Maldives vs Thailand: Elections for the governments chief executive
Maldives
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Elections for the governments chief executive over time
- Maldives
- Thailand
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections for the governments chief executive, Maldives or Thailand?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections for the governments chief executive between Maldives and Thailand?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for elections for the governments chief executive?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections for the governments chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.