Thailand vs Vietnam: Electoral democracy
Thailand
0
in 2025
Vietnam
0
in 2025
Thailand rank
116th
Vietnam rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0 against 0 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Vietnam ahead.
Thailand ranks 116th and Vietnam ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Thailand, at 0 against 0 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 0, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Thailand ranks 116th and Vietnam ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).