Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 51.9% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Thailand, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
live 5.5 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 92.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 62.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 19.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 41.3% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $30,500 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
Life
have 32.1% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Portugal spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Thailand spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 79.5% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Thailand: At a glance
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