Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of United States, you would:
Health
be 72.4% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Thailand, that number is 0.7% as of 2017.
be 52.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2015.
pay a 11.6% lower top tax rate
United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 70.1% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2017.
Life
be 94.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Thailand, 37.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.3% more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.3 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.
have 13.7% fewer children
In United States, there are approximately 12.4 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 34.9% less likely to have internet access
In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Thailand, about 56.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% less on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Thailand spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 83.8% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Internal Revenue Service.
Thailand: At a glance
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