Malaysia vs Singapore: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Malaysia
0.256
in 2025
Singapore
0.204
in 2025
Malaysia rank
124th
Singapore rank
127th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.256 against 0.204 in Singapore, a difference of 0.052.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 124th and Singapore ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.453 | -1.1 | 0.643 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | -0.453 | -1.1 | 0.643 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | -0.453 | -1.1 | 0.643 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -0.453 | -1.1 | 0.643 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | -0.453 | -1.1 | 0.643 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | -0.2625 | -0.9268 | 0.6643 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -0.0944 | 0.596 | 0.6904 | Singapore |
| 1970s | -0.296 | 0.596 | 0.892 | Singapore |
| 1980s | -0.296 | 0.596 | 0.892 | Singapore |
| 1990s | -0.296 | 0.596 | 0.892 | Singapore |
| 2000s | -0.27 | 0.596 | 0.866 | Singapore |
| 2010s | -0.1877 | 0.3164 | 0.5041 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.2702 | 0.204 | 0.0662 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 0.256 against 0.204 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.052, 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 equality of political power across social groups score?
- Malaysia ranks 124th and Singapore ranks 127th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.