What is rule of law index in Thailand?

Rule of law index in Thailand was 0.416 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 0.536 in 2008.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.147 in 1789.

How does Thailand rank for rule of law index?

Thailand ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Thailand data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Thailand

Name: Rule of Law Index in Thailand
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Thailand: Rule of Law Index was 0.416 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.416

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

103rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.536

in 2008

All-time low

0.147

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Thailand, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Thailand stood at 0.416.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Thailand peaked at 0.536 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.147, in 1789.

Thailand ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Thailand, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.147	—
1790	0.147	+0.0%
1791	0.147	+0.0%
1792	0.147	+0.0%
1793	0.147	+0.0%
1794	0.147	+0.0%
1795	0.147	+0.0%
1796	0.147	+0.0%
1797	0.147	+0.0%
1798	0.147	+0.0%
1799	0.147	+0.0%
1800	0.147	+0.0%
1801	0.147	+0.0%
1802	0.147	+0.0%
1803	0.147	+0.0%
1804	0.147	+0.0%
1805	0.147	+0.0%
1806	0.147	+0.0%
1807	0.147	+0.0%
1808	0.147	+0.0%
1809	0.147	+0.0%
1810	0.147	+0.0%
1811	0.147	+0.0%
1812	0.147	+0.0%
1813	0.147	+0.0%
1814	0.147	+0.0%
1815	0.147	+0.0%
1816	0.147	+0.0%
1817	0.147	+0.0%
1818	0.147	+0.0%
1819	0.147	+0.0%
1820	0.147	+0.0%
1821	0.147	+0.0%
1822	0.147	+0.0%
1823	0.147	+0.0%
1824	0.147	+0.0%
1825	0.147	+0.0%
1826	0.147	+0.0%
1827	0.147	+0.0%
1828	0.147	+0.0%
1829	0.147	+0.0%
1830	0.147	+0.0%
1831	0.147	+0.0%
1832	0.147	+0.0%
1833	0.147	+0.0%
1834	0.147	+0.0%
1835	0.147	+0.0%
1836	0.147	+0.0%
1837	0.147	+0.0%
1838	0.147	+0.0%
1839	0.147	+0.0%
1840	0.147	+0.0%
1841	0.147	+0.0%
1842	0.147	+0.0%
1843	0.147	+0.0%
1844	0.147	+0.0%
1845	0.147	+0.0%
1846	0.147	+0.0%
1847	0.147	+0.0%
1848	0.147	+0.0%
1849	0.147	+0.0%
1850	0.147	+0.0%
1851	0.147	+0.0%
1852	0.147	+0.0%
1853	0.147	+0.0%
1854	0.147	+0.0%
1855	0.147	+0.0%
1856	0.147	+0.0%
1857	0.147	+0.0%
1858	0.147	+0.0%
1859	0.147	+0.0%
1860	0.147	+0.0%
1861	0.147	+0.0%
1862	0.147	+0.0%
1863	0.147	+0.0%
1864	0.147	+0.0%
1865	0.147	+0.0%
1866	0.147	+0.0%
1867	0.147	+0.0%
1868	0.147	+0.0%
1869	0.147	+0.0%
1870	0.147	+0.0%
1871	0.147	+0.0%
1872	0.147	+0.0%
1873	0.17	+15.6%
1874	0.17	+0.0%
1875	0.17	+0.0%
1876	0.17	+0.0%
1877	0.17	+0.0%
1878	0.17	+0.0%
1879	0.17	+0.0%
1880	0.17	+0.0%
1881	0.17	+0.0%
1882	0.17	+0.0%
1883	0.17	+0.0%
1884	0.17	+0.0%
1885	0.17	+0.0%
1886	0.17	+0.0%
1887	0.17	+0.0%
1888	0.17	+0.0%
1889	0.17	+0.0%
1890	0.18	+5.9%
1891	0.18	+0.0%
1892	0.18	+0.0%
1893	0.18	+0.0%
1894	0.18	+0.0%
1895	0.18	+0.0%
1896	0.18	+0.0%
1897	0.18	+0.0%
1898	0.18	+0.0%
1899	0.18	+0.0%
1900	0.183	+1.7%
1901	0.183	+0.0%
1902	0.183	+0.0%
1903	0.183	+0.0%
1904	0.183	+0.0%
1905	0.183	+0.0%
1906	0.183	+0.0%
1907	0.183	+0.0%
1908	0.182	-0.5%
1909	0.182	+0.0%
1910	0.205	+12.6%
1911	0.205	+0.0%
1912	0.205	+0.0%
1913	0.205	+0.0%
1914	0.205	+0.0%
1915	0.205	+0.0%
1916	0.205	+0.0%
1917	0.205	+0.0%
1918	0.205	+0.0%
1919	0.205	+0.0%
1920	0.205	+0.0%
1921	0.205	+0.0%
1922	0.205	+0.0%
1923	0.205	+0.0%
1924	0.205	+0.0%
1925	0.205	+0.0%
1926	0.205	+0.0%
1927	0.205	+0.0%
1928	0.205	+0.0%
1929	0.205	+0.0%
1930	0.205	+0.0%
1931	0.205	+0.0%
1932	0.224	+9.3%
1933	0.245	+9.4%
1934	0.252	+2.9%
1935	0.252	+0.0%
1936	0.252	+0.0%
1937	0.252	+0.0%
1938	0.252	+0.0%
1939	0.252	+0.0%
1940	0.252	+0.0%
1941	0.252	+0.0%
1942	0.252	+0.0%
1943	0.252	+0.0%
1944	0.261	+3.6%
1945	0.261	+0.0%
1946	0.261	+0.0%
1947	0.242	-7.3%
1948	0.242	+0.0%
1949	0.242	+0.0%
1950	0.247	+2.1%
1951	0.247	+0.0%
1952	0.247	+0.0%
1953	0.247	+0.0%
1954	0.247	+0.0%
1955	0.247	+0.0%
1956	0.247	+0.0%
1957	0.247	+0.0%
1958	0.247	+0.0%
1959	0.247	+0.0%
1960	0.247	+0.0%
1961	0.247	+0.0%
1962	0.247	+0.0%
1963	0.247	+0.0%
1964	0.247	+0.0%
1965	0.247	+0.0%
1966	0.247	+0.0%
1967	0.247	+0.0%
1968	0.247	+0.0%
1969	0.248	+0.4%
1970	0.27	+8.9%
1971	0.27	+0.0%
1972	0.265	-1.9%
1973	0.281	+6.0%
1974	0.281	+0.0%
1975	0.281	+0.0%
1976	0.281	+0.0%
1977	0.268	-4.6%
1978	0.268	+0.0%
1979	0.278	+3.7%
1980	0.381	+37.1%
1981	0.383	+0.5%
1982	0.382	-0.3%
1983	0.4	+4.7%
1984	0.4	+0.0%
1985	0.409	+2.2%
1986	0.409	+0.0%
1987	0.408	-0.2%
1988	0.431	+5.6%
1989	0.431	+0.0%
1990	0.431	+0.0%
1991	0.423	-1.9%
1992	0.429	+1.4%
1993	0.436	+1.6%
1994	0.44	+0.9%
1995	0.44	+0.0%
1996	0.44	+0.0%
1997	0.482	+9.5%
1998	0.492	+2.1%
1999	0.492	+0.0%
2000	0.522	+6.1%
2001	0.522	+0.0%
2002	0.522	+0.0%
2003	0.522	+0.0%
2004	0.522	+0.0%
2005	0.499	-4.4%
2006	0.462	-7.4%
2007	0.479	+3.7%
2008	0.536	+11.9%
2009	0.515	-3.9%
2010	0.496	-3.7%
2011	0.521	+5.0%
2012	0.535	+2.7%
2013	0.534	-0.2%
2014	0.325	-39.1%
2015	0.305	-6.2%
2016	0.312	+2.3%
2017	0.311	-0.3%
2018	0.337	+8.4%
2019	0.355	+5.3%
2020	0.365	+2.8%
2021	0.38	+4.1%
2022	0.38	+0.0%
2023	0.418	+10.0%
2024	0.435	+4.1%
2025	0.416	-4.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

