Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 93.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 67.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
make 33.7% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
Life
be 45.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 15.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Thailand, on the other hand, 8.6 children do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.7% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Thailand, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 55.3% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.