France vs Thailand

France vs Thailand: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.87 of 1 in France and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.44 of 1, or 2.04 times that in Thailand.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

France vs Thailand: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.87 of 1 in France and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.44 of 1, or 2.04 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 1945, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, France ranked 9 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

YearFranceThailandWorld
20250.870.420.48
20240.860.410.49
20230.870.30.49
20220.880.220.5
20210.870.210.5
20200.870.20.51
20190.870.210.52
20180.870.170.52
20170.890.150.52
20160.880.160.52
20150.880.160.52
20140.890.160.52
20130.890.450.52
20120.890.490.53
20110.890.460.53
20100.890.410.52
20090.890.420.52
20080.890.40.52
20070.880.180.52
20060.870.230.52
20050.870.510.52
20040.870.530.51
20030.870.540.51
20020.870.550.5
20010.870.550.49
20000.870.50.49
19990.870.510.49
19980.870.510.49
19970.870.480.49
19960.870.390.48
19950.870.410.47
19940.880.40.47
19930.880.410.46
19920.880.270.44
19910.880.210.42
19900.880.370.41
19890.880.360.36
19880.870.350.36
19870.860.330.35
19860.860.320.34
19850.870.330.34
19840.870.330.33
19830.870.320.32
19820.870.290.32
19810.860.290.32
19800.850.250.32
19790.850.140.31
19780.850.130.3
19770.850.120.3
19760.850.230.29
19750.850.270.29
19740.840.180.29
19730.840.130.29
19720.830.110.29
19710.840.150.29
19700.830.150.29
19690.810.150.29
19680.780.130.3
19670.780.110.29
19660.780.110.29
19650.780.110.3
19640.780.110.3
19630.780.110.3
19620.750.110.29
19610.750.110.29
19600.750.110.28
19590.750.110.27
19580.750.130.27
19570.750.140.27
19560.740.140.26
19550.740.130.25
19540.720.120.25
19530.750.120.24
19520.750.120.24
19510.750.130.24
19500.750.130.23
19490.740.130.22
19480.740.130.22
19470.710.140.21
19460.360.170.19
19450.210.160.16
19440.080.160.14
19430.080.160.14
19420.080.160.14
19410.080.160.15
19400.190.150.15
19390.530.150.17
19380.550.150.17
19370.550.150.17
19360.550.130.17
19350.560.130.17
19340.560.130.18
19330.560.110.18
19320.560.030.19
19310.560.030.18
19300.560.030.18
19290.560.030.19
19280.560.030.19
19270.560.030.19
19260.560.030.19
19250.560.030.19
19240.560.030.19
19230.570.030.19
19220.570.030.19
19210.570.030.19
19200.570.030.18
19190.530.030.16
19180.520.030.15
19170.510.030.15
19160.510.030.15
19150.510.020.15
19140.510.020.15
19130.570.020.15
19120.570.020.15
19110.570.020.15
19100.560.020.15
19090.560.020.15
19080.560.020.15
19070.560.020.15
19060.560.020.15
19050.560.020.15
19040.560.020.14
19030.560.020.14
19020.560.020.15
19010.560.020.14
19000.560.020.14
18990.550.020.22
18980.550.020.22
18970.540.020.22
18960.540.020.22
18950.540.020.22
18940.540.020.21
18930.540.020.21
18920.550.020.21
18910.550.020.2
18900.550.020.2
18890.550.020.2
18880.550.020.2
18870.550.020.2
18860.550.020.19
18850.550.020.19
18840.550.020.2
18830.550.020.19
18820.550.020.19
18810.550.020.19
18800.550.020.19
18790.540.020.19
18780.520.020.18
18770.510.030.18
18760.510.030.19
18750.510.030.18
18740.510.030.18
18730.480.030.18
18720.480.030.18
18710.450.030.18
18700.320.030.18
18690.20.030.17
18680.20.030.17
18670.20.030.17
18660.20.030.16
18650.20.030.16
18640.20.030.16
18630.20.030.16
18620.20.030.16
18610.20.030.15
18600.180.030.15
18590.180.030.14
18580.180.030.14
18570.180.030.14
18560.180.030.13
18550.180.030.13
18540.180.030.13
18530.180.030.13
18520.160.030.13
18510.290.030.13
18500.480.030.13
18490.480.030.15
18480.40.030.13
18470.210.030.11
18460.210.030.11
18450.210.030.11
18440.210.030.11
18430.210.030.1
18420.210.030.1
18410.210.030.1
18400.210.030.1
18390.210.030.1
18380.210.030.09
18370.210.030.09
18360.210.030.1
18350.210.030.09
18340.210.030.09
18330.210.030.09
18320.210.030.09
18310.210.030.09
18300.210.030.09
18290.170.030.08
18280.170.030.08
18270.170.030.09
18260.170.030.08
18250.170.030.08
18240.170.030.08
18230.180.030.08
18220.180.030.08
18210.190.030.07
18200.130.030.07
18190.190.030.06
18180.180.030.06
18170.180.030.06
18160.190.030.06
18150.180.030.06
18140.090.030.05
18130.120.030.05
18120.120.030.06
18110.120.030.06
18100.120.030.06
18090.120.030.05
18080.120.030.05
18070.120.030.05
18060.120.030.05
18050.120.030.05
18040.120.030.05
18030.120.030.05
18020.120.030.05
18010.120.030.05
18000.120.030.05
17990.270.030.05
17980.270.030.06
17970.270.030.05
17960.270.030.05
17950.270.030.05
17940.280.030.05
17930.280.030.05
17920.250.030.05
17910.230.030.05
17900.260.030.05
17890.260.030.05

Each country on its own

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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