Global Japanese Data Rankings

	Thailand
% of those who think that the social benefits in their country make people lazy (2017)	40.0% [20/30 countries]
% of those who would like to see more government spending in old age pensions (2016)	80.7% [13/35 countries]
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the old (2016)	90.1% [32/35 countries]
% of those who think that the government is successful in the provision of decent life for the old (2016)	45.0% [7/24 countries]
% of those who think that the government should primarily provide care for older people (2017)	75.5% [10/30 countries]
% of those who think that the government should primarily provide care for older people (2016)	75.5% [17/35 countries]
% of those who think that private companies should primarily provide care for older people (2017)	0.6% [30/30 countries]
% of those who think that private companies should primarily provide care for older people (2016)	0.6% [35/35 countries]
% of those who think that family, relatives or friends should primarily provide care for older people (2017)	21.1% [10/30 countries]
% of those who think that family, relatives or friends should primarily provide care for older people (2016)	21.3% [8/35 countries]
Maternal leave benefits (% of wages) (2017)	100 [1/176 countries]
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing decent housing for those who can't afford it (2016)	82.2% [19/35 countries]

	Thailand
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	500 [15/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	91,544 [51/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	16.63% [137/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	16.60% [88/143 countries]
Women in ministerial positions (% of all ministers) (2021)	0.0% [182/193 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who have confidence in parliament (2018)	57.2% [19/47 countries]
% of those who think that MPs try to keep the promises they have made during the election (2016)	36.6% [6/35 countries]

	Thailand
Degree of interest in politics (5 steps) (2016)	2.98 [17/34 countries]
% of those who think that they understand political issues of the country (2016)	54.0% [16/35 countries]
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice (2017)	21.1% [28/30 countries]
% of those who think that ordinary citizens have no political voice (2016)	21.1% [33/35 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who take part in activities of political parties, political groups or associations once a month or more (2017)	7.7% [3/30 countries]
% of those who never take part in activities of political parties, political groups or associations (2017)	72.7% [27/30 countries]
% of those who think that it should be allowed to organise public meetings to protest against the government (2016)	62.9% [32/35 countries]
% of those who think that it should be allowed to organise protest marches and demonstrations (2016)	54.7% [34/35 countries]
% of those who think that people who want to overthrow the government by revolution should be allowed to hold public meetings (2016)	68.7% [10/35 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who trust in civil servants (2016)	31.4% [13/35 countries]
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	35.1 [136/209 countries]
% of those who think that many public officials are involved in corruption (2016)	42.7% [19/35 countries]
% of those who say that they or their family have never come across a public official who hinted/ wanted a bribe in the last five years (2016)	61.4% [26/35 countries]
% of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them with administrative problems or official paperwork (2017)	50.9% [15/30 countries]
% of those who turn to private companies first to help them with administrative problems or official paperwork (2017)	2.9% [23/30 countries]
% of those who turn to public services first to help them with administrative problems or official paperwork (2017)	17.5% [17/30 countries]

	Thailand
Voter turnout in the national election	74.7% (2019) [58/199 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that people who vote for the party/the parties in government have the most influence on the actions of the government (2016)	12.7% [16/35 countries]

	Thailand
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	25.6% [129/189 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	-4.40% [157/180 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	61% [77/185 countries]
% of those who are in favour of cuts in government spending (2016)	83.8% [9/35 countries]

	Thailand
General government revenues as % of GDP (2022)	20% [136/189 countries]
Corporate income tax rate (central + sub-central) (2021)	20.00% [61/111 countries]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of GDP (2019)	6.1% [73/117 countries]
Social security contributions, % of GDP (2019)	1.0% [72/113 countries]
Taxes on property, % of GDP (2019)	0.5% [52/111 countries]
Taxes on goods and services, % of GDP (2019)	9.5% [68/117 countries]
% of those who think that taxes are too high for those with high incomes (2019)	26.5% [8/29 countries]
% of those who think that taxes are too high for those with high incomes (2016)	18.0% [20/35 countries]
% of those who think that taxes are too low for those with high incomes (2019)	38.8% [21/29 countries]
% of those who think that taxes are too low for those with high incomes (2016)	31.0% [31/35 countries]
% of those who think that people with high incomes should pay a larger % of their income in taxes than those with low incomes (2019)	85.7% [3/29 countries]
% of those who think that the tax authorities always/ often make sure people pay their taxes (2016)	55.3% [31/35 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that it is worse to convict an innocent person than to let a guilty person go free (2016)	60.7% [29/35 countries]
% of those who follow conscience rather than law on occasions (2 choices) (2016)	22.1% [33/35 countries]
Extent to which people trust the courts (2017)	6.24 [10/30 countries]

