Nicaragua vs Thailand: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Nicaragua
6.3
in 2025
Thailand
6.3
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
51st
Thailand rank
52nd

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Thailand
0246201120182025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 6.3 against 6.3 in Thailand, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Thailand ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 52nd of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Thailand Difference Ahead
2010s 5.86 6.2 0.3388 Thailand
2020s 6.22 6.04 0.183 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or Thailand?
Nicaragua, at 6.3 against 6.3 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and Thailand?
0, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Thailand?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Thailand rank globally for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 51st and Thailand ranks 52nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nicaragua vs Thailand: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-vs-happiness/nicaragua/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-vs-happiness/nicaragua/thailand/">Nicaragua vs Thailand: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source
Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.