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Thailand is 26th on Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking

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Sunday, January 30, 2022 10:53

PHOTO: Thailand improves on the Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking. (via Bloomberg)

The Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking this month places Thailand in the middle of the pack, 26th out of 53 countries on the list, and PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is satisfied with the rank. The government expressed satisfaction over the ranking after Thailand previously placed much lower at 44th on the list.

The spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said that PM Prayut is satisfied with how Thailand has handled and responded to the Covid-19 pandemic after the Bloomberg report that listed an 18 place jump in ranking for the country’s ability to handle and recover from Covid-19.

The Resilience Ranking is a monthly list Bloomberg compiles that compares how Covid-19 is being most effectively addressed in each of the world’s 53 biggest economies while minimising economic and social impact. To reach their ranking, Bloomberg uses 12 key data points including overall mortality, healthcare quality, vaccination levels, outbreak containment, and progress towards restarting tourism and travel.

Thailand had originally ranked much higher on the list as in 2020 the country was a world leader in lockdowns and strict safety measures that lead to very little Covid-19 within the nation. But all that changed when the Delta virus pummelled the country that had grown comfortable in their Covid-19 success and in April 2021 Thailand fell sharply in the ranking and has been low ever since.

Now the Bloomberg report says that Thailand is comparatively strong in vaccination numbers, while death rates are low and the infection rate has not swelled too badly with the Omicron variant. And with Test & Go (albeit a revised, more complicated version) set to relaunch in 2 days, tourism is beginning to recover.

PM Prayut says the improved ranking serves as proof of Thailand’s successful policies regarding Covid-19 as well as the Thai public’s cooperation in following safety measures and preventing worse infection spread. He said people should be inspired by the new results and have confidence in the recovery of the economy and international tourism.

The full Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking (with Thailand highlighted):

RANK	CHANGE	COUNTRY	BLOOMBERG RESILIENCE SCORE	VACCINE DOSES PER 100	LOCKDOWN SEVERITY	FLIGHT CAPACITY	VACCINATED TRAVEL ROUTES
1	▲2	U.A.E.	78.9	244.4	58	-27.4%	406
2	▲18	Saudi Arabia	77.8	154.8	49	-24.3%	383
3	▲1	Finland	70.1	193.2	35	-45.8%	408.5
4	▲3	Turkey	70.1	164.8	55	-20.6%	402
5	▲13	Singapore	70	216.7	44	-72%	226
6	▼5	Chile	69.8	232.2	36	-22.8%	280.5
7	▲7	Iran	69.3	150.3	39	-9.7%	382.5
8	▲18	Taiwan	69.1	172.9	20	-74%	163.5
9	▲6	South Korea	69.1	219.8	45	-55.2%	172.5
10	▼8	Ireland	68.9	202.1	36	-32.5%	406.5
11	▲18	Norway	68.4	198.1	52	-33.4%	404.5
12	▼2	U.K.	67.9	203.2	49	-46.3%	403.5
13	▼5	Spain	67.7	187.9	44	-23.1%	408
14	▼9	Canada	66.9	198.4	75	-39.9%	405
15	▲10	New Zealand	66.9	175.7	62	-39.8%	170.5
16	▲15	Austria	66.8	193.4	62	-48.5%	405.5
17	▲10	Japan	66.8	163.1	47	-35.3%	166
18	▲10	Mainland China	66.4	209.2	79	-14%	161.5
19	▼13	Colombia	66.3	135.8	54	2%	400
20	▲23	Nigeria	64.3	8.9	38	3.7%	388.5
21	▼5	Portugal	64.2	204.3	37	-24%	246.5
22	▲8	Switzerland	64.1	173.2	44	-39%	408
23	▼11	U.S.	64	161.6	56	-10.6%	407.5
24	▼1	Iraq	63.9	36.4	69	-21.3%	392.5
25	▲17	Germany	63.7	194.9	84	-50.1%	404
26	▲18	Thailand	63.7	160.9	48	-64.5%	279.5
27	▲20	Malaysia	63.6	184.9	50	-61.7%	241
28	▲18	Czech Republic	63.6	156.4	38	-57.2%	406.5
29	▼7	Bangladesh	63.5	91.7	65	-13.7%	386.5
30	▲4	Belgium	63.4	206	48	-40.1%	406
31	▲8	Netherlands	63.4	187.2	66	-30.5%	392.5
32	▼21	Denmark	63.3	231.2	39	-43.8%	314.5
33	▼9	Hong Kong	63.2	144.8	62	-81.4%	204
34	▼1	India	61.1	119	72	-21.1%	275.5
35	▲10	Egypt	60.8	59.9	44	-15%	393.5
36	▼23	France	60.6	206.1	69	-36.7%	406.5
37	▼16	Israel	60.5	186.2	56	-54.7%	283.5
38	▲2	Pakistan	60.1	79.8	25	-50.5%	389.5
39	▼1	Mexico	60.1	123.6	35	-0.2%	398
40	▼3	Brazil	60	165.9	62	-18.2%	394
41	▼32	Sweden	59.6	177.1	53	-45.5%	244
42	▼6	Peru	59.3	162.4	69	-33%	400
43	▼8	Greece	58.9	177.8	78	-15.1%	237.5
44	▲7	Indonesia	58.7	112	66	-35.1%	273.5
45	▲7	South Africa	58.1	47.9	42	-44.2%	359
46	▼14	Italy	58.1	209.9	77	-30%	243.5
47	▼30	Australia	58.1	187.2	63	-38.7%	169
48	▲1	Poland	57.5	134.4	38	-39%	208
49	▼30	Argentina	57	184.4	34	-38.9%	377
50	▼2	Russia	55.9	104.5	49	-8.4%	234.5
51	▼10	Romania	55.5	84.6	53	-33.1%	395.5
52	▲1	Vietnam	53.4	177.8	69	-45.1%	159
53	▼3	Philippines	48.3	110	72	-60.1%	152.5

SOURCE: National News Bureau of Thailand

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Recent comments:

Jason

2022-01-30 14:31

Hmmmm.....testing mustn't have been in the criteria....

Cabra

2022-01-30 14:57

Bloomberg makes a list of 53 countries and rates then regarding a pandemic that affects over 200 sovereign nation states 🙄 how does even makes sense? My guess is the only ones who get rated are the ones who pay…

Poolie

2022-01-30 15:48

48 minutes ago, Cabra said: Bloomberg makes a list of 53 countries and rates then regarding a pandemic that affects over 200 sovereign nation states 🙄 how does even makes sense? My guess is the only ones who get rated…

Malc-Thai

2022-01-30 17:31

They will look good when only PCR testing is recorded official as covid numbers..

CamPat

2022-02-06 13:01

Bloomberg ?? What a piece of utter BS. Cambodia doesn't even appear on their list but: Cambodia vaulted to second place, after China’s Taiwan, in the latest edition of Nikkei’s COVID-19 Recovery Index, from 22nd in December, after the Southeast…

Neill Fronde

Neill is a journalist from the United States with 10 years broadcasting experience and national news and magazine publications. He graduated with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of California and has been living in Thailand since 2014.

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