Hong Kong vs Thailand: Engaged Society Score
Hong Kong
-0.675
in 2025
Thailand
-0.697
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
148th
Thailand rank
149th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Hong Kong
- Thailand
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports -0.675 against -0.697 in Thailand, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 148th and Thailand ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.09 | -0.972 | 0.122 | Thailand |
| 1910s | -1.09 | -0.921 | 0.173 | Thailand |
| 1920s | -1.09 | -0.819 | 0.275 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -1.09 | -0.8176 | 0.2764 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -1.14 | -0.7136 | 0.4276 | Thailand |
| 1950s | -0.6545 | -0.7348 | 0.0803 | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | -0.602 | -0.5684 | 0.0336 | Thailand |
| 1970s | -0.0374 | 0.2858 | 0.3232 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.682 | 0.3262 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.7 | 0.4126 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 2.09 | 0.5127 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.44 | -0.3921 | 1.83 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -0.6063 | -0.8325 | 0.2262 | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Hong Kong or Thailand?
- Hong Kong, at -0.675 against -0.697 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Hong Kong and Thailand?
- 0.022, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Thailand rank globally for engaged society score?
- Hong Kong ranks 148th and Thailand ranks 149th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.