Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 44.9% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
see 89.9% less spent on your healthcare
Switzerland spends $10,602 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 87.9% fewer doctors per person
Switzerland has 44.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 18.3% more likely to die by suicide
Switzerland has a suicide rate of 14.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
be 65.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 15.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 5.4% as of 2022.
make 93.0% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 6.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 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 48.1% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.2% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 10.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Switzerland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 68.3% less home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 3.5 times more strain on fresh water
Switzerland withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 58.3% less electricity
Switzerland uses 7,117 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Switzerland, air pollution causes 10.0 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). How we calculate this
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