International rankings of Thailand

The following are international rankings of Thailand.

General

Aging

Airports

Best countries

Black market

Carbon dioxide emissions

Climate

Cement exports

Chemicals in agriculture

According to the Thai government's The Eleventh National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-1016), Thailand is number one in the world in the application of chemicals in agriculture. The report stated, "The use of chemicals in the agricultural and industrial sectors is growing while control mechanisms are ineffective making Thailand rank first in the world in the use of registered chemicals in agriculture."[17]:111

Competitiveness

Cost-of-living

Corruption

Coups d'état

Creativity

Crime

Ease of doing business

Economy

Education

Energy drinks

English proficiency

Environment

Finance minister

FinanceAsia for the second year running has ranked the finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific region's 12 largest economies. In the 2016 ranking, Thailand's Apisak Tantivorawong was ranked 11th (1=best, 12=worst). Ranked worst was Malaysia's Najib Razak.[55]

Fisheries

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: In 2014, Thailand ranked number 14 in the world in "marine capture" of fish (harvesting of ocean species), 1.6 million tonnes.[56]:11; number 15 in "inland capture" (harvesting of fresh water species), 210,293 tonnes.[56]:17; number 13 in "farmed species", 934,800 tonnes.[56]:29; and was the fourth leading exporter of fish, with exports valued at US$6.6 billion.[56]:53

Football/soccer

Freedom

Freedom House in its Freedom in the World 2015 report, reduced Thailand's previous ranking of "partly free" to "not free", making it one of 51 nations and territories in that category.[59][60]:26

Gasoline price

Thailand ranked 48 of 61 nations (1=cheapest, 61=most expensive) for a litre of gasoline (2Q2015).[61]

Gender gap

Girls' opportunities

Giving

Happiness

Health-related sustainable development goals

Information technology

Innovation

The Global Innovation Index 2015 ranked Thailand 55 of 141 (1=best; 141=worst) countries.[69]

Instant noodle consumption

Internet

Military strength

ASEAN nations ranked were Indonesia, 12; Vietnam, 21; Singapore, 26; Malaysia, 35; Philippines, 40; Myanmar, 44; Cambodia, 96; and Laos, 117.[76]

Misery Index

Physical activity

Pickup trucks

Thailand ranks number two in the world in pickup truck sales, after the US, but is number one in pickup trucks per capita.[80]

Press freedom

Prosperity

Prostitution

Quality of living

Real estate

Risk (natural disaster)

Road traffic death rate

Rule of law

Scientific journal ranking

Services offshoring

Sex

Slavery

Social

Stability

Sustainable cities

Talent

talent. Thailand ranked 37 of 61 nations (1=best; 61=worst), down three spots from 2015. Other ASEAN nations were ranked: Singapore, 15; Malaysia, 19; Indonesia, 44; Philippines, 51.[106]:4

Tourism

Traffic congestion

Tyre exports

Universities

Vehicle manufacture

Volkswagens

Wealth distribution

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