Thailand Kingdom of Thailand | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 72nd best |
Capital | Bangkok |
Land Area | 510 890km21 |
Location | Asia |
Population | 69.4m2 |
Life Expectancy | 74.62yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $14 519 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | TH, THA, 7645 |
Internet Domain | .th6 |
Currency | Baht (THB)7 |
Telephone | +668 |
“A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US treaty ally in 1954 after sending troops to Korea and later fighting alongside the United States in Vietnam. Thailand since 2005 has experienced several rounds of political turmoil including a military coup in 2006 that ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat, followed by large-scale street protests by competing political factions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Demonstrations in 2010 culminated with clashes between security forces and pro-THAKSIN protesters, elements of which were armed, and resulted in at least 92 deaths and an estimated $1.5 billion in arson-related property losses. THAKSIN's youngest sister, YINGLAK Chinnawat, in 2011 led the Puea Thai Party to an electoral win and assumed control of the government. YINGLAK's leadership was almost immediately challenged by historic flooding in late 2011 that had large swathes of the country underwater and threatened to inundate Bangkok itself. Throughout 2012 the Puea Thai-led government struggled with the opposition Democrat Party to fulfill some of its main election promises, including constitutional reform and political reconciliation. Since January 2004, thousands have been killed and wounded in violence associated with the ethno-nationalist insurgency in Thailand's southern Malay-Muslim majority provinces.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Friendly and fun-loving, exotic and tropical, cultured and historic, Thailand radiates a golden hue from its gaudy temples and tropical beaches to the ever-comforting Thai smile. Lustrous Thailand radiates a hospitality that makes it one of the most accessibly exotic destinations on earth. Its natural landscape is part of the allure: the blonde beaches are lapped at by cerulean seas, while the northern mountains cascade into the misty horizon. In between are emerald-coloured rice fields and busy, prosperous cities built around sacred temples. It is a bountiful land where the markets are piled high with pyramids of colourful fruits and the rót khen (vendor cart) is an integral piece of a city´s infrastructure.
You´ll suffer few travelling hardships, save for a few pushy touts, in this land of comfort and convenience. Bangkok reigns as an Asian superstar, Chiang Mai excels in liveability and the tropical islands are up all night to party. It is relatively cheap to hop around by plane and the kingdom provides a gateway to everywhere else in the region. Though the fiery curries and simple stir-fries might delay your departure.”
“Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, in his concurrent position as NCPO chairman, [wields] absolute power without oversight or accountability. The 2017 constitution, promulgated in March, endorses the continuance of this power, thereby guaranteeing that both the NCPO and officials operating under its orders cannot be held accountable for their rights violations. An unelected Senate and other elements of the new constitution lay the foundations for prolonged military control even if the junta fulfills its promise to hold elections in November 2018.”
"World Report 2018" by Human Rights Watch (2018)11
UN HDI (2016)12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank12 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
85 | Ukraine | 84 |
86 | Jordan | 86 |
87 | Peru | 87 |
88 | Thailand | 87 |
89 | Ecuador | 89 |
90 | China | 90 |
91 | Fiji | 91 |
92 | St Lucia | 92 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)13 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $13 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
73 | Venezuela | $15 129 |
74 | Barbados | $14 952 |
75 | Botswana | $14 663 |
76 | Thailand | $14 519 |
77 | Libya | $14 303 |
78 | Brazil | $14 145 |
79 | Turkmenistan | $14 026 |
80 | Costa Rica | $14 006 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index14,15 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank14,15 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
... | ||
69 | Cuba | 79.9 |
70 | Sri Lanka | 80.0 |
71 | Armenia | 80.0 |
72 | Thailand | 80.4 |
73 | UAE | 81.1 |
