If you lived in Virginia instead of Thailand, you would:

Economy

make 3.3 times more money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2023, while in Virginia, the GDP per capita is $69,111 as of 2024.

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be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Virginia, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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be 49.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Thailand, 6.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Virginia, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2023.

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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.

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