Colombia vs Thailand

Colombia vs Thailand: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.68 of 1 in Colombia and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 0.26 of 1, or 1.6 times that in Thailand.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Colombia vs Thailand: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.68 of 1 in Colombia and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 0.26 of 1, or 1.6 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Colombia has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Colombia ranked 57 and Thailand ranked 97 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearColombiaThailandWorld
20250.680.420.48
20240.70.410.49
20230.710.30.49
20220.70.220.5
20210.650.210.5
20200.640.20.51
20190.650.210.52
20180.670.170.52
20170.680.150.52
20160.680.160.52
20150.680.160.52
20140.680.160.52
20130.670.450.52
20120.660.490.53
20110.660.460.53
20100.620.410.52
20090.590.420.52
20080.590.40.52
20070.580.180.52
20060.570.230.52
20050.540.510.52
20040.540.530.51
20030.540.540.51
20020.530.550.5
20010.540.550.49
20000.550.50.49
19990.540.510.49
19980.550.510.49
19970.550.480.49
19960.550.390.48
19950.560.410.47
19940.560.40.47
19930.560.410.46
19920.560.270.44
19910.520.210.42
19900.470.370.41
19890.440.360.36
19880.440.350.36
19870.450.330.35
19860.450.320.34
19850.450.330.34
19840.460.330.33
19830.470.320.32
19820.410.290.32
19810.410.290.32
19800.410.250.32
19790.410.140.31
19780.420.130.3
19770.450.120.3
19760.450.230.29
19750.450.270.29
19740.410.180.29
19730.370.130.29
19720.370.110.29
19710.360.150.29
19700.350.150.29
19690.360.150.29
19680.360.130.3
19670.360.110.29
19660.360.110.29
19650.360.110.3
19640.350.110.3
19630.360.110.3
19620.360.110.29
19610.350.110.29
19600.350.110.28
19590.330.110.27
19580.230.130.27
19570.10.140.27
19560.10.140.26
19550.10.130.25
19540.10.120.25
19530.130.120.24
19520.180.120.24
19510.180.130.24
19500.140.130.23
19490.180.130.22
19480.210.130.22
19470.250.140.21
19460.260.170.19
19450.260.160.16
19440.240.160.14
19430.240.160.14
19420.240.160.14
19410.240.160.15
19400.250.150.15
19390.250.150.17
19380.250.150.17
19370.250.150.17
19360.250.130.17
19350.240.130.17
19340.240.130.18
19330.240.110.18
19320.240.030.19
19310.240.030.18
19300.230.030.18
19290.220.030.19
19280.220.030.19
19270.220.030.19
19260.220.030.19
19250.220.030.19
19240.220.030.19
19230.230.030.19
19220.230.030.19
19210.240.030.19
19200.240.030.18
19190.230.030.16
19180.230.030.15
19170.240.030.15
19160.240.030.15
19150.240.020.15
19140.240.020.15
19130.270.020.15
19120.270.020.15
19110.270.020.15
19100.240.020.15
19090.180.020.15
19080.190.020.15
19070.190.020.15
19060.190.020.15
19050.180.020.15
19040.190.020.14
19030.190.020.14
19020.160.020.15
19010.160.020.14
19000.160.020.14
18990.20.020.22
18980.20.020.22
18970.20.020.22
18960.20.020.22
18950.20.020.22
18940.20.020.21
18930.20.020.21
18920.20.020.21
18910.190.020.2
18900.190.020.2
18890.190.020.2
18880.190.020.2
18870.190.020.2
18860.190.020.19
18850.270.020.19
18840.270.020.2
18830.270.020.19
18820.270.020.19
18810.270.020.19
18800.270.020.19
18790.270.020.19
18780.270.020.18
18770.260.030.18
18760.260.030.19
18750.260.030.18
18740.260.030.18
18730.260.030.18
18720.250.030.18
18710.250.030.18
18700.250.030.18
18690.250.030.17
18680.250.030.17
18670.240.030.17
18660.250.030.16
18650.250.030.16
18640.250.030.16
18630.230.030.16
18620.180.030.16
18610.20.030.15
18600.270.030.15
18590.270.030.14
18580.290.030.14
18570.290.030.14
18560.270.030.13
18550.270.030.13
18540.20.030.13
18530.250.030.13
18520.250.030.13
18510.250.030.13
18500.250.030.13
18490.240.030.15
18480.230.030.13
18470.220.030.11
18460.220.030.11
18450.220.030.11
18440.220.030.11
18430.220.030.1
18420.20.030.1
18410.20.030.1
18400.20.030.1
18390.210.030.1
18380.210.030.09
18370.220.030.09
18360.230.030.1
18350.220.030.09
18340.220.030.09
18330.210.030.09
18320.210.030.09
18310.160.030.09
18300.180.030.09
18290.180.030.08
18280.190.030.08
18270.20.030.09
18260.20.030.08
18250.20.030.08
18240.20.030.08
18230.20.030.08
18220.20.030.08
18210.160.030.07
18200.110.030.07
18190.080.030.06
18180.080.030.06
18170.080.030.06
18160.080.030.06
18150.090.030.06
18140.110.030.05
18130.110.030.05
18120.110.030.06
18110.110.030.06
18100.110.030.06
1809–0.030.05
1808–0.030.05
1807–0.030.05
1806–0.030.05
1805–0.030.05
1804–0.030.05
1803–0.030.05
1802–0.030.05
1801–0.030.05
1800–0.030.05
1799–0.030.05
1798–0.030.06
1797–0.030.05
1796–0.030.05
1795–0.030.05
1794–0.030.05
1793–0.030.05
1792–0.030.05
1791–0.030.05
1790–0.030.05
1789–0.030.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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