	Thailand
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	6,995.1 [20/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	0.2% [156/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	10.1% [158/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	16.3% [156/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	70.2% [17/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	13.5% [57/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	77.3 [60/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	81.1 [47/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	73.7 [76/199 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	136.9 [83/216 countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) (2021)	20.9 [64/121 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that adultery is always wrong (2018)	87.4% [8/46 countries]
% of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong (2018)	29.0% [34/47 countries]

	Thailand
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	1.50 [168/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	10.0 [162/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	37 [104/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	7.4 [130/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	9 [126/194 countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) (2020)	44.3 [87/194 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that adult children have a duty to look after their elderly parents (2017)	93.9% [3/30 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who live with their brother/ sister, among those who have brother/ sister (2017)	12.6% [3/30 countries]
% of those who but do not live with their brother/ sister but contact frequently (2017)	72.4% [4/30 countries]
% of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people (2017)	97.2% [2/30 countries]
% of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people (2017)	74.2% [5/30 countries]
% of those who think that their family members put pressure on them about the way they live or organise their personal life (2017)	21.3% [18/30 countries]
% of those who feel that their family, relatives and/or friends make too many demands on them (2017)	64.0% [1/30 countries]
% of those who face anger of their family or close friends (2017)	33.5% [8/30 countries]
Extent of satisfaction with the relationships with family members (7 steps) (2018)	5.89 [19/47 countries]

	Thailand
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	12.3% [86/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	9.2% [41/154 countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%) (2018)	24% [70/151 countries]

	Thailand
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	5.2% [120/231 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	97,556 [37/164 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per 10,000 people) (2019)	14.0 [65/157 countries]
% of those who turn to family members or close friends first to find a place to live (2017)	75.7% [2/30 countries]
% of those who turn to private companies first to find a place to live (2017)	3.4% [28/30 countries]
% of those who turn to public services first to find a place to live (2017)	8.2% [22/30 countries]

	Thailand
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	513.165 [26/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	7,336 [89/192 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	19,210 [77/192 countries]
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) (2021)	7,260 [73/173 countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015)	43.1% [16/158 countries]
Total reserves (includes gold, 100 million US$) (2021)	2,460 [13/141 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet (2019)	29.9% [12/29 countries]
% of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet (2017)	68.4% [3/29 countries]
% of those who think that it will be difficult for their household to make ends meet for the next 12 months (2019)	30.9% [12/29 countries]
% of those who skip a meal because there is not enough money once a month or more (2019)	7.2% [13/29 countries]
% of those who think that the income distribution of their country is unfair (2019)	83.7% [12/29 countries]
% of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large (2019)	92.9% [3/29 countries]
% of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large (2017)	88.1% [7/30 countries]
% of those who contact people who are a lot poorer than them every day (2019)	37.8% [5/29 countries]
% of those who contact people who are a lot richer than them every day (2019)	32.0% [2/29 countries]
Extent of anger at differences in wealth (2019)	2.59 [29/29 countries]
% of those who think that there is strong conflicts between poor people and rich people (2019)	22.2% [23/29 countries]
% of those who think that differences in peoplefs standard of living should be small for a society to be fair (2017)	76.6% [10/30 countries]
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (5 choices) (2019)	82.6% [7/29 countries]
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (5 choices) (2017)	85.5% [3/29 countries]
% of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (4 choices) (2016)	89.8% [6/35 countries]
% of those who think that the government is tne most responsible for reducing income inequality (2019)	88.4% [1/28 countries]
% of those who think that private companies are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality (2019)	3.3% [28/28 countries]
% of those who think that trade unions are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality (2019)	5.7% [17/28 countries]
% of those who think that high income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality (2019)	0.2% [28/28 countries]
% of those who think that low income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality (2019)	1.4% [17/28 countries]
% of those who think that income differences do not need to be reduced (2019)	1.0% [26/28 countries]
% of those who think that politicians do not care about reducing the differences in income (2019)	77.3% [10/29 countries]
% of those who think that the government is successful in reducing the differences in income (2019)	7.7% [13/29 countries]
% of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people (2017)	97.2% [2/30 countries]
% of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people (2017)	74.2% [5/30 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that their country is a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom (2019)	23.9% [12/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom (2019)	47.4% [2/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom (2019)	14.6% [23/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country is a society with most people in the middle (2019)	10.9% [22/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country is a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom (2019)	3.1% [12/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country ought to be a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom (2019)	2.4% [7/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom (2019)	7.0% [10/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom (2019)	7.1% [28/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country ought to be a society with most people in the middle (2019)	59.2% [3/29 countries]
% of those who think that their country ought to be a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom (2019)	24.4% [22/29 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that they belong to the upper class (10 choices) (2019)	1.7% [29/29 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the middle class (10 choices) (2019)	85.2% [1/29 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the "Middle class" (6 choices) (2019)	37.4% [17/28 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the "Lower middle class" (6 choices) (2019)	14.2% [22/28 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the lower class (10 choices) (2019)	13.0% [13/29 countries]
% of those who think that they grew up in the upper class (10 choices) (2019)	2.4% [29/29 countries]
% of those who think that they grew up in the middle class (10 choices) (2019)	77.0% [2/29 countries]
% of those who think that they grew up in the lower class (10 choices) (2019)	20.6% [11/29 countries]
% of those who think that they will be in the upper class ahead 10 years (10 choices) (2019)	7.5% [28/29 countries]
% of those who think that they will be in the middle class ahead 10 years (10 choices) (2019)	84.0% [1/29 countries]
% of those who think that they will be in the lower class ahead 10 years (10 choices) (2019)	8.6% [21/29 countries]
% of those who think that coming from a wealthy family is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	46.8% [3/29 countries]
% of those who think that having well-educated parents is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	47.3% [7/29 countries]
% of those who think that having a good education is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	72.6% [10/29 countries]
% of those who think that hard work is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	40.7% [29/29 countries]
% of those who think that knowing the right people is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	44.0% [17/29 countries]
% of those who think that having political connections is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	19.0% [13/29 countries]
% of those who think that giving bribes is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	9.2% [11/29 countries]
% of those who think that race is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	16.2% [10/29 countries]
% of those who think that religion is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	19.0% [4/29 countries]
% of those who think that man or woman is very important for getting ahead in life (2019)	12.5% [13/29 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money (2017)	43.8% [26/30 countries]
% of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money (2017)	4.7% [30/30 countries]
% of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money (2017)	25.7% [1/30 countries]

