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Data sources · v1.0

Data sources behind the Thailand Livability Index

At v1.0, TLI draws on 26 authoritative datasets across 31 indicators. The roster spans Thai government statistics agencies, international scientific datasets, open civic data, and accreditation bodies. Every score on the site links back to the underlying provider; the complete list appears below.

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  1. Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

    Independent academic crisis-monitoring database covering protests, riots, and armed conflict events worldwide. TLI uses a 5-year rolling window over ACLED events. Refresh: weekly upstream; TLI re-pulls monthly.

    Feeds 2 indicators:
    • ACLED-Recorded Conflict and Protest Events Per 100,000 Population, 5-Year Window
    • ACLED-Recorded Conflict Fatalities Per 100,000 Population, 5-Year Window

  2. CP All / 7-Eleven Thailand store-locator API

    CP All's store-locator API for 7-Eleven Thailand. 9,447 stores across all 77 provinces (2026-05-04 pull). Quarterly refresh on 5 January, April, July, and October.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • 7-Eleven Stores Per 10,000 Population

  3. Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)

    Thai government department that records cabinet-resolution flood-aid declarations by province. Refresh: annual, after the fiscal-year close.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Cabinet-Resolution Flood-Aid Requests Per 100k Population (Annual)

  4. Department of Fine Arts (FAD) — กรมศิลปากร

    data.go.th GIS Fine Arts dataset; monuments formally registered under Thailand's 1961 Ancient Monuments Act. Replaces UNESCO World Heritage as the scored heritage indicator. Refresh: annual; the registry is slow-changing and new inscriptions are infrequent.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • FAD-Registered Ancient Monuments

  5. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA)

    Thai government civil-registration system; the legal record of population by province and sub-province. Refresh: annual, in February following the reference year.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Population Density (Persons Per Square Kilometre)

  6. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), Bureau of Registration Administration

    DOPA SPA JSON API; per-year-of-age registered population for all 77 provinces. Reference year BE 2568, December (December 2025 in the Western calendar). Annual refresh in February following the reference year.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Dependency Ratio

  7. Hansen Global Forest Change v1.12 (University of Maryland GLAD)

    University of Maryland satellite forest-cover dataset (Landsat-derived); peer-reviewed and globally cited. Refresh: annual; v1.x releases roll forward as new years are processed.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Tree Canopy Coverage Percentage

  8. Joint Commission International (JCI)

    International gold-standard healthcare quality accreditation body; rigorous on-site inspections. Refresh: TLI re-pulls quarterly; the underlying accreditation list changes on the order of weeks per accreditation cycle.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • JCI-Accredited Hospitals in This Province

  9. Ministry of Public Health — Road Traffic Injuries Data Center (RTIDC)

    MoPH RTIDC public dashboard — Thailand's canonical three-database integration (police, hospital, and insurance records). Annual fatalities per 100,000 residents. Refresh: annual, in February of the following year.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Road Traffic Fatalities Per 100,000 Population

  10. Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)

    Thai Ministry of Public Health facility registry covering every hospital in the country. Refresh: annual; the registry changes when hospitals open or close.

    Feeds 3 indicators:
    • Registered Hospital Beds Per 1,000 Provincial Population
    • Hospital-Grade Healthcare Facilities Per 100,000 Population
    • Sub-District Health-Promotion Hospitals (รพ.สต.) Per 10,000 Population

  11. Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS)

    MOTS provincial arrival statistics (www.mots.go.th/images/). Annual international visitor arrivals divided by provincial population. Refresh: monthly upstream as new arrival reports are published.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • International Tourist Arrivals Per Capita

  12. NASA POWER (bias-corrected precipitation reanalysis)

    NASA satellite-and-reanalysis climate dataset; daily-precipitation grid covering all 77 Thai provinces. Refresh: monthly upstream (NASA POWER finalizes a rolling 60-day window); TLI re-pulls annually for the rainfall-days metric.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Wet Days Per Year (≥ 1 mm Rainfall)

  13. NASA POWER (Thailand Meteorological Department reserved as ground-validation)

    NASA satellite-and-reanalysis climate dataset; daily maximum-temperature grid covering all 77 Thai provinces. Refresh: monthly upstream (NASA POWER finalizes a rolling 60-day window); TLI re-pulls annually for the heat-days metric.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Annual Count of Days With Maximum Temperature ≥ 35°C

  14. National Statistical Office (NSO)

    Thai government statistical surveys (Household Socio-Economic Survey, Yearbook tables) on household water access. Refresh: annual for Yearbook tables; biennial for the Household Socio-Economic Survey series.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Percentage of Households With Inside Piped Water Supply on Premises

  15. Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC)

    Thai government economic-planning agency; publishes Gross Provincial Product (provincial GDP equivalent). Refresh: annual; preliminary estimates land in late Q4 of the year following the reference year.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Gross Provincial Product Per Capita (Baht, Chain Volume Measures, Reference Year 2002)

  16. Ookla Speedtest Open Data

    Speedtest internet-speed measurement data, published openly at country and tile resolution. Refresh: quarterly.

    Feeds 2 indicators:
    • Provincial Median Fixed Broadband Download Speed
    • Provincial Median Mobile Broadband Download Speed

  17. OpenAQ (Pollution Control Department feed)

    Crowd-sourced air-quality aggregator that ingests Thai PCD government sensor feeds and exposes a uniform API. Refresh: daily upstream; TLI re-pulls daily during burning season and weekly otherwise.

    Feeds 2 indicators:
    • PM2.5 Annual Mean Concentration
    • Annual Count of Days Exceeding WHO Daily PM2.5 Guideline

  18. OpenStreetMap (OSM)

    Volunteer-built world map (OSM); contains walkable-amenity points-of-interest, road network, and pedestrian features. Refresh: continuous upstream by community editors; TLI re-pulls quarterly.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Walkability Score (Decay-Weighted Amenity Access)

  19. OpenStreetMap (OSM); Department of Civil Aviation Thailand (DCAT)

    Volunteer-built world map (OSM) for the road network; civil-aviation registry for airport locations. Refresh: continuous upstream for OSM; annual for the civil-aviation registry. TLI re-pulls quarterly.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Driving Time to Nearest International Airport (Minutes)

  20. OpenStreetMap (OSM); ESA WorldCover; WorldPop

    Volunteer-built world map (OSM) for transit nodes; ESA satellite urban-cover map; population-grid datasets. Refresh: continuous upstream for OSM; annual for ESA WorldCover; multi-year for WorldPop snapshots. TLI re-pulls quarterly.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Public Transport Access Score

  21. Pollution Control Department (PCD)

    Thai national pollution-control agency; publishes municipal solid-waste handling statistics by province. Refresh: annual.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Solid Waste Management Performance

  22. Royal Forest Department (RFD), via National Statistical Office (NSO)

    Thai government register of gazetted forest area, published annually in the National Statistical Office Yearbook. Refresh: annual.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Forest Cover Percentage (NSO / Royal Forest Department source)

  23. State Railway of Thailand (SRT); HSR phases via NESDC

    Thai national railway operator and its high-speed-rail consortium partners. Refresh: timetables and station openings change on the order of months; HSR phase milestones are multi-year. TLI re-pulls quarterly.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Driving Time to Nearest Intercity Rail Station (Minutes)

  24. Thailand Provincial Statistics Office (TPSO)

    TPSO provincial CPI REST API (index-api.tpso.go.th). YoY change smoothed over 3 months. Bangkok excluded — TPSO publishes Bangkok CPI under a separate regional series. Refresh: monthly.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • Provincial Consumer Price Index — Year-on-Year Change (%)

  25. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Data API v2)

    TAT's national registry of tourist attractions (place_category_id=3): temples, national parks, museums, historical sites, beaches, viewpoints, waterfalls, and cultural sites. Restaurants, accommodations, and shops excluded. Refresh: TLI re-pulls quarterly; upstream changes when TAT inscribes new sites.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • TAT-Registered Tourist Attractions Per 100,000 Population

  26. UNESCO World Heritage Centre

    International heritage convention secretariat that inscribes sites of outstanding universal cultural or natural value. Refresh: annual, at the World Heritage Committee session each summer; new Thai inscriptions are infrequent.

    Feeds 1 indicator:
    • UNESCO World Heritage Sites Inscribed in This Province