Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Somalia or Thailand?

Thailand, at 0.193 against 0.189 in Somalia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Thailand: Deliberative Democracy Index

Somalia

0.189

in 2025

Thailand

0.193

in 2025

Somalia rank

120th

Thailand rank

119th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Somalia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.193 against 0.189 in Somalia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.

Somalia ranks 120th and Thailand ranks 119th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.005	0.029	0.024	Thailand
1910s	0.005	0.0317	0.0267	Thailand
1920s	0.005	0.034	0.029	Thailand
1930s	0.005	0.051	0.046	Thailand
1940s	0.0142	0.0782	0.064	Thailand
1950s	0.0501	0.0525	0.0024	Thailand
1960s	0.1323	0.0631	0.0692	Somalia
1970s	0.02	0.1433	0.1233	Thailand
1980s	0.0223	0.2581	0.2358	Thailand
1990s	0.0609	0.3577	0.2968	Thailand
2000s	0.0919	0.3977	0.3058	Thailand
2010s	0.1528	0.1792	0.0264	Thailand
2020s	0.1872	0.1338	0.0533	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Somalia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.193 against 0.189 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Somalia and Thailand?: 0.004, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Somalia ranks 120th and Thailand ranks 119th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.