Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Croatia, that number is 24.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 53.2% more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 8.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 84.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 34.9% higher top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.1% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 14.7% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.0% more on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 84.2% more on healthcare
Thailand spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.3% more coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Croatia: At a glance
How big is Croatia compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.