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 and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Thailand | Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) |
| Prime Minister of Thailand | Anutin Charnvirakul |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2011)
- 4.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 32.2/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 33 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.424
- Liberal
- 0.314
- Participatory
- 0.186
- Deliberative
- 0.193
- Egalitarian
- 0.247
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
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 | - | - | - | - | - |