Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 55.8% less likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Luxembourg, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Thailand, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
live 7.0 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 87.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
pay a 19.7% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 83.0% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $105,100 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
Life
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Thailand, on the other hand, 8.6 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 41.5% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 97.1% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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