Thailand's 0.416 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Thailand's 0.416 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.59, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.147	0.147	0.147	1
1790s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1800s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1810s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1820s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1830s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1840s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1850s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1860s	0.147	0.147	0.147	10
1870s	0.1631	0.147	0.17	10
1880s	0.17	0.17	0.17	10
1890s	0.18	0.18	0.18	10
1900s	0.1828	0.182	0.183	10
1910s	0.205	0.205	0.205	10
1920s	0.205	0.205	0.205	10
1930s	0.2391	0.205	0.252	10
1940s	0.2517	0.242	0.261	10
1950s	0.247	0.247	0.247	10
1960s	0.2471	0.247	0.248	10
1970s	0.2743	0.265	0.281	10
1980s	0.4034	0.381	0.431	10
1990s	0.4505	0.423	0.492	10
2000s	0.5101	0.462	0.536	10
2010s	0.4031	0.305	0.535	10
2020s	0.399	0.365	0.435	6

Countries ranked near Thailand

100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.462 compare
101 Armenia 0.453 compare
102 Mali 0.421 compare
103 Gabon 0.416 compare
105 India 0.397 compare
106 Saudi Arabia 0.396 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Thailand?: Rule of law index in Thailand was 0.416 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 0.536 in 2008.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.147 in 1789.
How does Thailand rank for rule of law index?: Thailand ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.