Maldives vs Singapore: Free and fair elections
Maldives
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Maldives or Singapore?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Maldives and Singapore?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.