Destination Info

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Country

Kingdom of Thailand

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Tsunami: 78 %
  • Long Rain: 74 %
  • Sea Level Rise: 63 %
  • Average: 39 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) 20.0 - 26.7 °C 23.4 - 29.4 °C 24.1 - 30.2 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 14 54 68
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 1258.5 mm 1531.8 mm 1544.9 mm
Annual amount of rain 19740.2 mm 20189.0 mm 20213.6 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 251 236 236

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Top 20%
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: About average
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: Above average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: Below average
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: About average
Bribery rate
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Human rights index
Rank: Below average
Press freedom index
Rank: Below average
Civil liberties index
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: About average
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Below average

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Bribery rate
Human rights index
Press freedom index
Civil liberties index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Freedom of speech index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: Below average
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Below average
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Below average
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Above average
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Rank: Above average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Above average
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Top 10%
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

    Environment Indicator Details

    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Mammal species, threatened
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Plastic waste emitted to the ocean
    Plastic waste mismanaged
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: About average
      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Rank: Above average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Above average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: About average
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: About average
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: Below average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

      Health Indicator Details

      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Below average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Above average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: Above average
        Gini index
        Rank: Above average
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: Top 20%

        Economy Indicator Details

        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Above average
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Rank: 'Bottom 20%'

          Geography Indicator Details

          Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Forest area (% of land area)
          Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
          Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)