State Capacity Index in Singapore
Singapore: State Capacity Index was 1.67 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Singapore, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.67 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Singapore peaked at 1.81 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1328, in 1965.
Singapore ranks 22nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3826 | 0.1328 | 0.7493 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 | 1.02 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 | 1.54 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 1.63 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 | 1.62 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 state capacity index in Singapore?
- State capacity index in Singapore was 1.67 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 in 2001.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1328 in 1965.
- How does Singapore rank for state capacity index?
- Singapore ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.