Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 51.2% less likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
be 54.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
make 46.3% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $39,300 as of 2023, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 10.7% more children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 34.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, 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 30.4% less on education
Slovakia spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 38.9% less on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Thailand: At a glance
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