Democracy in Singapore
Singapore: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Singapore, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Singapore stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Singapore peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
Singapore ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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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 democracy in Singapore?
- Democracy in Singapore was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for democracy?
- Singapore ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy 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 Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).