Thailand vs United States: Free and fair elections

Thailand
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Thailand rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Thailand
  • United States
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.

Across all 78 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand United States Difference Ahead
1930s 0.2857 1 0.7143 United States
1940s 0.8 1 0.2 United States
1950s 0 1 1 United States
1960s 0 1 1 United States
1970s 0.4 1 0.6 United States
1980s 0.2 1 0.8 United States
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 0.4 1 0.6 United States
2020s 0.5 1 0.5 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Thailand or United States?
Thailand, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Thailand and United States?
0, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States?
78 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
How do Thailand and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
Thailand ranks 1st and United States 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.