Quality of life comparison

be 13.0% less likely to be obese

In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Thailand, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 18.9 years less

In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate

Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 91.9% less money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 9.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Thailand, 6.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

have 3.1 times more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 15.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.4% less likely to be literate

In Thailand, the literacy rate is 94.1% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 11.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 6.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 70.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Thailand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, 29% of the population do as of 2022.

be 85.1% less likely to have internet access

In Thailand, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 27.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Thailand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.8 times more on education

Thailand spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 100.0% more on healthcare

Thailand spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 87.5% less coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.