74 | Philippines | 82.0 |
75 | Turkey | 82.3 |
76 | Tunisia | 82.6 |
World Avg | 88.0 | |
q=195. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Thailand's population is predicted to rise to 73.32 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.54. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
17 | Germany | 83.1m |
18 | Turkey | 82.3m |
19 | Iran | 81.8m |
20 | Thailand | 69.4m |
21 | UK | 67.1m |
22 | France | 65.0m |
23 | Italy | 60.6m |
24 | S. Africa | 57.8m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2015)13 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years13 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
76 | Romania | 74.84 |
77 | Peru | 74.81 |
78 | Brazil | 74.75 |
79 | Thailand | 74.62 |
80 | Mauritius | 74.60 |
81 | Kuwait | 74.55 |
82 | Saudi Arabia | 74.44 |
83 | Venezuela | 74.39 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)16 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best16 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
68 | Cambodia | 2.45 |
69 | Bulgaria | 1.54 |
70 | Bahrain | 2.46 |
71 | Thailand | 1.54 |
72 | Greece | 1.54 |
73 | Georgia | 1.53 |
74 | Switzerland | 1.53 |
75 | Mongolia | 2.48 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)17 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 10017 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
135 | Macedonia | 27.7 |
136 | Luxembourg | 28.3 |
137 | Armenia | 28.7 |
138 | Thailand | 29.2 |
139 | Ireland | 29.2 |
140 | Russia | 29.5 |
141 | Georgia | 29.7 |
142 | Montenegro | 30.0 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
79 | Marshall Islands | 6.2% |
80 | Turkey | 6.0% |
81 | Syria | 5.5% |
82 | Thailand | 5.2% |
83 | Hungary | 5.2% |
84 | Palestine | 5.2% |
85 | Argentina | 4.9% |
86 | Panama | 4.7% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)19 | ||
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Pos. | %19 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
167 | Malawi | 1.4% |
168 | Congo, DR | 1.3% |
169 | N. Korea | 1.3% |
170 | Thailand | 1.2% |
171 | UAE | 1.2% |
172 | Mongolia | 1.2% |
173 | Kenya | 1.1% |
174 | Indonesia | 1.1% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #thailand #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)20,21 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank20,21 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
... | ||
110 | China | 96.4 |
111 | Vietnam | 96.6 |
112 | Andorra | 97.2 |
113 | Thailand | 97.2 |
114 | Cuba | 97.7 |
115 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 98.6 |
116 | India | 98.9 |
117 | Sierra Leone | 100.4 |
q=199. |
Thailand is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Thailand comes in the best 20 in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice22. It does better than average for LGBT equality23 and in opposing gender inequality24. But unfortunately Thailand gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports25 (still high for Asia), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms26, speed of uptake of HR treaties27, supporting press freedom28, its nominal commitment to Human Rights29 and in freethought30. The rich and the poor live completely different lives; just 1% of the popuation draws 20% of the country's entire income31. Military Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha wields "absolute power without oversight or accountability" and he and his officials "cannot be held accountable for their rights violations"11. Civil rights are suffering and critics of the government are being suppressed and silenced and some protests have been violently dispersed. Thailand's fishing industry has become infamous for using modern slavery techniques to acquire and keep workers via human trafficking and debt bondage techniques32.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #Thailand #vaccines
Health (2020)33,34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33,34 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.0 |
2 | Singapore | 41.5 |
3 | Maldives | 43.3 |
... | ||
17 | Bangladesh | 68.5 |
18 | Spain | 69.1 |
19 | N. Korea | 69.6 |
20 | Thailand | 70.4 |
21 | Qatar | 71.1 |
22 | Uzbekistan | 71.1 |
23 | Portugal | 71.5 |
24 | Kuwait | 72.3 |
25 | Luxembourg | 72.9 |
World Avg | 92.3 | |
q=187. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives33. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea33.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe33, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia33.
