Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 69.2% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 68.0% more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 96.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya 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 48.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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.
have 53.0% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Thailand, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Thailand, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.9% more coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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