Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 50.7% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 29.6% more money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 86.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 74.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 24.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 59.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 71.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 72.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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 37.7% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 32.8% more likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.