Japan vs Thailand

Japan vs Thailand: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.82 of 1 in Japan and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.39 of 1, or 1.93 times that in Thailand.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Japan vs Thailand: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.82 of 1 in Japan and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.39 of 1, or 1.93 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 1945, when it overtook Thailand.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearJapanThailandWorld
20250.820.420.48
20240.820.410.49
20230.830.30.49
20220.820.220.5
20210.820.210.5
20200.830.20.51
20190.830.210.52
20180.830.170.52
20170.820.150.52
20160.820.160.52
20150.820.160.52
20140.820.160.52
20130.820.450.52
20120.850.490.53
20110.850.460.53
20100.850.410.52
20090.850.420.52
20080.850.40.52
20070.850.180.52
20060.850.230.52
20050.840.510.52
20040.840.530.51
20030.840.540.51
20020.840.550.5
20010.840.550.49
20000.840.50.49
19990.840.510.49
19980.840.510.49
19970.840.480.49
19960.840.390.48
19950.840.410.47
19940.840.40.47
19930.840.410.46
19920.840.270.44
19910.840.210.42
19900.840.370.41
19890.830.360.36
19880.830.350.36
19870.830.330.35
19860.840.320.34
19850.840.330.34
19840.840.330.33
19830.840.320.32
19820.840.290.32
19810.840.290.32
19800.840.250.32
19790.840.140.31
19780.840.130.3
19770.840.120.3
19760.830.230.29
19750.830.270.29
19740.830.180.29
19730.830.130.29
19720.840.110.29
19710.840.150.29
19700.840.150.29
19690.830.150.29
19680.830.130.3
19670.830.110.29
19660.830.110.29
19650.830.110.3
19640.830.110.3
19630.830.110.3
19620.830.110.29
19610.830.110.29
19600.830.110.28
19590.830.110.27
19580.820.130.27
19570.820.140.27
19560.820.140.26
19550.810.130.25
19540.780.120.25
19530.780.120.24
19520.620.120.24
19510.380.130.24
19500.380.130.23
19490.370.130.22
19480.370.130.22
19470.370.140.21
19460.310.170.19
19450.180.160.16
19440.140.160.14
19430.140.160.14
19420.140.160.14
19410.150.160.15
19400.150.150.15
19390.170.150.17
19380.170.150.17
19370.170.150.17
19360.20.130.17
19350.190.130.17
19340.20.130.18
19330.20.110.18
19320.20.030.19
19310.210.030.18
19300.210.030.18
19290.210.030.19
19280.210.030.19
19270.210.030.19
19260.210.030.19
19250.190.030.19
19240.190.030.19
19230.190.030.19
19220.190.030.19
19210.190.030.19
19200.190.030.18
19190.180.030.16
19180.180.030.15
19170.180.030.15
19160.180.030.15
19150.180.020.15
19140.170.020.15
19130.170.020.15
19120.170.020.15
19110.170.020.15
19100.170.020.15
19090.170.020.15
19080.170.020.15
19070.170.020.15
19060.170.020.15
19050.170.020.15
19040.170.020.14
19030.180.020.14
19020.170.020.15
19010.170.020.14
19000.170.020.14
18990.160.020.22
18980.160.020.22
18970.160.020.22
18960.160.020.22
18950.160.020.22
18940.160.020.21
18930.150.020.21
18920.150.020.21
18910.170.020.2
18900.130.020.2
18890.080.020.2
18880.080.020.2
18870.080.020.2
18860.080.020.19
18850.080.020.19
18840.080.020.2
18830.080.020.19
18820.080.020.19
18810.080.020.19
18800.080.020.19
18790.080.020.19
18780.080.020.18
18770.080.030.18
18760.080.030.19
18750.080.030.18
18740.080.030.18
18730.080.030.18
18720.080.030.18
18710.080.030.18
18700.080.030.18
18690.050.030.17
18680.040.030.17
18670.030.030.17
18660.030.030.16
18650.030.030.16
18640.030.030.16
18630.030.030.16
18620.030.030.16
18610.030.030.15
18600.030.030.15
18590.030.030.14
18580.030.030.14
18570.030.030.14
18560.030.030.13
18550.030.030.13
18540.030.030.13
18530.030.030.13
18520.030.030.13
18510.030.030.13
18500.030.030.13
18490.030.030.15
18480.030.030.13
18470.030.030.11
18460.030.030.11
18450.030.030.11
18440.030.030.11
18430.030.030.1
18420.030.030.1
18410.030.030.1
18400.030.030.1
18390.030.030.1
18380.030.030.09
18370.030.030.09
18360.030.030.1
18350.030.030.09
18340.030.030.09
18330.030.030.09
18320.030.030.09
18310.030.030.09
18300.030.030.09
18290.030.030.08
18280.030.030.08
18270.030.030.09
18260.030.030.08
18250.030.030.08
18240.030.030.08
18230.030.030.08
18220.030.030.08
18210.030.030.07
18200.030.030.07
18190.030.030.06
18180.030.030.06
18170.030.030.06
18160.030.030.06
18150.030.030.06
18140.030.030.05
18130.030.030.05
18120.030.030.06
18110.030.030.06
18100.030.030.06
18090.030.030.05
18080.030.030.05
18070.030.030.05
18060.030.030.05
18050.030.030.05
18040.030.030.05
18030.030.030.05
18020.030.030.05
18010.030.030.05
18000.030.030.05
17990.030.030.05
17980.030.030.06
17970.030.030.05
17960.030.030.05
17950.030.030.05
17940.030.030.05
17930.030.030.05
17920.030.030.05
17910.030.030.05
17900.030.030.05
17890.030.030.05

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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