Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Thailand, you would:
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 66.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 6.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iowa, however, that number is 10.5% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
