40 = highest degree of political rights
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 37 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Republic of Korea | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Philippines | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Singapore | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Thailand | 22 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Viet Nam | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |