Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Iceland instead of Thailand, you would:


live 8.2 years longer

In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women). In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women).

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people.


make 2.9 times more money

Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,900, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $51,800.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed. In Iceland, that number is 2.8%.

spend 32.3% more on taxes

Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0%. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3%.


be 85.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 20.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Iceland, 3.0 women do.

be 77.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Thailand, approximately 9.2 children die before they reach the age of one. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do.

have 24.5% more children

In Thailand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people. In Iceland, there are 13.7 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Thailand, approximately 47.5% of the population has internet access. In Iceland, about 98.2% do.


spend 90.2% more on education

Thailand spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education. Iceland spends 7.8% of total GDP on education.

spend 36.9% more on healthcare

Thailand spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Iceland, that number is 8.9% of GDP.


see 54.4% more coastline

Thailand has a total of 3,219 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.

Iceland: At a glance


How big is Iceland compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Directorate of Internal Revenue.



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