Taiwan vs Thailand: Media Corruption Score
Taiwan
0.774
in 2025
Thailand
0.755
in 2025
Taiwan rank
78th
Thailand rank
79th
Media Corruption Score over time
- Taiwan
- Thailand
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.774 against 0.755 in Thailand, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Taiwan ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 79th of 175 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.74 | -0.353 | 2.39 | Thailand |
| 1910s | -2.74 | -0.353 | 2.39 | Thailand |
| 1920s | -2.74 | -0.353 | 2.39 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -2.74 | -0.353 | 2.39 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -2.53 | -0.956 | 1.57 | Thailand |
| 1950s | -2.32 | -0.6653 | 1.65 | Thailand |
| 1960s | -2.35 | -0.633 | 1.72 | Thailand |
| 1970s | -2 | -0.5931 | 1.41 | Thailand |
| 1980s | -0.4257 | 0.5704 | 0.9961 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.8216 | 0.9287 | 0.1071 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.9567 | 1.05 | 0.0973 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.8538 | 0.8653 | 0.0115 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.813 | 0.8243 | 0.0113 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Taiwan or Thailand?
- Taiwan, at 0.774 against 0.755 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Taiwan and Thailand?
- 0.019, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Thailand rank globally for media corruption score?
- Taiwan ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 79th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Media Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.