Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Rule of law index

Saudi Arabia
0.396
in 2025
Thailand
0.416
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
106th
Thailand rank
103rd

Rule of law index over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Thailand
0.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.416 against 0.396 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 106th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 16 and Thailand in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Thailand Difference Ahead
1780s 0.123 0.147 0.024 Thailand
1790s 0.123 0.147 0.024 Thailand
1800s 0.123 0.147 0.024 Thailand
1810s 0.132 0.147 0.015 Thailand
1820s 0.1874 0.147 0.0404 Saudi Arabia
1830s 0.181 0.147 0.034 Saudi Arabia
1840s 0.181 0.147 0.034 Saudi Arabia
1850s 0.181 0.147 0.034 Saudi Arabia
1860s 0.181 0.147 0.034 Saudi Arabia
1870s 0.181 0.1631 0.0179 Saudi Arabia
1880s 0.181 0.17 0.011 Saudi Arabia
1890s 0.181 0.18 0.001 Saudi Arabia
1900s 0.237 0.1828 0.0542 Saudi Arabia
1910s 0.261 0.205 0.056 Saudi Arabia
1920s 0.261 0.205 0.056 Saudi Arabia
1930s 0.2545 0.2391 0.0154 Saudi Arabia
1940s 0.254 0.2517 0.0023 Saudi Arabia
1950s 0.2725 0.247 0.0255 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.3081 0.2471 0.061 Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.3032 0.2743 0.0289 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.2863 0.4034 0.1171 Thailand
1990s 0.2738 0.4505 0.1767 Thailand
2000s 0.2711 0.5101 0.239 Thailand
2010s 0.2858 0.4031 0.1173 Thailand
2020s 0.3738 0.399 0.0252 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.416 against 0.396 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
0.02, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for rule of law index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 106th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed