Malaysia vs Thailand: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Malaysia
-0.388
in 2025
Thailand
-0.296
in 2025
Malaysia rank
119th
Thailand rank
116th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.296 against -0.388 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.092.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 119th and Thailand ranks 116th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 10 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.351 | -1.71 | 2.06 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.351 | -1.65 | 2 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.351 | -1.65 | 2 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.351 | -1.65 | 2 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | -0.1206 | -1.76 | 1.64 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.9164 | -1.74 | 2.66 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.9926 | -1.74 | 2.73 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.504 | -1.11 | 1.61 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -0.5937 | -0.0654 | 0.5283 | Thailand |
| 1990s | -0.872 | 0.2614 | 1.13 | Thailand |
| 2000s | -0.7665 | 0.0238 | 0.7903 | Thailand |
| 2010s | -0.2287 | -1.16 | 0.9314 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -0.388 | -0.5473 | 0.1593 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -0.296 against -0.388 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.092, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Malaysia ranks 119th and Thailand ranks 116th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.