Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 26.7% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
see 64.8% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 84.1% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 76.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 69.4% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
have 17.7% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 78.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 41.7% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.6% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 10.7% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Latvia, 75% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 67% as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.2% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 22.6 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 21.3% less electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 27.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 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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