International rankings of Thailand

The following are international rankings of Thailand.

General

* United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 74 out of 177 countries

Economics

*Nominal GDP growth rate: ranked 123 of 215 (4.4% growth rate)
*Nominal GDP: 36 of 181 ($173b USD)
* A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: [http://www.atkearney.com/shared_res/pdf/2005G-index.pdf Globalization Index 2005] , ranked 46 out of 62 countries
* IMD International: [http://www.imd.ch/research/publications/wcy/competitiveness_scoreboard_2006.cfm World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2006] , ranked x out of 60 economies (countries and regions)
* The Wall Street Journal: [http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ 2006] Index of Economic Freedom, ranked 71 out of 155 countries
* The Economist: [http://www.economist.com/theworldin/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3372495&d=2005 Worldwide Quality-of-life Index, 2005] , ranked 42 out of 111 countries
* World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report [http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Global_Competitiveness_Reports/Reports/gcr_2006/gcr2006_rankings.pdf 2006-2007 Growth Competitiveness Index Ranking] , ranked 35 out of 125 countries

Education

* OECD: Programme for International Student Assessment (2003 PISA [http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005003.pdf] ), Ranked x of 38 in mathematics, x of 38 in science, x of 38 in reading, and x of 38 in problem solving.

Politics

* Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index, ranked 63 out of 163 countries
* Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: [http://www.yale.edu/esi/ESI2005_Main_Report.pdf Environmental Sustainability Index 2005] , ranked x out of 146 countries.
* Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index, ranked 122 out of 167 countries

ocial

* Save the Children: [http://www.savethechildren.org/campaigns/state-of-the-worlds-mothers-report/2006/facts-and-figures.html State of the World's Mothers 2006] , ranked x out of 110 countries

Crime

*Number of intentional homicides committed with a firearm that were recorded in criminal (police) statistics ( [http://www.unodc.org/unodc/crime_cicp_survey_seventh.html 7th U.N. Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, 1998 - 2000] ): ranked 3rd for the year 2000 among the 92 countries that responded to the survey (behind #1 South Africa and #2 Colombia)See also: List of countries by firearm-related death rate

Capital city

Bangkok: GaWC Inventory Gamma-rank Global city (5 points)