Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
be 83.6% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
be 97.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.4 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.
have 51.1% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Geography
see 107.3 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.