Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Full democracy
Sri Lanka
0
in 2025
Thailand
0
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Thailand rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0 against 0 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Sri Lanka, at 0 against 0 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for full democracy?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).