Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 58.0% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Spain, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Thailand, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
live 6.4 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 95.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 65.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 53.4% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,400 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
Life
have 23.0% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 3.2 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 34.0% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 86.1% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 35.2% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Thailand: At a glance
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