Civil society participation index in Singapore
Singapore: Civil society participation index was 0.412 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.412
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.439
in 2018
All-time low
0.261
in 1867
Years of data
159
1867–2025
Civil society participation index in Singapore, 1867–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil society participation index in Singapore stood at 0.412.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Singapore peaked at 0.439 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.261, in 1867.
Singapore ranks 136th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 159 years of available data.
Civil society participation index in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 0.261 | — |
| 1868 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.328 | +25.7% |
| 1964 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.361 | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.371 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.404 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.39 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.362 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.362 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.391 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.371 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.414 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.439 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.437 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.368 | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.432 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.412 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.412 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.412 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.666, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 3 |
| 1870s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.261 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3079 | 0.261 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.328 | 0.328 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.328 | 0.328 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.361 | 0.361 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.38 | 0.371 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3889 | 0.362 | 0.439 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4113 | 0.368 | 0.432 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil society participation index in Singapore?
- Civil society participation index in Singapore was 0.412 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.439 in 2018.
- What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.261 in 1867.
- How does Singapore rank for civil society participation index?
- Singapore ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil society participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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