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Bangkok

indicative score contains estimates

6.57 / 10 · range 6.05–6.70

Onde Viver Bem · updated November 10, 2026

Technical notes for this page

Updated November 10, 2026. Indicative score. Weights: entertainment 11.73% (destinations and venues within 50 km); bars 3.73%; safety 15% with a penalty; water at country level; land price per m² = official source (ITBI, Terracap, registries, valuations) or listings with a caveat · coverage 100%

Bangkok has an indicative score of 6.57/10 in the World ranking of Onde Viver Bem, updated November 10, 2026. The strongest published variables are Airport (10.00), Culture (9.81) and Entertainment (9.70); the weakest are Mild climate (1.62), Clean air (3.86) and Beach / mountains (4.73). The scores are indicative. Cost of living and the land price per m² are not part of the score. Some figures on this page are estimates and carry the “estimated” badge.

Bangkok: view of the city — Bangkok. Photo: Preecha.MJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

safety: undetermined-intent deaths estimated from the national ratio; safety: assault deaths from 2021 (Ministry of Public Health), the latest year published; safety: feeling of safety at national level only (Gallup); estimated: robbery (median of comparable cities); estimated: safely managed water (basic access × regional ratio)

Land price per m²

US$ 224/m² (THB 7,500) · P25–P75 US$ 134–US$ 351 · n=2,281,482

Treasury Department of Thailand — median official appraisal price per plot · source

Collected November 10, 2026 · exchange rate THB 33.49 per US$ (Frankfurter API (ECB reference rates), 2026-11-09)

Note: Official appraisal value (tax base), not a market price; it is usually well below market. Median per plot, not weighted by area.

Score breakdown

Each criterion's score, its weight in the total and the raw figure, linked to its source.

Safety estimated · score 5.28 · weight 15.00% · sources: homicidios_100k_policia (0.38) · obitos_indeterminados_100k (estimativa derivada) (2.4) · sensacao_seguranca_noite_pct (70) · roubo_razao_cidade_pais (2.13) estimated

raw: 2.78 per 100k pop. · 40% violent deaths (log 30→0, 0.5→10 per 100k) + 30% city robbery ÷ country average (log 5×→0, 0.5×→10) + 30% share who feel safe at night (lin 30%→0, 95%→10); any part without data: weights renormalized

Composite safety: violent deaths 2.8 per 100k → 5.8 (weight 40%) · ESTIMATED robbery 2.13× the country average (median of comparable cities; range 1.67–3.91×) → 3.7 (weight 30%) estimated · 70.0% feel safe walking alone at night (Thailand (national), 2024) → 6.2 (weight 30%).

Estimate: ESTIMATE (not a measurement): no local robbery statistic collected. City÷country ratio = median of the 29 cities with measured robbery outside Brazil (all of them, no city-states) (2.13×; P25–P75 range 1.67–3.91×). Base: Buenos Aires 2.27, Córdoba 3.31, Mendoza 3.16, Toronto 1.24, Lausanne 4.65, Copenhague 2.50, Barcelona 5.58, Madri 1.80, Málaga 1.06, Oviedo 0.38, Valência 2.03, Bordeaux 4.89, Estrasburgo 1.67, Lille 4.52, Marselha 3.98, Nice 1.26, Rennes 2.71, Atenas 2.16, Dublin 2.10, Roma 1.63, Kuala Lumpur 1.85, Amsterdã 3.91, Cidade do Panamá 1.80, Braga 0.67, Lisboa 4.50, Porto 4.50, Miami 1.58, Orlando 1.90, Montevidéu 2.13.

Beach / mountains · score 4.73 · weight 11.59% · sources: km_ate_praia_osm (30.0) · km_ate_relevo_montanhoso (150.0) · osm_cachoeiras_50km (4.0) · osm_areas_protegidas_50km (5.0) · osm_trilhas_rota_50km (0.0) · osm_mirantes_50km (68.0)

raw: 30.0 km · beach: distance log 5 km→10, 150 km→0; mountains: richness of nature leisure (mean of the top 3 of 4 counts, 50 km) × access (1 up to 15 km → 0 at 150 km, log), 0 with no relief; score = min(10, max(beach, mountains) + 0.3·min)

Water estimated · score 7.24 · weight 9.94% · sources: wb_estresse_hidrico_pais (23.014) · wb_agua_gerida_segura_pais (90.5) estimated · wb_acesso_basico_agua_pais (100)

raw: 23.014 % withdrawal / available resources · average: stress log 100%→0, 10%→10; safe water lin 50%→0, 100%→10

Estimate: ESTIMATE (not a measurement): the World Bank/JMP does not publish the % using safely managed water for the country. Estimate = at least basic access (100.0%, World Bank 2024) × median safely-managed÷basic ratio in 21 East Asia & Pacific countries with basic access ≥ 95% (0.905) = 90.5% (range 50.6–99.3%). Water stress: measured (World Bank).

