Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 99.0% more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
be 8.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 6.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.
pay a 39.4% higher top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.2% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 28.3% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% more on education
Thailand spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Thailand spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Italy: At a glance
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