What is rule of law index in Singapore?

Rule of law index in Singapore was 0.974 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 0.975 in 2000.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 0.363 in 1942.

How does Singapore rank for rule of law index?

Singapore ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Singapore

Name: Rule of Law Index in Singapore
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Singapore: Rule of Law Index was 0.974 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.974

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

12th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.975

in 2000

All-time low

0.363

in 1942

Years of data

159

1867–2025

Rule of Law Index in Singapore, 1867–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Singapore is 0.974, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Singapore peaked at 0.975 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.363, in 1942.

Singapore ranks 12th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1860s	0.817	0.817	0.817	3
1870s	0.817	0.817	0.817	10
1880s	0.817	0.817	0.817	10
1890s	0.817	0.817	0.817	10
1900s	0.82	0.82	0.82	10
1910s	0.82	0.82	0.82	10
1920s	0.8083	0.807	0.82	10
1930s	0.807	0.807	0.807	10
1940s	0.628	0.363	0.807	10
1950s	0.8037	0.752	0.909	10
1960s	0.9346	0.914	0.95	10
1970s	0.9608	0.958	0.965	10
1980s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1990s	0.972	0.972	0.972	10
2000s	0.975	0.975	0.975	10
2010s	0.9747	0.974	0.975	10
2020s	0.9707	0.961	0.974	6

Countries ranked near Singapore

10 Iceland 0.983 compare
11 Seychelles 0.976 compare
13 Latvia 0.973 compare
14 Netherlands 0.969 compare
15 France 0.967 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Singapore

Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Consumer price index 134.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
Free country 1 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Democracy 3 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Singapore?: Rule of law index in Singapore was 0.974 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 0.975 in 2000.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 0.363 in 1942.
How does Singapore rank for rule of law index?: Singapore ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.