Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.247 in Thailand as of 2025.

What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?

0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Papua New Guinea

0.248

in 2025

Thailand

0.247

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

101st

Thailand rank

102nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Papua New Guinea
Thailand

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.248 against 0.247 in Thailand, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Thailand ranks 102nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 11 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.018	0.0138	0.0042	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.0175	0.0159	0.0016	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.017	0.016	0.001	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.019	0.0353	0.0163	Thailand
1940s	0.0356	0.0467	0.0111	Thailand
1950s	0.0696	0.0462	0.0234	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.0917	0.0498	0.0419	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.2389	0.0774	0.1615	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.31	0.1509	0.1591	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.2991	0.2179	0.0812	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.294	0.277	0.017	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.2534	0.1994	0.054	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.254	0.1923	0.0617	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.248 against 0.247 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?: 0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 101st and Thailand ranks 102nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 28 August 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.