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South East AsiaThailand
Capital Bangkok · Median age 40
4 mobility routesPath to citizenshipZero-presence routeTropical
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Thailand: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living66
Healthcare67
Safety74
Climate resilience37
4 mobility routes
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Thailand in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
74 · StrongCost of living66
Tax burden82
Healthcare
67 · StrongHealthcare67
Safety & crime
78 · StrongSafety74
Low crime82
Climate
37 · MixedClimate resilience37
Language & integration
69 · StrongEnglish proficiency64
Migrant acceptance74
Freedom & rights
57 · MixedRule of law56
Political stability36
Low corruption39
Personal freedom73
Freedom of speech36
Property rights45
LGBTQ+ acceptance69
Reproductive rights100
Economy & work
58 · MixedEconomic freedom81
Competitiveness73
Innovation55
Startup ecosystem1
Job market30
Prosperity72
Ease of doing business92
Quality of life
69 · StrongLiveabilityUnknown—
Happiness80
Life satisfaction80
Work–life balance55
Internet speed68
Education71
Low traffic58
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Reproductive rights100
- Ease of doing business92
- Tax burden82
- Low crime82
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem1
- Job market30
- Political stability36
- Freedom of speech36
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Average Bedtime
- 1899-12-30
- Average Time In Bed
- 439 minutes
- Average Time In Bed Hours
- 7 hours 19 minutes
- Average Wakeup Time
- 1899-12-30
- Avg Precipitation
- 1622 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 26.85°C (80.33°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 31.41 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- November-March
- Books Read Per Year
- 6.83
- Borders
- Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
- Citizenship By Birth
- No
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 3 years
- Climate
- Tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March)
- Climate Category
- Hot & Humid
- Coffee Consumption
- 1.7 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Chicago,Los Angeles,New York
- Country Code
- +66
- Country Intro Blurb
- Known for its night markets and bubble tea where every street is a culinary delight
- Country Motto
- ชาติ ศาสนา พระมหากษัตริย์; Chat, Satsana, Phra Mahakasat ("Nation, Religion, King")
- Crypto Currency Status
- Implicit ban
- Currency
- Thai Baht (THB)
- Date Format
- YMD
- Distance From New York City
- 13700 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Conditional
- Economy
- Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism
- Famous Dance
- Aboriginal dance
- Famous Festival
- Lantern Festival
- Famous Music
- Taiwanese pop
- Fertility Rate
- 1.212
- Funny Fact
- Has a village called "Pussy"
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Night markets bustle / High-tech hubs drive innovation / Bubble tea delight
- Handgun Legislation
- Restricted
- Humidity
- 79
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YymYMvDFwo
- Independence Day
- N/A (Thailand was never colonized)
- Interesting Fact
- Known for its night markets and bubble tea where every street is a culinary delight
- Interesting Tradition
- Celebrates Ghost Month with offerings and performances for wandering spirits
- Language
- Thai
- Life Expectancy
- 76,4
- Mandatory Military Service
- Yes
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 409
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Illegal
- Mensa Members
- 600
- Migration Rate
- 0.274 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- Formosan Black Bear
- National Anthem
- Phleng Chat
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/th.mp3
- National Dish
- Beef noodle soup
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Baseball
- Nobel Prizes
- 4
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 4211
- Number Of Migrants
- 19.648 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.1
- Passport Validity
- 10 years, 5 years for children
- Percentage Of Vegetarian
- 0.135
- Population
- 70000000
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Pineapple cake
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates "Lantern Festival" with lantern displays and dragon dances
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 248
- Representative Novel
- Crystal Boys by Pai Hsien-yung (Groundbreaking novel about gay culture in Taiwan)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.576
- Residency For Naturalization
- 5
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Legal
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to be late for work
- Tallest Building
- Taipei 101 (508 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 1.41 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT+7
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.02
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.405
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 7
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 1640
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 2742
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 4411
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 3939
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 3750
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 4023
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 4211
- Visitors Per Year
- 39.8 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Pointing at the moon is disrespectful
- Wine Consumption
- 0.93 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Thailand come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
117| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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