India vs Singapore: Key media freedoms
India
-0.258
in 2025
Singapore
-0.183
in 2025
India rank
114th
Singapore rank
113th
Key media freedoms over time
- India
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports -0.183 against -0.258 in India, a difference of 0.075.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
India ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 113th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.629 | 0.091 | 0.72 | Singapore |
| 1910s | -0.629 | 0.091 | 0.72 | Singapore |
| 1920s | -0.629 | 0.091 | 0.72 | Singapore |
| 1930s | -0.616 | 0.091 | 0.707 | Singapore |
| 1940s | -0.0273 | 0.091 | 0.1183 | Singapore |
| 1950s | 1.33 | 0.091 | 1.24 | India |
| 1960s | 1.33 | 0.206 | 1.12 | India |
| 1970s | 0.4518 | -0.171 | 0.6228 | India |
| 1980s | 1.76 | -0.171 | 1.93 | India |
| 1990s | 1.72 | 0.004 | 1.72 | India |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 0.0065 | 1.42 | India |
| 2010s | 0.7943 | -0.1761 | 0.9704 | India |
| 2020s | -0.282 | -0.3863 | 0.1043 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, India or Singapore?
- Singapore, at -0.183 against -0.258 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between India and Singapore?
- 0.075, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Singapore rank globally for key media freedoms?
- India ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 113th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.