Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.4% less likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
make 33.0% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $26,100 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 21.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
have 42.4% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on education
Kazakhstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Thailand: At a glance
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