Somalia vs Thailand: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Somalia
0.2%
in 2025
Thailand
99.4%
in 2025
Somalia rank
173rd
Thailand rank
170th
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Somalia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 99.4% against 0.2% in Somalia, a difference of 99.2%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 497.0 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Somalia ranks 173rd and Thailand ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 68.6% | 68.6% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 40.0% | 98.0% | 58.0% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 90.0% | 98.0% | 8.0% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 98.0% | 2.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 99.1% | 79.0% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 99.4% | 99.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Somalia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 99.4% against 0.2% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Somalia and Thailand?
- 99.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Thailand rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Somalia ranks 173rd and Thailand ranks 170th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.