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FAD-Registered Ancient Monuments

จำนวนโบราณสถานที่ขึ้นทะเบียนกับกรมศิลปากร

AS OF 19 OCT 2022monumentsWeight 0.5

Source

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.

Goalposts

The 0-to-100 score for this indicator is normalized against fixed methodology goalposts. The values below define the band; click through to the methodology page for the framework that anchors them.

Score 100 (raw value)
150monuments
Score 0 (raw value)
0monuments
Scoring
Log-transform normalization: log(1 + raw value) mapped linearly
Anchor
Fitted to the Thai provincial distribution

Goalposts of 0 and 150 Fine Arts Department-registered monuments per province are applied as a log-transform: log(1+0) = 0 maps to score 0; log(1+150) ≈ 5.02 maps to score 100. The log transform compresses the long-tail Thai distribution where Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Sukhothai dominate the raw count. The FAD register replaces the UNESCO World Heritage Sites count as the scored heritage indicator at v1.0; UNESCO is retained as a display-only field.

Live distribution: 1 of 77 provinces clip at the score-100 ceiling; 1 of 77 clip at the score-0 floor.

Which Thai province leads on FAD-Registered Ancient Monuments?

Bangkok leads Thailand on FAD-Registered Ancient Monuments with a raw value of 201 monuments, earning the maximum TLI score of 100/100. The bottom of the distribution is Bueng Kan (0 monuments, score 0/100).

Coverage

77 of 77 Thai provinces. Median score: 57.6. Each province's score is normalized 0–100 against fixed goalposts; a higher score is more favorable.

Reading the columns.Raw valuethe actual measurement in monuments.Scorenormalized 0–100 against fixed methodology goalposts (not a percentile). Higher is better.

Top scorers

RankProvinceRaw value (monuments)Score
1Bangkok201100
2Sukhothai13497.8
3Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya13397.6
4Chiang Mai10793.3
5Songkhla8588.8

Lowest scorers

RankProvinceRaw value (monuments)Score
77Bueng Kan00
76Satun221.9
75Yala327.6
74Prachuap Khiri Khan432.1
73Narathiwat535.7
Show all 77 provinces rankedSorted highest to lowest score
RankProvinceRaw value (monuments)Score
1Bangkok201100
2Sukhothai13497.8
3Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya13397.6
4Chiang Mai10793.3
5Songkhla8588.8
6Nakhon Ratchasima8588.8
7Suphan Buri5780.9
8Lopburi5078.4
9Roi Et4877.6
10Buri Ram4375.4
11Sa Kaeo4275
12Chiang Rai4275
13Saraburi3873
14Phetchaburi3873
15Surin3772.5
16Chaiyaphum3672
17Surat Thani3571.4
18Nakhon Si Thammarat3470.9
19Ubon Ratchathani3370.3
20Lampang3269.7
21Prachin Buri3269.7
22Khon Kaen3169.1
23Phichit3068.4
24Phatthalung2867.1
25Ratchaburi2766.4
26Nan2766.4
27Chon Buri2464.2
28Phangnga2464.2
29Nonthaburi2464.2
30Si Sa Ket2262.5
31Nong Khai2161.6
32Kanchanaburi2161.6
33Trang2060.7
34Sakon Nakhon2060.7
35Pattani2060.7
36Kamphaeng Phet1959.7
37Lamphun1858.7
38Nakhon Pathom1757.6
39Phitsanulok1757.6
40Chanthaburi1757.6
41Tak1757.6
42Chumphon1656.5
43Phayao1656.5
44Nakhon Phanom1656.5
45Phetchabun1656.5
46Maha Sarakham1656.5
47Uttaradit1555.3
48Nakhon Sawan1555.3
49Phuket1454
50Samut Songkhram1454
51Chachoengsao1454
52Chai Nat1454
53Kalasin1454
54Yasothon1454
55Krabi1352.6
56Sing Buri1149.5
57Ang Thong1149.5
58Rayong1047.8
59Pathum Thani1047.8
60Phrae1047.8
61Loei945.9
62Samut Sakhon843.8
63Udon Thani843.8
64Uthai Thani843.8
65Nong Bua Lam Phu843.8
66Ranong741.4
67Mae Hong Son741.4
68Samut Prakan638.8
69Mukdahan638.8
70Amnat Charoen638.8
71Trat535.7
72Nakhon Nayok535.7
73Narathiwat535.7
74Prachuap Khiri Khan432.1
75Yala327.6
76Satun221.9
77Bueng Kan00

Methodology

See the methodology page for the full TLI scoring approach, including how this indicator's category Lifestyle & Culture combines with the other six categories via geometric mean.

Cite as: "FAD-Registered Ancient Monuments." Thailand Livability Index, 2026. CC BY-NC 4.0.

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