Singapore vs Thailand: Universal right to vote in practice
Singapore
2
in 2025
Thailand
2
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2 against 2 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Thailand ahead.
Singapore ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Across the 17 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Singapore or Thailand?
- Singapore, at 2 against 2 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Singapore and Thailand?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).