Which has higher human rights index, Maldives or Singapore?

Maldives, at 0.724 against 0.717 in Singapore as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Singapore: Human Rights Index

Maldives

0.724

in 2025

Singapore

0.717

in 2025

Maldives rank

93rd

Singapore rank

94th

Human Rights Index over time

Maldives
Singapore

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.724 against 0.717 in Singapore, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.

Maldives ranks 93rd and Singapore ranks 94th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.395	0.4646	0.0696	Singapore
1910s	0.395	0.457	0.062	Singapore
1920s	0.395	0.457	0.062	Singapore
1930s	0.4116	0.457	0.0454	Singapore
1940s	0.416	0.4136	0.0024	Maldives
1950s	0.4134	0.5128	0.0994	Singapore
1960s	0.3928	0.5875	0.1947	Singapore
1970s	0.3845	0.6808	0.2963	Singapore
1980s	0.3616	0.6853	0.3237	Singapore
1990s	0.3514	0.7132	0.3618	Singapore
2000s	0.4491	0.7167	0.2676	Singapore
2010s	0.5885	0.7137	0.1252	Singapore
2020s	0.7308	0.7085	0.0223	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Maldives or Singapore?: Maldives, at 0.724 against 0.717 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Maldives and Singapore?: 0.007, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for human rights index?: Maldives ranks 93rd and Singapore ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.