Rwanda vs Singapore: Democracy

Rwanda
3
in 2025
Singapore
3
in 2025
Rwanda rank
116th
Singapore rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Rwanda
  • Singapore
0123186719462025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3 against 3 in Singapore, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Singapore ahead.

Rwanda ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Singapore Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.2 0.2 Singapore
1950s 0 2 2 Singapore
1960s 1.6 2.5 0.9 Singapore
1970s 0.5 3 2.5 Singapore
1980s 1 3 2 Singapore
1990s 0.4 3 2.6 Singapore
2000s 2.3 3 0.7 Singapore
2010s 3 3 0
2020s 3 3 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Rwanda or Singapore?
Rwanda, at 3 against 3 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Rwanda and Singapore?
0, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Singapore?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Singapore rank globally for democracy?
Rwanda ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).