Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 96.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2020.
live 18.0 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 39.4% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,400 as of 2024, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,700 as of 2024.
be 98.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2024.
be 90.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 71.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 118.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 83.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 52.5% fewer children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 20.7 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 21.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Thailand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 55.2% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Thailand, about 90.0% do as of 2023.
be 36.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Swaziland, approximately 74% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 66% 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 36.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.3% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
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