Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 49.5% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 32.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
see 59.2% less spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 85.1% fewer doctors per person
Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 72.5% more likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 70.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 18.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 64.3% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 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 23.2% less on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 20.5% less on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.3 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 14.7% more electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
find 58.4% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.0 times more strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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