Singapore vs Taiwan: Transparent laws
Singapore
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Singapore
- Taiwan
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Taiwan ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Taiwan | 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 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 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, Singapore or Taiwan?
- Singapore, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Singapore and Taiwan?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Taiwan rank globally for transparent laws?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Taiwan 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.