Thailand's ranking on a democracy index has improved more than any other country in the world over the past year, even as other nations in Asia have seen their scores fall.
Political parties in Thailand seeking to form a coalition government after the 2023 election will also need to win the support of the military establishment.
Of the 28 countries in Asia, nine improved their scores, seven did not change and 12 recorded a decline last year.resulted in those countries recording a slide in their democracy rankings. Some of the worst performers in the world were in Asia; Afghanistan, Myanmar and North Korea were the lowest-ranked countries, the report said."This is a dismal result given that in 2022 the world started to move on from the pandemic-related suppression of individual liberties that persisted through 2020 and 2021," the report said.Asia and Australia have five "full democracies", including New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
The region's overall score has been worsening or stagnating for the past six years, but it is still above the global average at 5.46."The region underperforms compared with North America , Western Europe and Latin America ," the report found.
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