Ethiopia vs Thailand: Democracy
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Thailand
3
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
116th
Thailand rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Ethiopia
- Thailand
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3 against 3 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 3 | 0.3333 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ethiopia or Thailand?
- Ethiopia, at 3 against 3 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ethiopia and Thailand?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Thailand?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Thailand rank globally for democracy?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).