	Thailand
Extent to which people trust major private companies (2017)	4.77 [18/30 countries]
% of those who have confidence in business and industry (2018)	71.7% [26/47 countries]
% of those who think that major private companies comply with laws and regulations (2016)	41.8% [24/35 countries]
% of those who think that major private companies try to avoid paying their taxes (2016)	47.0% [27/35 countries]

	Thailand
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	1.29 [86/121 countries]
Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) (2019)	3.0% [133/190 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that business, banks and industry have the most influence on the actions of the government (2016)	2.9% [34/35 countries]
% of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business (2016)	76.0% [1/35 countries]
% of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology (2016)	82.3% [20/35 countries]

	Thailand
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	31.4% [55/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	31.4% [55/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	22.8% [63/187 countries]
Employment in services (% of total employment) (2019)	45.7% [138/187 countries]
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one (2016)	86.2% [8/35 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for promoting equality between men and women (2016)	85.7% [20/35 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to find a job (2017)	50.7% [3/30 countries]
% of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to find a job (2017)	5.7% [29/30 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed (2019)	90.9% [1/29 countries]
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed (2016)	71.3% [21/34 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think how much responsibility goes with the job is very important in deciding pay (2019)	83.1% [12/28 countries]
% of those who think that the number of years spent in education and training is very important in deciding pay (2019)	64.7% [10/28 countries]
% of those who think whether the person has children to support is very important in deciding pay (2019)	59.0% [4/28 countries]
% of those who think how well he or she does the job is very important in deciding pay (2019)	67.8% [27/28 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who think that trade unions have the most influence on the actions of the government (2016)	2.4% [31/35 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work once a month or more (2017)	36.6% [1/30 countries]
% of those who never take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work (2017)	32.4% [30/30 countries]

	Thailand
% of those who would like to see more government spending in education (2016)	88.8% [6/35 countries]
% of those who think that the government should primarily provide school education for children (2016)	89.1% [24/35 countries]
% of those who think that private companies should primarily provide school education for children (2016)	0.4% [35/35 countries]
% of those who think it is right that the rich can buy better education for their children (2019)	32.0% [9/29 countries]
% of those who think it is wrong that the rich can buy better education for their children (2019)	42.6% [23/29 countries]
% of those who have confidence in the educational system (5 choices) (2018)	90.2% [12/47 countries]

	Thailand
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	59.2% [18/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	60.2% [29/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	62.7% [32/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2011)	64.1% [11/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2011)	37.2% [42/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	70.2% [1/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	73.1% [1/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2011)	73.4% [1/48 countries]

	Thailand
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011)	65.4% [24/41 countries]