Laos vs Thailand

Laos vs Thailand: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.14 of 1 in Laos and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.29 of 1, or 3.14 times that in Laos.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Laos vs Thailand: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.14 of 1 in Laos and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.29 of 1, or 3.14 times that in Laos.
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What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Laos.
  • In 2025, Laos ranked 161 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

YearLaosThailandWorld
20250.140.420.48
20240.140.410.49
20230.130.30.49
20220.130.220.5
20210.140.210.5
20200.130.20.51
20190.130.210.52
20180.130.170.52
20170.120.150.52
20160.090.160.52
20150.090.160.52
20140.090.160.52
20130.090.450.52
20120.090.490.53
20110.090.460.53
20100.090.410.52
20090.090.420.52
20080.090.40.52
20070.090.180.52
20060.090.230.52
20050.090.510.52
20040.090.530.51
20030.090.540.51
20020.090.550.5
20010.090.550.49
20000.090.50.49
19990.090.510.49
19980.090.510.49
19970.090.480.49
19960.090.390.48
19950.090.410.47
19940.090.40.47
19930.090.410.46
19920.090.270.44
19910.090.210.42
19900.120.370.41
19890.110.360.36
19880.070.350.36
19870.070.330.35
19860.070.320.34
19850.070.330.34
19840.070.330.33
19830.070.320.32
19820.070.290.32
19810.070.290.32
19800.070.250.32
19790.070.140.31
19780.070.130.3
19770.070.120.3
19760.070.230.29
19750.130.270.29
19740.230.180.29
19730.240.130.29
19720.230.110.29
19710.240.150.29
19700.240.150.29
19690.240.150.29
19680.240.130.3
19670.240.110.29
19660.170.110.29
19650.170.110.3
19640.220.110.3
19630.220.110.3
19620.220.110.29
19610.220.110.29
19600.270.110.28
19590.290.110.27
19580.310.130.27
19570.260.140.27
19560.230.140.26
19550.230.130.25
19540.210.120.25
19530.210.120.24
19520.20.120.24
19510.20.130.24
19500.190.130.23
19490.190.130.22
19480.190.130.22
19470.170.140.21
19460.10.170.19
19450.060.160.16
19440.040.160.14
19430.040.160.14
19420.040.160.14
19410.040.160.15
19400.040.150.15
19390.030.150.17
19380.030.150.17
19370.030.150.17
19360.030.130.17
19350.030.130.17
19340.030.130.18
19330.030.110.18
19320.030.030.19
19310.030.030.18
19300.030.030.18
19290.030.030.19
19280.030.030.19
19270.030.030.19
19260.040.030.19
19250.040.030.19
19240.040.030.19
19230.040.030.19
19220.040.030.19
19210.040.030.19
19200.040.030.18
19190.040.030.16
19180.040.030.15
19170.040.030.15
19160.040.030.15
19150.040.020.15
19140.040.020.15
19130.040.020.15
19120.040.020.15
19110.040.020.15
19100.040.020.15
19090.040.020.15
19080.040.020.15
19070.040.020.15
19060.040.020.15
19050.040.020.15
19040.040.020.14
19030.040.020.14
19020.040.020.15
19010.040.020.14
19000.030.020.14
1899–0.020.22
1898–0.020.22
1897–0.020.22
1896–0.020.22
1895–0.020.22
1894–0.020.21
1893–0.020.21
18920.020.020.21
18910.020.020.2
18900.020.020.2
18890.020.020.2
18880.020.020.2
18870.020.020.2
18860.020.020.19
18850.020.020.19
18840.020.020.2
18830.020.020.19
18820.020.020.19
18810.020.020.19
18800.020.020.19
18790.020.020.19
18780.020.020.18
18770.030.030.18
18760.030.030.19
18750.030.030.18
18740.030.030.18
18730.030.030.18
18720.030.030.18
18710.030.030.18
18700.030.030.18
18690.030.030.17
18680.030.030.17
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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