Age of electoral democracy in Thailand
Thailand: Age of electoral democracy was 8 in 2005. β Volatile
Latest (2005)
8
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
91st
of 111 countries
All-time high
8
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
8
1998β2005
Age of electoral democracy in Thailand, 1998β2005
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2005, age of electoral democracy in Thailand stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 91st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 88 Bangladesh 10
- 88 Tunisia 10
- 90 North Macedonia, Republic of 9 compare
- 91 Armenia, Republic of 8 compare
- 93 Maldives 7
- 94 Burkina Faso 6 compare
- 94 Malawi 6 compare
- 94 Philippines 6 compare
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.478 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.314 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.424 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.662 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Thailand?
- Age of electoral democracy in Thailand was 8 in 2005, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Thailand rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Thailand ranks 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2005.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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