Philippines vs Singapore: Electoral democracy
Philippines
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Philippines rank
87th
Singapore rank
87th
Electoral democracy over time
- Philippines
- Singapore
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Philippines ranks 87th and Singapore ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4444 | 1 | 0.5556 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Philippines or Singapore?
- Philippines, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Philippines and Singapore?
- 0, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Singapore?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Singapore rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Philippines ranks 87th and Singapore ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.