Lesotho vs Singapore: Free and Fair Elections Index
Lesotho
0.785
in 2025
Singapore
0.782
in 2025
Lesotho rank
58th
Singapore rank
59th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Lesotho
- Singapore
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.785 against 0.782 in Singapore, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Lesotho ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 59th of 176 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0931 | 0.0931 | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5337 | 0.5337 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.1692 | 0.5028 | 0.3336 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.0003 | 0.5506 | 0.5503 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6376 | 0.6376 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.1095 | 0.6657 | 0.5562 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5344 | 0.6987 | 0.1643 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.653 | 0.7742 | 0.1212 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.7307 | 0.7648 | 0.0342 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Lesotho or Singapore?
- Lesotho, at 0.785 against 0.782 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Lesotho and Singapore?
- 0.003, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Singapore rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Lesotho ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 59th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.