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Somchai Wongsawat

Somchai Wongsawat

Legacy

🇹🇭Thailand

Rank #301
Score: 45
About Somchai Wongsawat

Somchai Wongsawat (b. 1947) briefly served as Prime Minister (2008) and is associated with the Thaksin-aligned political movement. His short tenure came in a period of intense political polarisation and judicial interventions.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Thailand HDI context5/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report — Thailand (2005)
GDP per capita
Historical GDP per capita context5/10
Source: World Bank — Thailand GDP per capita (2005)
Gini coefficient
Gini ~363/10
Source: World Bank — Gini (Thailand) (2005)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio3/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Thailand employment (2005)
Freedom index
Freedom House — varied across periods2/10
Source: Freedom House — Thailand historical reports (2005)
Corruption index
Perception & controversies exist3/5
Source: Transparency International — Thailand (2005)

Derived Criminal Score
No major convictions recorded publicly19/20
Source: Public record (2025)