Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 35.9% less likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
make 34.5% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 76.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 27.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.3% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Thailand, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 31.1% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.