Thailand celebrates the 2016 New Year with a light and sound performance at the Temple of Dawn (Wat Arun) on the bank of Chao Phraya River. (Bangkok Post file photo) 

Thailand is the world’s 21st best country overall, according to a new US magazine survey published Thursday. 

The US News & World Report's study called Best Countries sampled the perceptions of more than 16,000 people in four global regions, asking them to rank 60 pre-selected countries on a range of criteria. It then compiled a list of rankings in each category, and one overall ranking. 

Thailand was ranked in the top 10 of five individual categories: 10th place in the Open For Business section, eighth for Heritage, sixth for Best Countries to Invest In, and fourth for both Adventure and Movers, the latter of which focuses on rising economies. 

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