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Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Singapore

Singapore: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.903 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.903
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.91
in 1990
All-time low
0.069
in 1942
Years of data
159
1867–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Singapore, 1867–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Singapore stood at 0.903.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Singapore peaked at 0.91 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.069, in 1942.

Singapore ranks 37th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 159 years of available data.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Singapore, year by year

Year Value Change
1867 0.438 —
1868 0.438 +0.0%
1869 0.438 +0.0%
1870 0.445 +1.6%
1871 0.445 +0.0%
1872 0.445 +0.0%
1873 0.445 +0.0%
1874 0.445 +0.0%
1875 0.445 +0.0%
1876 0.445 +0.0%
1877 0.445 +0.0%
1878 0.445 +0.0%
1879 0.445 +0.0%
1880 0.445 +0.0%
1881 0.445 +0.0%
1882 0.445 +0.0%
1883 0.445 +0.0%
1884 0.445 +0.0%
1885 0.445 +0.0%
1886 0.445 +0.0%
1887 0.445 +0.0%
1888 0.445 +0.0%
1889 0.445 +0.0%
1890 0.433 -2.7%
1891 0.433 +0.0%
1892 0.433 +0.0%
1893 0.433 +0.0%
1894 0.433 +0.0%
1895 0.433 +0.0%
1896 0.433 +0.0%
1897 0.433 +0.0%
1898 0.433 +0.0%
1899 0.433 +0.0%
1900 0.449 +3.7%
1901 0.449 +0.0%
1902 0.449 +0.0%
1903 0.449 +0.0%
1904 0.449 +0.0%
1905 0.449 +0.0%
1906 0.45 +0.2%
1907 0.45 +0.0%
1908 0.45 +0.0%
1909 0.457 +1.6%
1910 0.442 -3.3%
1911 0.442 +0.0%
1912 0.442 +0.0%
1913 0.442 +0.0%
1914 0.442 +0.0%
1915 0.442 +0.0%
1916 0.442 +0.0%
1917 0.442 +0.0%
1918 0.442 +0.0%
1919 0.442 +0.0%
1920 0.442 +0.0%
1921 0.442 +0.0%
1922 0.442 +0.0%
1923 0.442 +0.0%
1924 0.442 +0.0%
1925 0.442 +0.0%
1926 0.442 +0.0%
1927 0.442 +0.0%
1928 0.442 +0.0%
1929 0.442 +0.0%
1930 0.442 +0.0%
1931 0.442 +0.0%
1932 0.442 +0.0%
1933 0.442 +0.0%
1934 0.442 +0.0%
1935 0.442 +0.0%
1936 0.442 +0.0%
1937 0.442 +0.0%
1938 0.442 +0.0%
1939 0.442 +0.0%
1940 0.427 -3.4%
1941 0.427 +0.0%
1942 0.069 -83.8%
1943 0.069 +0.0%
1944 0.069 +0.0%
1945 0.069 +0.0%
1946 0.502 +627.5%
1947 0.502 +0.0%
1948 0.502 +0.0%
1949 0.502 +0.0%
1950 0.502 +0.0%
1951 0.502 +0.0%
1952 0.502 +0.0%
1953 0.502 +0.0%
1954 0.502 +0.0%
1955 0.502 +0.0%
1956 0.502 +0.0%
1957 0.502 +0.0%
1958 0.61 +21.5%
1959 0.645 +5.7%
1960 0.666 +3.3%
1961 0.666 +0.0%
1962 0.666 +0.0%
1963 0.73 +9.6%
1964 0.73 +0.0%
1965 0.784 +7.4%
1966 0.795 +1.4%
1967 0.813 +2.3%
1968 0.827 +1.7%
1969 0.827 +0.0%
1970 0.864 +4.5%
1971 0.864 +0.0%
1972 0.864 +0.0%
1973 0.864 +0.0%
1974 0.864 +0.0%
1975 0.868 +0.5%
1976 0.866 -0.2%
1977 0.866 +0.0%
1978 0.866 +0.0%
1979 0.866 +0.0%
1980 0.886 +2.3%
1981 0.886 +0.0%
1982 0.886 +0.0%
1983 0.886 +0.0%
1984 0.886 +0.0%
1985 0.886 +0.0%
1986 0.886 +0.0%
1987 0.886 +0.0%
1988 0.886 +0.0%
1989 0.886 +0.0%
1990 0.91 +2.7%
1991 0.91 +0.0%
1992 0.91 +0.0%
1993 0.91 +0.0%
1994 0.91 +0.0%
1995 0.91 +0.0%
1996 0.91 +0.0%
1997 0.91 +0.0%
1998 0.91 +0.0%
1999 0.91 +0.0%
2000 0.91 +0.0%
2001 0.91 +0.0%
2002 0.91 +0.0%
2003 0.91 +0.0%
2004 0.91 +0.0%
2005 0.91 +0.0%
2006 0.905 -0.5%
2007 0.905 +0.0%
2008 0.905 +0.0%
2009 0.901 -0.4%
2010 0.907 +0.7%
2011 0.907 +0.0%
2012 0.907 +0.0%
2013 0.907 +0.0%
2014 0.907 +0.0%
2015 0.907 +0.0%
2016 0.907 +0.0%
2017 0.907 +0.0%
2018 0.907 +0.0%
2019 0.896 -1.2%
2020 0.886 -1.1%
2021 0.886 +0.0%
2022 0.886 +0.0%
2023 0.903 +1.9%
2024 0.903 +0.0%
2025 0.903 +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 0.903 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 0.903 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7075, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.438 0.438 0.438 3
1870s 0.445 0.445 0.445 10
1880s 0.445 0.445 0.445 10
1890s 0.433 0.433 0.433 10
1900s 0.4501 0.449 0.457 10
1910s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1920s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1930s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1940s 0.3138 0.069 0.502 10
1950s 0.5271 0.502 0.645 10
1960s 0.7504 0.666 0.827 10
1970s 0.8652 0.864 0.868 10
1980s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
1990s 0.91 0.91 0.91 10
2000s 0.9076 0.901 0.91 10
2010s 0.9059 0.896 0.907 10
2020s 0.8945 0.886 0.903 6

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 34 Canada 0.905 compare
  2. 34 Croatia 0.905 compare
  3. 34 Greece 0.905 compare
  4. 37 Albania 0.903 compare
  5. 39 Namibia 0.902 compare
  6. 40 Gambia 0.901 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Singapore?
Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Singapore was 0.903 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 1990.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.069 in 1942.
How does Singapore rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Singapore ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.