Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 34.4% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Thailand scores 82 as of 2021.
live 4.7 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 53.4% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 75.8% fewer doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 11.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 82.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
make 44.9% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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.
have 23.3% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 51.3% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.9% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 19.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 24.2% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 46.8% more strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 10.9% more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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