Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 54.8% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.9% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 89.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 50.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
have 25.0% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.3% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 57.0% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.