Tanzania vs Thailand: Liberal democracy index
Tanzania
0.297
in 2025
Thailand
0.314
in 2025
Tanzania rank
96th
Thailand rank
94th
Liberal democracy index over time
- Tanzania
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.314 against 0.297 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 96th and Thailand ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 9 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0728 | 0.069 | 0.0038 | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 0.0786 | 0.069 | 0.0096 | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 0.0892 | 0.0974 | 0.0082 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.09 | 0.1137 | 0.0237 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.0953 | 0.1014 | 0.0061 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.2331 | 0.0866 | 0.1465 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.2393 | 0.1241 | 0.1152 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.2453 | 0.2194 | 0.0259 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3566 | 0.293 | 0.0636 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.3839 | 0.3362 | 0.0477 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.3745 | 0.2177 | 0.1568 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.335 | 0.2392 | 0.0958 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Tanzania or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.314 against 0.297 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Tanzania and Thailand?
- 0.017, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Thailand?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Thailand rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Tanzania ranks 96th and Thailand ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.