Malaysia vs Singapore: Engaged Society Score
Malaysia
0.55
in 2025
Singapore
0.49
in 2025
Malaysia rank
104th
Singapore rank
107th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.55 against 0.49 in Singapore, a difference of 0.06.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Malaysia ranks 104th and Singapore ranks 107th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.99 | -0.574 | 0.416 | Singapore |
| 1910s | -0.99 | -0.574 | 0.416 | Singapore |
| 1920s | -0.99 | -0.574 | 0.416 | Singapore |
| 1930s | -0.99 | -0.574 | 0.416 | Singapore |
| 1940s | -1.04 | -1.04 | 0.0056 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | -0.3931 | 0.306 | 0.6991 | Singapore |
| 1960s | -0.15 | -0.4194 | 0.2694 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.406 | -0.258 | 0.148 | Singapore |
| 1980s | -0.556 | 0.12 | 0.676 | Singapore |
| 1990s | -0.468 | 0.498 | 0.966 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0018 | 0.498 | 0.4962 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.2081 | 0.5929 | 0.3848 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.3243 | 0.49 | 0.1657 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 0.55 against 0.49 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.06, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for engaged society score?
- Malaysia ranks 104th and Singapore ranks 107th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.