Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 60.9% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 68.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 88.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 63.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 40.7% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.0% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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
How big is Thailand compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.