Citizen support for democracy in Thailand
Thailand: Citizen support for democracy was -1.74 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Thailand, 2002–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded -1.74 for citizen support for democracy in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1,100,160.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Thailand peaked at 0.427 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.74, in 2020.
That places Thailand 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0537 | -0.3142 | 0.427 | 8 |
| 2010s | -0.8543 | -1.74 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.74 | -1.74 | -1.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 138 Kazakhstan -1.69 compare
- 139 Mozambique -1.71 compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan -1.72 compare
- 142 India -1.79 compare
- 143 Pakistan -1.81 compare
- 144 Vietnam -1.85 compare
More social development data for Thailand
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.424 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.587 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.662 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.424 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.186 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.314 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Thailand?
- Citizen support for democracy in Thailand was -1.74 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.427 in 2003.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Thailand ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,100,160.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.