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Prem Tinsulanonda

Prem Tinsulanonda

Legacy

🇹🇭Thailand

Rank #188
Score: 56
About Prem Tinsulanonda

Prem Tinsulanonda (1920–2019) was a military leader and statesman who served as Prime Minister (1980–1988) and later as President of the Privy Council; he is regarded as a conservative stabiliser in late 20th-century Thai politics.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Thailand HDI context7/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report — Thailand (2018)
GDP per capita
Thailand GDP per capita context6/10
Source: World Bank — Thailand GDP per capita (2018)
Gini coefficient
Gini ~363/10
Source: World Bank — Gini (Thailand) (2018)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio4/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Thailand employment (2018)
Freedom index
Freedom House — periods of stability under Prem’s influence2/10
Source: Freedom House — Thailand historical reports (1986)
Corruption index
Historical CPI context3/5
Source: Transparency International — Thailand (1986)

Derived Criminal Score
No public criminal convictions recorded20/20
Source: Public record (2025)