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Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Singapore

Singapore: Free and fair elections, gaps filled was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1948
All-time low
0
in 1963
Years of data
78
1948–2025

Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Singapore, 1948–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Singapore recorded 1 for free and fair elections, gaps filled in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections, gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 1 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1963.

That places Singapore 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.

Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Singapore, year by year

Year Value Change
1948 1 —
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 0 -100.0%
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 1 —
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1 1 1 2
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 0.3 0 1 10
1970s 0.8 0 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is free and fair elections, gaps filled in Singapore?
Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Singapore was 1 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest free and fair elections, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1948.
What is the lowest free and fair elections, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1963.
How does Singapore rank for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
Singapore ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections, gaps filled rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 17,276 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.