Malaysia vs Thailand: Freedom of expression index
Malaysia
0.586
in 2025
Thailand
0.587
in 2025
Malaysia rank
108th
Thailand rank
107th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.587 against 0.586 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 108th and Thailand ranks 107th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.145 | 0.1142 | 0.0308 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.145 | 0.1341 | 0.0109 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.145 | 0.1512 | 0.0062 | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.145 | 0.1709 | 0.0259 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.129 | 0.2236 | 0.0946 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.1961 | 0.2615 | 0.0654 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.2688 | 0.2886 | 0.0198 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.2452 | 0.3427 | 0.0975 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.2122 | 0.5686 | 0.3564 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.1746 | 0.6965 | 0.5219 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.3007 | 0.6493 | 0.3486 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.385 | 0.4698 | 0.0848 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.5877 | 0.5218 | 0.0658 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.587 against 0.586 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.001, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Malaysia ranks 108th and Thailand ranks 107th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.