Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 61.7% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 5.7 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
be 71.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 56.3% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
Life
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 81.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 48.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.9% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.0% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Thailand: At a glance
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