Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 13.6% more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.8 times more money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2024, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,700 as of 2024.
be 76.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2024.
be 88.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 237.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 80.8% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 50.4% as of 2023. In Thailand, it is 91.1% as of 2022.
be 80.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 66.8% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 29.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Thailand, there are 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 47.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 68% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Thailand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 47.5% more likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 61.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Thailand, about 90.0% do as of 2023.
be 16.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.4% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.
Thailand: At a glance
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