Parks · score 5.10 · weight 9.94% · sources: osm_parques_2km (25.0) · osm_parques_municipio (499.0)

raw: 25.0 count of OSM objects · 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 60→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 15→10

Sun · score 7.75 · weight 9.94% · sources: radiacao_solar_global (1852.6)

raw: 1852.6 kWh/m²/year · lin 1000→0, 2100→10 kWh/m²/year

Restaurants · score 8.85 · weight 9.11% · sources: osm_restaurantes_2km (565.0) · osm_restaurantes_municipio (4804.0) · overture_restaurantes_2km (2883.0) · overture_restaurantes_municipio (51651.0)

raw: Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.57 within 2 km, 3.41 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 1000→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 30→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 30→10

Entertainment · score 9.70 · weight 11.73% · sources: osm_destinos_entretenimento_50km (24.0) · osm_arenas_grandes_50km (80.0)

raw: 104.0 count of OSM objects (destinations + venues, 50 km) · log1p(destinations + stadiums/music venues), 120→10; 50 km radius

A1ed, radius 50 km: 24.0 destinations (theme_park/zoo/aquarium/water_park) + 80.0 stadiums/music venues (stadium, music_venue, concert_hall). Left out: events_venue, sports_centre, theatre, amusement_ride, amusement_arcade. OpenStreetMap via ohsome.

Bars · score 5.29 · weight 3.73% · sources: osm_bares_2km (67.0) · osm_bares_municipio (742.0) · overture_bares_2km (152.0) · overture_bares_municipio (3211.0)

raw: Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.48 within 2 km, 3.20 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 500→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 10→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 10→10

Mild climate · score 1.62 · weight 4.97% · sources: dias_conforto_termico (53.3)

raw: 53.3 days/year · lin 0→0, 330→10 days/year

Health · score 7.19 · weight 4.97% · sources: wb_expectativa_vida (76.564) · osm_hospitais_10km (106.0)

raw: 76.564 years · average: life expectancy lin 70→0, 85→10; Brazil: beds/10k pop. lin 0→0, 50→10; World: OSM hospitals within 10 km log1p 50→10

Clean air · score 3.86 · weight 4.14% · sources: pm25_media_anual (23.417)

raw: 23.417 µg/m³ · lin 35→0, 5→10 µg/m³ (WHO=5)

Airport · score 10.00 · weight 2.48% · sources: osm_aeroportos_iata_50km (2.0)

raw: 2.0 count of OSM objects · 0→0, 1→7, ≥2→10

Culture · score 9.81 · weight 2.48% · sources: osm_cultura_5km (136.0)

raw: 136.0 count of OSM objects · log1p(count), 150→10

The city

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand, and the country's main financial, corporate, commercial, cultural and historical centre. It is the tenth most populous city in Asia and the twenty-fourth in the world. Located on the left bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand, the city has about 8,280,925 inhabitants (2011), while Greater Bangkok has 14.6 million; about 12.6% of the country's population lives in its metropolitan area, the world's 30th most populous. The city covers 1,568.7 square kilometres in the Chao Phraya delta, in Central Thailand.

English rendering of the Portuguese Wikipedia summary linked below. Source: wikipedia_pt. Wikipedia revision 72915939 (2026-09-02T01:45:53Z).

Taxation

Transfer fee (Land Department): 2% of the assessed value (+ 3.3% specific business tax if sold within ≤ 5 years, or 0.5% stamp duty; buyer/seller split negotiable). Base: official assessed value. Foreigners cannot buy land; only condominium units within the 49% quota กรมที่ดิน (Department of Lands)

annual property tax (IBI/taxe foncière/ENFIA/IMU/固定資産税 etc.); no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). not collected in this round

Frequently asked questions

What is the Onde Viver Bem score for Bangkok?

Bangkok has an indicative score of 6.57/10 in the World ranking, updated November 10, 2026. Cost of living is not part of the score.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the score for Bangkok?

The strongest published variables are Airport (10.00), Culture (9.81) and Entertainment (9.70); the weakest are Mild climate (1.62), Clean air (3.86) and Beach / mountains (4.73).

Does cost of living or the land price per m² enter the score?

No. Cost of living and the land price per m² appear on the page but are not part of the score. See the methodology.

How is the score calculated?

It is an indicative 0–10 quality-of-life index, with 13 variables and published weights. Safety has a 15% weight and, when local data exist, a lethal-violence penalty may cap the total. The full method is on the methodology page.

Are any figures on this page estimates?

Yes. Some values are documented estimates, labelled with the “estimated” badge in the technical notes. The method is explained in the Estimates section.