Singapore vs Spain: Transparent laws
Singapore
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Singapore
- Spain
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Spain ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Spain | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Singapore |
| 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, Singapore or Spain?
- Singapore, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Singapore and Spain?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Spain?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Spain rank globally for transparent laws?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Spain 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.