Netherlands vs Singapore: Transparent laws
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Netherlands
- Singapore
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Netherlands or Singapore?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Netherlands and Singapore?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Singapore rank globally for transparent laws?
- Netherlands 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.