Freedom of expression score bti in Thailand
Thailand: Freedom of expression score bti was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
74th
of 128 countries
All-time high
6
in 2005
All-time low
2
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Thailand, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Thailand peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 74th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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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)
- 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)
- Freedom of expression index 0.587 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.186 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Thailand?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Thailand was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Thailand ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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