Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand
Thailand: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 1.07 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand is 1.07, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand peaked at 1.77 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 18th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.55 | — |
| 2002 | 1.75 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.77 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.73 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.54 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.34 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.14 | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.35 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.42 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.25 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.16 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.07 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364. (41 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.07 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7476, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.14 | 1.77 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 1.07 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Thailand was 1.07 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 2003.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.