Somalia vs Thailand: Political civil liberties index
Somalia
0.532
in 2025
Thailand
0.548
in 2025
Somalia rank
115th
Thailand rank
113th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.548 against 0.532 in Somalia, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 113th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 9 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.207 | 0.1286 | 0.0784 | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.179 | 0.128 | 0.051 | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.179 | 0.1268 | 0.0522 | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.179 | 0.1364 | 0.0426 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.2231 | 0.1803 | 0.0428 | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.3528 | 0.213 | 0.1398 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.5175 | 0.2157 | 0.3018 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0574 | 0.2819 | 0.2245 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0561 | 0.5226 | 0.4665 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.3431 | 0.6625 | 0.3194 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.4091 | 0.6547 | 0.2456 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.4836 | 0.3873 | 0.0963 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4918 | 0.4572 | 0.0347 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Somalia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.548 against 0.532 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Somalia and Thailand?
- 0.016, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Somalia ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 113th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.