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Thein Sein

Thein Sein

Legacy

🌍Myanmar

Rank #176
Score: 57
About Thein Sein

Thein Sein (b.1945) is a retired general who served as Myanmar’s President (2011–2016) and led early reforms that opened the country to investment and international engagement. His period is widely seen as a transitional phase from direct military rule to limited civilian governance.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Myanmar HDI ~0.61 (country context)6/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report — Myanmar data (2016)
GDP per capita
Myanmar GDP per capita historical context (Thein Sein reforms period)6/10
Source: World Bank — Myanmar country profile (historical series) (2014)
Gini coefficient
Gini index (country-level estimates)3/10
Source: World Bank — Myanmar inequality data (2014)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio during reforms era (ILOSTAT context)4/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Myanmar country profile (2014)
Freedom index
Freedom House — partial openings during 2011–2016 reform period (improvements then later reversed)3/10
Source: Freedom House — historical reporting on Myanmar (2016)
Corruption index
Transparency International — governance / CPI context during reform period3/5
Source: Transparency International — Myanmar country page (2016)

Derived Criminal Score
No widely reported convictions in impartial courts for Thein Sein (public record)20/20
Source: Public / press record (no convictions) (2025)