Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 16.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Illinois, that number is 34.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 8.8 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $8,057 as of 2025, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Illinois, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
