Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Free and fair elections
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 0.2857 | 0.7143 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.