Malaysia vs Thailand: Citizen satisfaction with democracy
Malaysia
1.04
in 2020
Thailand
1.07
in 2020
Malaysia rank
19th
Thailand rank
18th
Citizen satisfaction with democracy over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.07 against 1.04 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 18th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.43 | 0.0661 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.19 | 0.0643 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.0246 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen satisfaction with democracy, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.07 against 1.04 in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen satisfaction with democracy between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.03, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 18th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.