🇹🇭 Thailand Politics - Governance, Freedom & Democracy

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🇹🇭 Thailand TH / THA #50

Nomad Score 63.0

Cities 45

Region Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indochina, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Asia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Tiger Cub Economies, Emerging Markets, Developing Countries

Currency THB

📊 GOVERNANCE AT A GLANCE

Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

UN Member Yes

Independent Yes

CPI Score (2026) 33/100

Press Freedom (2025) 56.7/100 #85

Electoral Democracy (2025) 0.424

HDI 0.798

Regional Blocs ASEAN

🏛 GOVERNMENT & LEADERS

Government Type Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Title	Name
Monarchy of Thailand	Vajiralongkorn (Rama X)
Prime Minister of Thailand	Anutin Charnvirakul

💰 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

CPI Score (2026) 33 / 100

Interpretation Significant corruption

Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

📰 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX

Overall Score (2025) 56.7 / 100

Global Rank #85 / 180

Rank Change +2 vs previous year

RSF Zone Asie-Pacifique

Political #67 51.9

Economic #71 45.9

Legal #119 49.6

Social #106 55.4

Safety #80 80.8

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom.

📊 PRESS FREEDOM DIMENSIONS

Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Higher = better.

🗳 DEMOCRACY INDEX

Electoral (2025) 0.424

Liberal 0.314

Participatory 0.186

Deliberative 0.193

Egalitarian 0.247

Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

📋 PRESS FREEDOM HISTORICAL DATA

Year	Score	Rank	Political	Economic	Legal	Social	Safety
2025	56.7	85	51.9	45.9	49.6	55.4	80.8
2024	58.1	87	54.4	48.5	50.6	54.5	82.6
2023	55.2	106	59.5	51.5	51.4	56.3	57.5
2022	50.2	115	59.0	45.2	47.4	53.7	45.5
2021	54.8	137	-	-	-	-	47.0
2020	55.1	140	-	-	-	-	49.3
2019	55.9	136	-	-	-	-	100.0
2018	55.7	140	-	-	-	-	52.4
2017	55.3	142	-	-	-	-	50.5
2016	55.5	136	-	-	-	-	71.1
2015	59.9	134	-	-	-	-	45.8
2014	62.1	130	-	-	-	-	-
2013	61.4	135	-	-	-	-	-
2012	61.5	137	-	-	-	-	-
2010	56.8	153	-	-	-	-	-
2009	44.0	130	-	-	-	-	-
2008	34.5	124	-	-	-	-	-
2007	53.5	135	-	-	-	-	-
2006	33.5	122	-	-	-	-	-
2005	28.0	107	-	-	-	-	-

Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index