For more, see:
Health:
Thailand does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Thailand does better than average for its immunizations take-up35, its fertility rate16, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance36, its suicide rate37 and in its average life expectancy13. Thailand does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its adolescent birth rate24, its smoking rate38 and in its alcohol consumption rate39. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.Life Expectancy (2015)13 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years13 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
76 | Romania | 74.84 |
77 | Peru | 74.81 |
78 | Brazil | 74.75 |
79 | Thailand | 74.62 |
80 | Mauritius | 74.60 |
81 | Kuwait | 74.55 |
82 | Saudi Arabia | 74.44 |
83 | Venezuela | 74.39 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita39 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
122 | Burkina Faso | 8.2 |
123 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 8.2 |
124 | Dominica | 8.2 |
125 | Thailand | 8.3 |
126 | Ivory Coast | 8.4 |
127 | Botswana | 8.4 |
128 | Trinidad & Tobago | 8.4 |
129 | Vietnam | 8.4 |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)16 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best16 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
68 | Cambodia | 2.45 |
69 | Bulgaria | 1.54 |
70 | Bahrain | 2.46 |
71 | Thailand | 1.54 |
72 | Greece | 1.54 |
73 | Georgia | 1.53 |
74 | Switzerland | 1.53 |
75 | Mongolia | 2.48 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse38 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
... | ||
117 | Ireland | 954 |
116 | Chile | 930 |
115 | Turkmenistan | 92540 |
114 | Thailand | 895 |
113 | Iran | 869 |
112 | Laos | 836 |
111 | Sweden | 831 |
110 | UK | 827 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k37 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
40 | Ecuador | 14.1 |
41 | Spain | 15.3 |
42 | Argentina | 15.6 |
43 | Thailand | 15.8 |
44 | Australia | 16.4 |
45 | El Salvador | 16.5 |
46 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.7 |
47 | Netherlands | 18.6 |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank36 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
34 | Macedonia | 34 |
35 | India | 35 |
36 | Fiji | 36 |
37 | Thailand | 37 |
38 | Pakistan | 38 |
39 | Portugal | 39 |
40 | Brazil | 40 |
41 | Iceland | 41 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %41 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
53 | China | 32.3 |
54 | Mauritius | 32.3 |
55 | N. Korea | 32.4 |
56 | Thailand | 32.6 |
57 | Cameroon | 33.6 |
58 | Mauritania | 34.4 |
59 | Cape Verde | 34.8 |
60 | Sao Tome & Principe | 35.4 |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100024 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
96 | Georgia | 39.7 |
97 | Barbados | 40.7 |
98 | Vanuatu | 43.1 |
99 | Thailand | 44.6 |
100 | Antigua & Barbuda | 44.8 |
101 | Fiji | 44.8 |
102 | S. Africa | 45.5 |
103 | Cuba | 45.6 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %35 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
17 | Antigua & Barbuda | 98.0 |
18 | Cuba | 97.9 |
19 | Belgium | 97.8 |
20 | Thailand | 97.8 |
21 | Mauritius | 97.6 |
22 | Fiji | 97.6 |
23 | Kuwait | 97.5 |
24 | Morocco | 97.5 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #politics #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank42 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
... | ||
74 | Albania | 64.1 |
75 | Kenya | 64.7 |
76 | Ecuador | 64.7 |
77 | Thailand | 65.2 |
78 | Armenia | 65.3 |
79 | Egypt | 65.4 |
80 | St Lucia | 66.6 |
81 | Bahrain | 67.1 |
82 | Kuwait | 67.1 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2943 |
2 | Israel | 4.1143 |
3 | Japan | 3.5843 |
... | ||
66 | Puerto Rico | 0.4444 |
67 | Jordan | 0.4345 |
68 | Mozambique | 0.4246 |
69 | Thailand | 0.3947 |
70 | Tanzania | 0.3846 |
71 | Romania | 0.3843 |
72 | Montenegro | 0.3844 |
73 | Chile | 0.3843 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better48 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
118 | Maldives | 47.1% |
119 | Bangladesh | 46.7% |
120 | St Lucia | 46.0% |
121 | Thailand | 44.8% |
122 | Zambia | 44.3% |
123 | El Salvador | 42.8% |
124 | Namibia | 41.1% |
125 | Syria | 41.0% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years49 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
... | ||
63 | Algeria | 14.7 |
64 | Cyprus | 14.7 |
65 | Oman | 14.7 |
66 | Thailand | 14.7 |
67 | Colombia | 14.6 |
68 | Slovakia | 14.5 |
