Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 55.6% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Romania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Thailand, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
Economy
be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 67.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 22.4% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
make 27.2% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $24,600 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 25.9% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 94.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 70.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 32.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Thailand spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 14.3 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 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, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Romania? See an in-depth size comparison.