Papua New Guinea vs Thailand

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.47 of 1 in Papua New Guinea and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Thailand.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.47 of 1 in Papua New Guinea and 0.42 of 1 in Thailand, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 0.04 of 1, or 1.1 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Papua New Guinea has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Papua New Guinea ranked 94 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

YearPapua New GuineaThailandWorld
20250.470.420.48
20240.460.410.49
20230.470.30.49
20220.470.220.5
20210.460.210.5
20200.460.20.51
20190.460.210.52
20180.460.170.52
20170.450.150.52
20160.450.160.52
20150.440.160.52
20140.450.160.52
20130.450.450.52
20120.460.490.53
20110.470.460.53
20100.480.410.52
20090.480.420.52
20080.480.40.52
20070.510.180.52
20060.540.230.52
20050.540.510.52
20040.540.530.51
20030.540.540.51
20020.540.550.5
20010.540.550.49
20000.540.50.49
19990.540.510.49
19980.540.510.49
19970.540.480.49
19960.540.390.48
19950.540.410.47
19940.540.40.47
19930.540.410.46
19920.550.270.44
19910.550.210.42
19900.550.370.41
19890.550.360.36
19880.560.350.36
19870.560.330.35
19860.570.320.34
19850.570.330.34
19840.570.330.33
19830.570.320.32
19820.570.290.32
19810.570.290.32
19800.570.250.32
19790.580.140.31
19780.580.130.3
19770.580.120.3
19760.590.230.29
19750.590.270.29
19740.530.180.29
19730.530.130.29
19720.320.110.29
19710.310.150.29
19700.310.150.29
19690.290.150.29
19680.290.130.3
19670.290.110.29
19660.290.110.29
19650.290.110.3
19640.290.110.3
19630.240.110.3
19620.240.110.29
19610.240.110.29
19600.230.110.28
19590.190.110.27
19580.190.130.27
19570.190.140.27
19560.190.140.26
19550.190.130.25
19540.190.120.25
19530.190.120.24
19520.190.120.24
19510.190.130.24
19500.110.130.23
19490.110.130.22
19480.110.130.22
19470.110.140.21
19460.110.170.19
19450.080.160.16
19440.080.160.14
19430.080.160.14
19420.080.160.14
19410.080.160.15
19400.080.150.15
19390.080.150.17
19380.080.150.17
19370.080.150.17
19360.080.130.17
19350.080.130.17
19340.080.130.18
19330.080.110.18
19320.080.030.19
19310.080.030.18
19300.080.030.18
19290.080.030.19
19280.080.030.19
19270.080.030.19
19260.080.030.19
19250.080.030.19
19240.080.030.19
19230.080.030.19
19220.080.030.19
19210.080.030.19
19200.080.030.18
19190.080.030.16
19180.080.030.15
19170.080.030.15
19160.080.030.15
19150.080.020.15
19140.090.020.15
19130.090.020.15
19120.090.020.15
19110.090.020.15
19100.090.020.15
19090.090.020.15
19080.090.020.15
19070.090.020.15
19060.090.020.15
19050.090.020.15
19040.090.020.14
19030.090.020.14
19020.090.020.15
19010.090.020.14
19000.090.020.14
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1859–0.030.14
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1856–0.030.13
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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
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1800–0.030.05
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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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