Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Thailand
HDI rank 76 of 193Upper-middle incomeGDI group 1
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.798
+0.214 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.677
15.2% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
76.4 yrs
Expected schooling 15.4 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$20,570
Mean schooling 9.0 yrs
HDI over Time
Thailand against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.868
Education0.728
Income0.805
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.61. A child born today will be 61% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Thailand against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.