Liberia vs Thailand: Universal right to vote in practice
Liberia
2
in 2025
Thailand
2
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Liberia
- Thailand
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Thailand ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Liberia or Thailand?
- Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Liberia and Thailand?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Thailand?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Thailand rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).