Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 26.4% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 6.6 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 73.6% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 85.8% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 77.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
make 86.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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 56.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 36.1% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 16.7% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Israel, 80% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 67% as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, 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
live with 82.6% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
find 49.0% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
use 58.7% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 31.4% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 93.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 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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