Engaged Society Score in Thailand
Thailand: Engaged Society Score was -0.697 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.697
Change on year
down 31.5%
World rank
149th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.41
in 1997
All-time low
-2.42
in 2015
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Engaged Society Score in Thailand, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, engaged society score in Thailand stood at -0.697.
That represents a change of down 31.5% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, engaged society score in Thailand peaked at 2.41 in 1997 and was at its lowest, -2.42, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 149th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Engaged Society Score in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -2.38 | — |
| 1790 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -2 | -16.2% |
| 1874 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.972 | -51.4% |
| 1894 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.921 | -5.2% |
| 1911 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.921 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.819 | -11.1% |
| 1921 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.819 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.817 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.817 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.566 | -30.7% |
| 1945 | -0.566 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.566 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -0.566 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.802 | +41.7% |
| 1949 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.802 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -0.578 | -27.9% |
| 1958 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.578 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.482 | -16.6% |
| 1970 | -0.482 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.482 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.598 | +24.1% |
| 1973 | 1.19 | -298.5% |
| 1974 | 1.56 | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 1.56 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.874 | -43.9% |
| 1977 | -0.409 | -146.8% |
| 1978 | -0.216 | -47.2% |
| 1979 | -0.13 | -39.8% |
| 1980 | 0.555 | -526.9% |
| 1981 | 0.685 | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.735 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.465 | -36.7% |
| 1992 | 0.522 | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 2.02 | +286.0% |
| 1994 | 2.02 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.02 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.02 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.41 | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.961 | -60.2% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | +39.4% |
| 2008 | 2.09 | +55.7% |
| 2009 | 2.01 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.37 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 2.37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | -19.7% |
| 2014 | -2.23 | -217.3% |
| 2015 | -2.42 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | -2.42 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.2 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | -2.2 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.18 | -46.2% |
| 2020 | -1.18 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.18 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.99 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | -0.414 | -58.2% |
| 2024 | -0.53 | +28.0% |
| 2025 | -0.697 | +31.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -0.697 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7405. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -0.697 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.574. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 1 |
| 1790s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1800s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1810s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1820s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1830s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1840s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1850s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1860s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1870s | -2.11 | -2.38 | -2 | 10 |
| 1880s | -2 | -2 | -2 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.28 | -2 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.921 | -0.921 | -0.921 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.819 | -0.819 | -0.819 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.8176 | -0.819 | -0.817 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.7136 | -0.817 | -0.566 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7348 | -0.802 | -0.578 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5684 | -0.578 | -0.482 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2858 | -0.598 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.682 | 0.555 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 0.465 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | 0.961 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3921 | -2.42 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8325 | -1.18 | -0.414 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is engaged society score in Thailand?
- Engaged society score in Thailand was -0.697 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest engaged society score recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 1997.
- What is the lowest engaged society score recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.42 in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for engaged society score?
- Thailand ranks 149th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is engaged society score rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Engaged Society Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.