Cameroon vs Thailand: Democracy
Cameroon
3
in 2025
Thailand
3
in 2025
Cameroon rank
116th
Thailand rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Cameroon
- Thailand
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3 against 3 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Thailand ahead.
Cameroon ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 3 | 5.4 | 2.4 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cameroon or Thailand?
- Cameroon, at 3 against 3 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cameroon and Thailand?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Thailand?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Thailand rank globally for democracy?
- Cameroon ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).