India vs Thailand: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -1.74 against -1.79 in India, a difference of 0.05.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
India ranks 142nd and Thailand ranks 141st of 144 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.04 | 0.0537 | 1.1 | Thailand |
| 2010s | -1.48 | -0.8543 | 0.6233 | Thailand |
| 2020s | -1.79 | -1.74 | 0.0442 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, India or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -1.74 against -1.79 in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between India and Thailand?
- 0.05, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- India ranks 142nd and Thailand ranks 141st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.