Singapore vs Thailand: Elected parliament
Singapore
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Thailand ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | 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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Singapore or Thailand?
- Singapore, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Singapore and Thailand?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for elected parliament?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Thailand 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.