education
Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 33.8% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 10.4 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 100.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.1% less home broadband
Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 5.5 times more strain on fresh water
Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 12.3% less electricity
Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 58.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 12.2% more CO2
Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
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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