Malaysia vs Thailand

Malaysia vs Thailand: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.19 times that in Thailand.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Malaysia vs Thailand: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.5 of 1 in Malaysia and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.19 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Malaysia ranked 87 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

YearMalaysiaThailandWorld
20250.50.420.48
20240.510.410.49
20230.510.30.49
20220.460.220.5
20210.430.210.5
20200.430.20.51
20190.470.210.52
20180.440.170.52
20170.330.150.52
20160.330.160.52
20150.330.160.52
20140.320.160.52
20130.320.450.52
20120.330.490.53
20110.330.460.53
20100.330.410.52
20090.330.420.52
20080.330.40.52
20070.310.180.52
20060.310.230.52
20050.310.510.52
20040.310.530.51
20030.290.540.51
20020.280.550.5
20010.280.550.49
20000.280.50.49
19990.270.510.49
19980.260.510.49
19970.260.480.49
19960.260.390.48
19950.260.410.47
19940.260.40.47
19930.260.410.46
19920.260.270.44
19910.260.210.42
19900.260.370.41
19890.260.360.36
19880.260.350.36
19870.260.330.35
19860.270.320.34
19850.270.330.34
19840.270.330.33
19830.270.320.32
19820.270.290.32
19810.270.290.32
19800.280.250.32
19790.280.140.31
19780.280.130.3
19770.280.120.3
19760.280.230.29
19750.280.270.29
19740.230.180.29
19730.210.130.29
19720.210.110.29
19710.150.150.29
19700.150.150.29
19690.210.150.29
19680.30.130.3
19670.30.110.29
19660.30.110.29
19650.30.110.3
19640.30.110.3
19630.310.110.3
19620.310.110.29
19610.310.110.29
19600.310.110.28
19590.310.110.27
19580.320.130.27
19570.310.140.27
19560.30.140.26
19550.210.130.25
19540.070.120.25
19530.070.120.24
19520.070.120.24
19510.070.130.24
19500.070.130.23
19490.070.130.22
19480.070.130.22
19470.070.140.21
19460.070.170.19
19450.040.160.16
19440.040.160.14
19430.040.160.14
19420.040.160.14
19410.040.160.15
19400.040.150.15
19390.050.150.17
19380.050.150.17
19370.050.150.17
19360.050.130.17
19350.050.130.17
19340.050.130.18
19330.050.110.18
19320.050.030.19
19310.050.030.18
19300.050.030.18
19290.050.030.19
19280.050.030.19
19270.050.030.19
19260.050.030.19
19250.050.030.19
19240.050.030.19
19230.050.030.19
19220.050.030.19
19210.050.030.19
19200.050.030.18
19190.050.030.16
19180.050.030.15
19170.050.030.15
19160.050.030.15
19150.050.020.15
19140.050.020.15
19130.050.020.15
19120.050.020.15
19110.050.020.15
19100.050.020.15
19090.050.020.15
19080.050.020.15
19070.050.020.15
19060.050.020.15
19050.050.020.15
19040.050.020.14
19030.050.020.14
19020.050.020.15
19010.050.020.14
19000.050.020.14
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
1892–0.020.21
1891–0.020.2
1890–0.020.2
1889–0.020.2
1888–0.020.2
1887–0.020.2
1886–0.020.19
1885–0.020.19
1884–0.020.2
1883–0.020.19
1882–0.020.19
1881–0.020.19
1880–0.020.19
1879–0.020.19
1878–0.020.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.030.19
1875–0.030.18
1874–0.030.18
1873–0.030.18
1872–0.030.18
1871–0.030.18
1870–0.030.18
1869–0.030.17
1868–0.030.17
1867–0.030.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.030.13
1853–0.030.13
1852–0.030.13
1851–0.030.13
1850–0.030.13
1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
1847–0.030.11
1846–0.030.11
1845–0.030.11
1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
1835–0.030.09
1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
1830–0.030.09
1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820–0.030.07
1819–0.030.06
1818–0.030.06
1817–0.030.06
1816–0.030.06
1815–0.030.06
1814–0.030.05
1813–0.030.05
1812–0.030.06
1811–0.030.06
1810–0.030.06
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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