Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Thailand, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Israel, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2018.
live 7.4 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Israel, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2017, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $36,400 as of 2017.
be 6.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Israel, that number is 4.2% as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.
pay a 42.9% higher top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Israel, the top tax rate is 50.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Israel, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 8.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Israel, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2020.
have 64.5% more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Israel, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 40.3% more likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 56.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Israel, about 79.7% do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% more on education
Thailand spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Israel spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 91.5% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Israel: At a glance
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