Freedom Score in Thailand
Thailand: Freedom Score was 33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Thailand, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 33 for freedom score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Thailand peaked at 73 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 136th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 72 | — |
| 2003 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 36 | -46.3% |
| 2007 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 52 | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 33 | -38.9% |
| 2015 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 36 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 33 | -2.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freedom Score in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -46.3% | 67 | 36 |
| 2014 | -38.9% | 54 | 33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5 | 36 | 73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.1 | 30 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 | 29 | 36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Thailand?
- Freedom score in Thailand was 33 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2003.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for freedom score?
- Thailand ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.