Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 64.2% less likely to be obese
In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.2% more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 95.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 78.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 42.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 25.6% fewer children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 22.8% less on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.8 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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 Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.