69 | Fiji | 14.4 |
70 | Brunei | 14.4 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank36 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
104 | Swaziland | 104 |
105 | Albania | 105 |
106 | Madagascar | 106 |
107 | Thailand | 107 |
108 | Yemen | 108 |
109 | Brazil | 109 |
110 | Nicaragua | 110 |
111 | Togo | 111 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Score50 | |
1 | Singapore | 1655 |
2 | Hong Kong | 1598 |
3 | Japan | 1586 |
... | ||
54 | Costa Rica | 1247 |
55 | Mexico | 1247 |
56 | Albania | 1245 |
57 | Thailand | 1245 |
58 | Colombia | 1231 |
59 | Qatar | 1222 |
60 | Georgia | 1216 |
61 | Jordan | 1197 |
World Avg | 1389 | |
q=70. |
Religiosity (2009)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %51 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
101 | Comoros | 97 |
102 | Egypt | 97 |
103 | Morocco | 97 |
104 | Thailand | 97 |
105 | Mauritania | 98 |
106 | Djibouti | 98 |
107 | Somaliland | 98 |
108 | Burundi | 98 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
IQ (2006)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better52 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
49 | Malaysia | 92 |
50 | Greece | 92 |
51 | Brunei | 91 |
52 | Thailand | 91 |
53 | Lithuania | 91 |
54 | Cambodia | 91 |
55 | Albania | 90 |
56 | Croatia | 90 |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better53 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
113 | Philippines | 44% |
114 | Jamaica | 43% |
115 | Ecuador | 43% |
116 | Thailand | 43% |
117 | Mauritius | 43% |
118 | Cape Verde | 43% |
119 | Suriname | 42% |
120 | Bolivia | 41% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
Freedom On The Internet (2012)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better54 | |
1 | Estonia | 10 |
2 | USA | 12 |
3 | Germany | 15 |
... | ||
32 | Sri Lanka | 55 |
33 | Kazakhstan | 58 |
34 | Egypt | 59 |
35 | Thailand | 61 |
36 | Pakistan | 63 |
37 | Belarus | 69 |
38 | Bahrain | 71 |
39 | Saudi Arabia | 71 |
World Avg | 46.7 | |
q=47. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio55 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
35 | Singapore | 4.0 |
36 | Sweden | 3.8 |
37 | Poland | 3.6 |
38 | Thailand | 3.3 |
39 | Denmark | 3.1 |
40 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3.1 |
41 | Sri Lanka | 2.9 |
42 | Latvia | 2.2 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
The region of south-east Asia hosts some of the kindest people in the world. Myanmar and Thailand often top the World Giving Index56, which the Charities Aid Foundation attributes to the teachings and values of Theravada Buddhism56. Likewise, in Indonesia, giving is strongly encouraged by the Islamic doctrine of zakat, causing that country to give to charity at three times the global average rate.
World Giving Index (2013-2021)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better57 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
21 | Nigeria | 26.7 |
22 | Kuwait | 26.8 |
23 | Malaysia | 27.8 |
24 | Thailand | 28.9 |
25 | Puerto Rico | 29.0 |
26 | Iran | 29.0 |
27 | Austria | 29.3 |
28 | Germany | 31.0 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score58 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
... | ||
94 | Peru | 37.0 |
95 | Benin | 36.8 |
96 | Colombia | 36.6 |
97 | Thailand | 36.6 |
98 | Maldives | 36.0 |
99 | Philippines | 35.6 |
100 | Algeria | 35.2 |
101 | Armenia | 35.0 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Happiness (2018)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better59 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
... | ||
43 | Bahrain | 6.1 |
44 | Uzbekistan | 6.1 |
45 | Kuwait | 6.1 |
46 | Thailand | 6.1 |
47 | Italy | 6.0 |
48 | Ecuador | 6.0 |
49 | Belize | 6.0 |
50 | Lithuania | 6.0 |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank36 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
51 | Chile | 51 |
52 | Bahamas | 52 |
53 | UAE | 53 |
54 | Thailand | 54 |
55 | Macedonia | 55 |
56 | Mauritania | 56 |
57 | India | 57 |
58 | Philippines | 58 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank36 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
106 | Bolivia | 106 |
107 | Ghana | 107 |
108 | Mexico | 108 |
109 | Thailand | 109 |
110 | Ecuador | 110 |
111 | Malawi | 111 |
112 | Laos | 112 |
113 | China | 113 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better60 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
110 | El Salvador | 2.18 |
111 | Guatemala | 2.20 |
112 | Lesotho | 2.20 |
113 | Thailand | 2.21 |
114 | Uganda | 2.22 |
