Thailand vs Uganda: Democracy

Thailand
3
in 2025
Uganda
3
in 2025
Thailand rank
116th
Uganda rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Thailand
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 3 against 3 in Uganda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Uganda ahead.

Thailand ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Uganda Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0.7 0 0.7 Thailand
1940s 1.5 0 1.5 Thailand
1950s 1.8 0.4 1.4 Thailand
1960s 0.1 3.8 3.7 Uganda
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Thailand
1980s 3.6 1.5 2.1 Thailand
1990s 5.4 0.4 5 Thailand
2000s 4.8 1.8 3 Thailand
2010s 2.3 3 0.7 Uganda
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Thailand or Uganda?
Thailand, at 3 against 3 in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Thailand and Uganda?
0, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uganda?
132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
How do Thailand and Uganda rank globally for democracy?
Thailand ranks 116th and Uganda 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).