Singapore vs Vietnam: Universal right to vote in practice
Singapore
2
in 2025
Vietnam
2
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Singapore
- Vietnam
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2 against 2 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Vietnam | 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 | — |
| 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 Vietnam?
- Singapore, at 2 against 2 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Singapore and Vietnam?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Vietnam?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Vietnam rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Vietnam 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).