Estonia vs Singapore: Transparent laws
Estonia
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Estonia
- Singapore
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Estonia or Singapore?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Estonia and Singapore?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Singapore rank globally for transparent laws?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.