Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Thailand

Thailand: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 99.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
99.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 176 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Thailand, 1789–2025

020406080100178919072025

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 99.4% for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Thailand peaked at 99.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1789.

That places Thailand 170th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1790s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1800s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1810s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1820s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1830s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1840s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1860s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1930s 68.6% 0.0% 98.0% 10
1940s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
1950s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
1960s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
1970s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
1980s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
1990s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
2000s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 10
2010s 99.1% 98.0% 99.4% 10
2020s 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 171 United Arab Emirates 36.0% compare
  2. 172 Qatar 35.0% compare
  3. 173 Somalia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Thailand?
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Thailand was 99.4% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1789.
How does Thailand rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Thailand ranks 170th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.