Japan vs Singapore: Elected political leaders index
Japan
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0.412 | 0.388 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.9988 | 0.0012 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9784 | 0.0216 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.89 | 0.11 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.956 | 0.044 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.945 | 0.055 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Japan and Singapore?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Japan ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.