Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
be 49.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 6.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
Life
be 62.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.3% less 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% more on education
Thailand spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Thailand spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 62.8 times more coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.