Effective Power to Govern Score in Singapore
Singapore: Effective Power to Govern Score was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective Power to Govern Score in Singapore, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Singapore is 3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Singapore peaked at 3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
Singapore ranks 60th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 33% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 57 Guatemala 4 compare
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- 60 Benin 3 compare
- 60 Burundi 3 compare
- 60 Central African Republic 3 compare
- 60 Cote d'Ivoire 3 compare
- 60 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 60 Ethiopia 3 compare
- 60 Georgia 3 compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 60 Madagascar 3 compare
- 60 Mozambique 3 compare
- 60 Nigeria 3 compare
- 60 Pakistan 3 compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 3 compare
- 60 Serbia 3 compare
- 60 Tanzania 3 compare
- 60 Thailand 3 compare
- 60 Togo 3 compare
- 60 Turkey 3 compare
- 60 Uganda 3 compare
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 effective power to govern score in Singapore?
- Effective power to govern score in Singapore was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for effective power to govern score?
- Singapore ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.