TLI.
Thailand Livability Index.
A composite 0–100 score for each of Thailand's 77 provinces — seven
categories, transparent methodology, full provenance on every number.
A peek at the data · Northern Thailand Chiang Mai จังหวัดเชียงใหม่
- Environment & Climate 61 Tree canopy 73% · PM2.5 53 µg/m³ (burning season)
- Healthcare 67 4.2 hospital beds / 1k · 3 JCI-accredited hospitals
- Connectivity & Transport 88 303 Mbps median fixed broadband · int. airport 35 min
- Cost & Economy 33 GPP ฿86k / capita / yr
- Safety & Governance 78 ACLED: 0.22 fatalities / 100k (5yr)
- Lifestyle & Culture 67 TAT: 10.1 cultural events / 100k / yr
- Demographics & Scale 100 81 persons / km² (near parabolic optimum)
Why Chiang Mai ranks 7, not 1. The composite uses a
geometric mean across seven categories, so weak categories aren't masked
by strong ones. Chiang Mai scores 100 on Demographics & Scale, 88 on
Connectivity, and 78 on Safety — but burning-season PM2.5 (53 µg/m³,
ten times the WHO guideline) pulls Climate to 61, and a per-capita GPP
of ฿86k pulls Cost & Economy to 33. The math reflects those
trade-offs honestly rather than averaging them away.
Soft launch · June 2026
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By William J. Reynolds
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