Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 78.4% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 90.8% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 44.0% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 67.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 74.9% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 44.6% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 55.7% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 79.5% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.1% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 86.8% more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 44.0% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 19.3% more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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