Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.0% less likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,300 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
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 Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.0% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 10.7% fewer children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Thailand spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.