Singapore vs Tanzania: Democracy
Singapore
3
in 2025
Tanzania
3
in 2025
Singapore rank
94th
Tanzania rank
94th
Democracy over time
- Singapore
- Tanzania
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 3 against 3 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.
Singapore ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Singapore or Tanzania?
- Singapore, at 3 against 3 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Singapore and Tanzania?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Tanzania?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Tanzania rank globally for democracy?
- Singapore ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.