Madagascar vs Thailand: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Madagascar
0.36
in 2025
Thailand
0.35
in 2025
Madagascar rank
133rd
Thailand rank
135th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Thailand
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.36 against 0.35 in Thailand, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.

Madagascar ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 135th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Thailand Difference Ahead
1900s 0.061 0.109 0.048 Thailand
1910s 0.061 0.1265 0.0655 Thailand
1920s 0.061 0.132 0.071 Thailand
1930s 0.061 0.1576 0.0966 Thailand
1940s 0.0539 0.2337 0.1798 Thailand
1950s 0.0463 0.1583 0.112 Thailand
1960s 0.313 0.2039 0.1091 Madagascar
1970s 0.2777 0.452 0.1743 Thailand
1980s 0.207 0.6593 0.4523 Thailand
1990s 0.3533 0.7985 0.4452 Thailand
2000s 0.46 0.817 0.357 Thailand
2010s 0.3507 0.3722 0.0215 Thailand
2020s 0.3702 0.2877 0.0825 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Madagascar or Thailand?
Madagascar, at 0.36 against 0.35 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Madagascar and Thailand?
0.01, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Thailand?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Thailand rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Madagascar ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.