Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of France, you would:
Health
be 53.7% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 4.9 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 87.6% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
be 59.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
pay a 30.3% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 61.8% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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 41.8% less on education
France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 63.9% less on healthcare
France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 33.7% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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