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Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra

Legacy

🇹🇭Thailand

Rank #237
Score: 51
About Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra (b. 1949) is a former Prime Minister (2001–2006), telecom billionaire and polarising figure. His populist economic policies and rural outreach reshaped Thai politics; he was overthrown in 2006 and later convicted in absentia on corruption-related charges. Thaksin remains influential through political networks and supporters.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Thailand HDI ~0.777 (UNDP)8/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report — Thailand (2022)
GDP per capita
Thailand GDP per capita context7/10
Source: World Bank — Thailand GDP per capita (2013)
Gini coefficient
Gini ~36 (survey estimates)3/10
Source: World Bank — Gini (Thailand) (2013)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio ~60–65%4/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Thailand employment (2013)
Freedom index
Freedom House — contested political period before 2014 coup3/10
Source: Freedom House — Thailand historical reports (2014)
Corruption index
CPI context (various years) — perception mixed2/5
Source: Transparency International — Thailand (2014)

Derived Criminal Score
Legal cases after removal; public prosecutions / appeals reported13/20
Source: Reuters / BBC reporting on Yingluck legal cases (2017)