Quality of Life Comparison


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


be 64.7% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people.

be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Thailand, that number is 1.1% of people.

live 2.4 years less

In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women). In Thailand, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women).


be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 8.1% of adults are unemployed. In Thailand, that number is 0.7%.

be 72.0% less likely to be live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 25.7% live below the poverty line. In Thailand, however, that number is 7.2%.

make 14.4% less money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $20,900, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,900.


be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 52.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Thailand, 20.0 women do.

have 34.1% less children

In Argentina, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people. In Thailand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people.

Basic Needs

be 32.3% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 70.2% of the population has internet access. In Thailand, about 47.5% do.


spend 30.5% less on education

Argentina spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education. Thailand spends 4.1% of total GDP on education.

spend 35.4% more on healthcare

Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Thailand, that number is 6.5% of GDP.


see 35.5% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.

Thailand: At a glance


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




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