Singapore vs United States: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
United States
100.0%
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was United States ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and United States in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | United States |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | United States |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | United States |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | United States |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | United States |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | United States |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | United States |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 90.7% | 90.7% | United States |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 93.4% | 93.0% | United States |
| 1950s | 21.0% | 95.0% | 74.0% | United States |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 97.0% | 3.0% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Singapore or United States?
- Singapore, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Singapore and United States?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Singapore ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.