115 | Togo | 2.24 |
116 | Kenya | 2.25 |
117 | Belarus | 2.29 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank36 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
18 | Japan | 18 |
19 | Chile | 19 |
20 | Kazakhstan | 20 |
21 | Thailand | 21 |
22 | Algeria | 22 |
23 | Guatemala | 23 |
24 | Ecuador | 24 |
25 | Madagascar | 25 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank36 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
20 | Luxembourg | 20 |
21 | Ireland | 21 |
22 | Costa Rica | 22 |
23 | Thailand | 23 |
24 | Poland | 24 |
25 | S. Africa | 25 |
26 | Chile | 26 |
27 | Panama | 27 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score61 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
130 | Kenya | 5.76 |
131 | Sudan | 5.81 |
132 | Colombia | 5.91 |
133 | Thailand | 6.03 |
134 | S. Sudan | 6.32 |
135 | Turkey | 6.53 |
136 | Cameroon | 6.62 |
137 | Central African Rep. | 6.62 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %62 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
30 | France | +17.7 |
31 | Algeria | +17.3 |
32 | Bulgaria | +17.1 |
33 | Thailand | +17.1 |
34 | Chile | +16.2 |
35 | Hungary | +14.0 |
36 | Morocco | +13.7 |
37 | UK | +13.2 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better63 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
118 | Grenada | 50.9 |
119 | Tanzania | 50.8 |
120 | China | 50.7 |
121 | Thailand | 49.9 |
122 | Micronesia | 49.8 |
123 | Libya | 49.8 |
124 | Ghana | 49.7 |
125 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 49.5 |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better64 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
... | ||
77 | USA | 07.58 |
78 | Czechia | 07.46 |
79 | Tajikistan | 07.46 |
80 | Thailand | 07.41 |
81 | Cambodia | 07.35 |
82 | Nigeria | 07.30 |
83 | Georgia | 07.25 |
84 | Vietnam | 07.14 |
World Avg | 09.29 | |
q=119. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
185 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2002 Nov 24 |
186 | Afghanistan | 2002 Dec 18 |
187 | Tuvalu | 2003 Mar 20 |
188 | Thailand | 2004 Jan 29 |
189 | Montenegro | 2006 Jun 03 |
190 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2007 Jan 08 |
191 | Brunei | 2008 Jul 27 |
192 | Iraq | 2009 Oct 26 |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %65 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
38 | Belize | 50.6% |
39 | Burkina Faso | 50.5% |
40 | Dominican Rep. | 50.2% |
41 | Thailand | 49.9% |
42 | Italy | 49.6% |
43 | Vietnam | 49.1% |
44 | Honduras | 48.1% |
45 | Iran | 47.9% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)66 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse66 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
67 | Macedonia | 7.90 |
66 | Uruguay | 7.90 |
65 | Georgia | 7.90 |
64 | Thailand | 7.90 |
63 | Kazakhstan | 7.70 |
62 | Brunei | 7.60 |
61 | Ukraine | 7.40 |
60 | Lebanon | 7.40 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %67 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
... | ||
69 | Greece | 36.0 |
70 | Spain | 36.2 |
71 | Laos | 36.4 |
72 | Thailand | 36.5 |
73 | Fiji | 36.7 |
74 | Yemen | 36.7 |
75 | Solomon Islands | 37.1 |
76 | Lithuania | 37.4 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity68 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
8 | Trinidad & Tobago | .002 |
9 | Maldives | .003 |
10 | Albania | .003 |
11 | Thailand | .003 |
12 | Moldova | .004 |
13 | Palestine | .004 |
14 | Tunisia | .005 |
15 | St Lucia | .007 |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Religiosity (2009)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %51 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
101 | Comoros | 97 |
102 | Egypt | 97 |
103 | Morocco | 97 |
104 | Thailand | 97 |
105 | Mauritania | 98 |
106 | Djibouti | 98 |
107 | Somaliland | 98 |
108 | Burundi | 98 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
Disbelief In God (2007)69 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %69 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
92 | Botswana | 0 |
93 | Syria | 0 |
94 | Sierra Leone | 0 |
95 | Thailand | 0 |
96 | Togo | 0 |
97 | Benin | 0 |
98 | Tunisia | 0 |
99 | Uganda | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below70:
Christian | 0.9% |
Muslim | 5.5% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 93.2% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.3% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Buddhist (official) 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)71.
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