Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 56.2% more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,300 as of 2020.
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% as of 2019.
be 40.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Thailand, however, that number is 9.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 69.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 54.5% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 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 56.0% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Thailand, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.1% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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 Philippines? See an in-depth size comparison.