Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Albania, that number is 21.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Albania, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 23.1% less money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $13,300 as of 2020.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.8% as of 2019.
be 44.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Albania, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2012.
Life
be 59.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Albania, 15.0 women do as of 2017.
have 25.1% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Albania, there are 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 67.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Albania spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 36.8% more on healthcare
Thailand spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Albania, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2018.
Geography
see 88.8% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Albanian Taxation Office.
Albania: At a glance
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