Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Thailand

Thailand: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 48.23 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
48.23 0-100
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
132nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
63.81 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
40.42 0-100
in 2018
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Thailand, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 61.2 0-1001998: 61.9 0-1002000: 63.5 0-1002002: 63.8 0-1002003: 61.1 0-1002004: 59 0-1002005: 56.8 0-1002006: 47.1 0-1002007: 48.4 0-1002008: 50.7 0-1002009: 50.8 0-1002010: 48.5 0-1002011: 50.2 0-1002012: 53.1 0-1002013: 51.1 0-1002014: 42.1 0-1002015: 42.1 0-1002016: 41.9 0-1002017: 41.1 0-1002018: 40.4 0-1002019: 43.4 0-1002020: 42.3 0-1002021: 42.8 0-1002022: 44 0-1002023: 46.5 0-1002024: 47.6 0-1002025: 48.2 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Thailand stood at 48.23 0-100.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Thailand peaked at 63.81 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40.42 0-100, in 2018.

That places Thailand 132nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Thailand, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 61.16 0-100 —
1998 61.92 0-100 +1.2%
2000 63.5 0-100 +2.5%
2002 63.81 0-100 +0.5%
2003 61.11 0-100 -4.2%
2004 59.01 0-100 -3.4%
2005 56.78 0-100 -3.8%
2006 47.12 0-100 -17.0%
2007 48.39 0-100 +2.7%
2008 50.7 0-100 +4.8%
2009 50.82 0-100 +0.2%
2010 48.55 0-100 -4.5%
2011 50.18 0-100 +3.4%
2012 53.12 0-100 +5.8%
2013 51.1 0-100 -3.8%
2014 42.06 0-100 -17.7%
2015 42.06 0-100 +0.0%
2016 41.86 0-100 -0.5%
2017 41.15 0-100 -1.7%
2018 40.42 0-100 -1.8%
2019 43.42 0-100 +7.4%
2020 42.25 0-100 -2.7%
2021 42.85 0-100 +1.4%
2022 44.01 0-100 +2.7%
2023 46.49 0-100 +5.6%
2024 47.62 0-100 +2.4%
2025 48.23 0-100 +1.3%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 48.23 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.73 0-100, 85% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 48.23 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.85 0-100, 76% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.54 0-100 61.16 0-100 61.92 0-100 2
2000s 55.69 0-100 47.12 0-100 63.81 0-100 9
2010s 45.39 0-100 40.42 0-100 53.12 0-100 10
2020s 45.24 0-100 42.25 0-100 48.23 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 129 Macao 50.02 0-100 compare
  2. 130 Maldives 49.31 0-100 compare
  3. 131 Sierra Leone 49.16 0-100 compare
  4. 133 Hong Kong 48.13 0-100 compare
  5. 134 Cote d'Ivoire 47.76 0-100 compare
  6. 135 Lebanon 46.83 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Thailand?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Thailand was 48.23 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 63.81 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 40.42 0-100 in 2018.
How does Thailand rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Thailand ranks 132nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).