Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 50.2% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 4.6 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 82.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
be 57.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
pay a 36.4% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 67.3% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2023, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 99.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 61.7% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Thailand: At a glance
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