Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Singapore
Singapore: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Singapore, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Singapore is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Singapore peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
That places Singapore 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Singapore?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Singapore was 4 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Singapore ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.