Singapore vs Thailand: Free and fair elections
Singapore
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Singapore or Thailand?
- Singapore, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Singapore and Thailand?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Thailand 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.