Malaysia vs Singapore: Elected parliament
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for elected parliament?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.