Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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 57.6% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 86.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
be 72.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
make 44.2% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
pay a 52.2% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 19.3% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 61.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 46.7% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.3% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Thailand: At a glance
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