Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
Health
be 92.3% more likely to be obese
In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 62.3% more money
Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $21,100 as of 2023.
be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2023.
be 55.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Thailand, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 31.7% fewer children
In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.9% more likely to have internet access
In Sri Lanka, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 68.4% more on education
Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 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, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Sri Lanka? See an in-depth size comparison.