Singapore vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Singapore
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 United States?
- Singapore, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Singapore and United States?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Singapore ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- 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).