Malaysia vs Singapore: Human rights index vdem
Malaysia
0.739
in 2025
Singapore
0.717
in 2025
Malaysia rank
91st
Singapore rank
94th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.739 against 0.717 in Singapore, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 91st and Singapore ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.524 | 0.4646 | 0.0594 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.5235 | 0.457 | 0.0665 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.525 | 0.457 | 0.068 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.525 | 0.457 | 0.068 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.3851 | 0.4136 | 0.0285 | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.5074 | 0.5128 | 0.0054 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.5615 | 0.5875 | 0.026 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.5512 | 0.6808 | 0.1296 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.5596 | 0.6853 | 0.1257 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.5656 | 0.7132 | 0.1476 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.6132 | 0.7167 | 0.1035 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.6417 | 0.7137 | 0.072 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.7338 | 0.7085 | 0.0253 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 0.739 against 0.717 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.022, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Malaysia ranks 91st and Singapore ranks 94th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.