Cambodia vs Thailand: Democracy
Cambodia
1
in 2018
Thailand
1
in 2018
Cambodia rank
98th
Thailand rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Cambodia
- Thailand
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2857 | 0.4286 | 0.1429 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.4444 | 0.6667 | 0.2222 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.33 | 0.3333 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cambodia or Thailand?
- Cambodia, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cambodia and Thailand?
- 0, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2018.
- How do Cambodia and Thailand rank globally for democracy?
- Cambodia ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 98th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).