Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 71.5% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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
make 81.4% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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
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