webfact Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Not bad: Thailand ranked 21st best country in worldBy Coconuts BangkokFile photo of Krabi. Photo: Coconuts MediaBANGKOK: -- Thailand has been voted the 21st best country in the world in the "Best Countries" list unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday.A survey of 16,000 people worldwide placed Thailand in the 21st place out of 60 selected countries in the rankings conducted by U.S. News & World Report, the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and global brand consultants BAV Consulting.The respondents, 8,000 of which were classified as “elites” and 4,500 as “business decision-makers,” were asked to share their perceptions on a random selection of 65 country attributes.The attributes were then grouped into nine sub-rankings: adventure, citizenship, cultural influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, movers, open for business, power and quality of life.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/01/22/not-bad-thailand-ranked-21st-best-country-world-- Coconuts Bangkok 2016-01-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Where does Thailand place in the world's "best countries" rankings?By Staff writerBANGKOK: -- A new report from US News, in partnership with WPP and Wharton, has ranked 60 countries in terms of global performance, after surveying over 16,000 global citizens.The Best Countries report placed Thailand in 21st position after measuring across 75 different dimensions that affect trade, travel, investment and national economies.The final rankings were derived from scores against nine key metrics:AdventureCitizenshipCultural InfluenceEntrepreneurshipHeritageMoversOpen For BusinessPowerQuality Of LifeHere’s how Thailand performed:Full story: http://whatsonsukhumvit.com/where-does-thailand-place-in-the-worlds-best-countries-rankings/-- (c) What's on Sukhumvit 2016-01-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Selective poll , not worth the time to write this BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) All polls are BS. However 4.1 out of 10 is feeble. Got to wonder how much the others below scored. Edited January 22, 2016 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 No mention of road deaths, prostitution or military coups, that would move them up right to the top of the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Open for business #10.......but farang are not allowed to work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Open for business #10.......but farang are not allowed to work here. The Thai opens the business. The farang pays for the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship Near impossible to gain Thai citizenship... And a PR still needs a work permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Saudi Arabia is #29. This is a great poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship Near impossible to gain Thai citizenship... And a PR still needs a work permit. I took it that the survey was from the perspective of the citizens of a country, not from expats hoping to live and work there. Can't see the methodology used though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Kin khao yang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship Near impossible to gain Thai citizenship... And a PR still needs a work permit. I took it that the survey was from the perspective of the citizens of a country, not from expats hoping to live and work there. Can't see the methodology used though. According to the survey website it says that Citizenship (17 percent weight in overall score) means a country that: cares about human rights, cares about the environment, gender equality, progressive, religious freedom, respects property rights, trustworthy and well-distributed political power. http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/citizenship-rankings ....Thailand scored overall 0.3 out of 10 in this category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigpoint Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Obviously instigated and concocted by TAT, what a load of unadulterated B/S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Quote from the article full story. The survey scored the citizenship area correctly. However, Thailand's score for "citizenship," which explores the country's interest in issues such as human rights, environment, gender equality, and as well as its trustworthy quality, was among the lowest in the world's chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamstock Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Saudi Arabia is #29. This is a great poll. Well spotted. What a <deleted> joke!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 There are a number of things about this survey that are noteworthy (let's call them "grains of salt"). 1. The people surveyed do not represent a cross section; only the elite were included. This means TVF members were certainly not part of the respondents. 2. This is a perception survey; it is not based on any objective measurements 3. The selection of countries (only 60) was based on information from 2012-2013; this would tend to favor Thailand (who might have been excluded under current conditions). Three of Thailand's contiguous neighbors were excluded: Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. (not that I would expect them to score well, but the comparison would be interesting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 "Globally, Germany won first place as the world's best country (congrats!) followed by Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, and Australia." Google says there are 196 countries in the world today. the USA is number four on the list. there is only a (21-4=17) 17 country difference between the USA and Thailand AND Sweden and Australia are two of those countries? So 196-21= 175 countries that are "WORSE than Thailand? Man the world really is going down the tubes. You know, know when you fly into Thailand on your private jet, and Miss Thailand does long time with you at the Four Seasons, (because the PM told her to) you tend to get a slanted view of reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiandrew Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Made my day to read that bit of useless information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship why "interestingly"? you cannot get a Thai passport here through marriage as you can in Europe/US etc. the whole thing is xenophobic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship why "interestingly"? you cannot get a Thai passport here through marriage as you can in Europe/US etc. the whole thing is xenophobic As mentioned in another post, according to the survey website it says that Citizenship (17 percent weight in overall score) means a country that: cares about human rights, cares about the environment, gender equality, progressive, religious freedom, respects property rights, trustworthy and well-distributed political power. http://www.usnews.co...enship-rankings ....Thailand scored overall 0.3 out of 10 in this category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitemouse Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Saudi Arabia is #29. This is a great poll. and China #17 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 A ridiculous survey ! Germany the best ? Laughable ! Very soon in Germany they will not be able to step out of their houses at night for fear of being attacked by gangs of thugs Thailand has been, and still is, the safest country I have ever lived in, and probably the best country overall for having a great holiday at a reasonable price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Interestingly they scored very low on citizenship why "interestingly"? you cannot get a Thai passport here through marriage as you can in Europe/US etc. the whole thing is xenophobic As mentioned in another post, according to the survey website it says that Citizenship (17 percent weight in overall score) means a country that: cares about human rights, cares about the environment, gender equality, progressive, religious freedom, respects property rights, trustworthy and well-distributed political power. http://www.usnews.co...enship-rankings ....Thailand scored overall 0.3 out of 10 in this category. Overly generous I suggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HampiK Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 "Globally, Germany won first place as the world's best country (congrats!) followed by Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, and Australia." Google says there are 196 countries in the world today. the USA is number four on the list. there is only a (21-4=17) 17 country difference between the USA and Thailand AND Sweden and Australia are two of those countries? So 196-21= 175 countries that are "WORSE than Thailand? Man the world really is going down the tubes. You know, know when you fly into Thailand on your private jet, and Miss Thailand does long time with you at the Four Seasons, (because the PM told her to) you tend to get a slanted view of reality. They only checked 60 countries... so you can say 39 Countries are worse than Thailand. But when I look the list... hmmmm BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ableguy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 They have the best looking females in the world bar none, after that it's all down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throatwobbler Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 All polls are BS. However 4.1 out of 10 is feeble. Got to wonder how much the others below scored. Might of got higher if they had a democracy. Oops sorry forgot you don't like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishJohn Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 No mention of road deaths, prostitution or military coups, that would move them up right to the top of the list LMAO, in your haste to get an anti-Junta comment in, you completely failed to understand what the story was about. Nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegee Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) Thailand number 1 Thailand number 1 Thailand Thailand Thailand You like Thailand? How long you stay Thailand? Thailand Thailand Thai food very good, yes? You like Thai lady? Thailand very hot! Thailand number 1 Thailand number 1 Thailand Thailand Manchester United! (A national anthem, edited for realism.) Edited January 22, 2016 by Squeegee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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