Which has higher participatory democracy index, Haiti or Singapore?

Singapore, at 0.121 against 0.119 in Haiti as of 2025.

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

158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Haiti vs Singapore: Participatory Democracy Index

Haiti

0.119

in 2025

Singapore

0.121

in 2025

Haiti rank

138th

Singapore rank

135th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Haiti
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.121 against 0.119 in Haiti, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Singapore ahead.

Haiti ranks 138th and Singapore ranks 135th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 9 and Singapore in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1860s	0.037	0.065	0.028	Singapore
1870s	0.037	0.065	0.028	Singapore
1880s	0.0376	0.0669	0.0293	Singapore
1890s	0.044	0.105	0.061	Singapore
1900s	0.0363	0.029	0.0073	Haiti
1910s	0.0384	0.029	0.0094	Haiti
1920s	0.033	0.029	0.004	Haiti
1930s	0.0438	0.029	0.0148	Haiti
1940s	0.0442	0.0311	0.0131	Haiti
1950s	0.0495	0.0545	0.005	Singapore
1960s	0.0443	0.0864	0.0421	Singapore
1970s	0.0448	0.0807	0.0359	Singapore
1980s	0.0714	0.0863	0.0149	Singapore
1990s	0.1755	0.0954	0.0801	Haiti
2000s	0.2352	0.1021	0.1331	Haiti
2010s	0.2542	0.1114	0.1428	Haiti
2020s	0.143	0.113	0.03	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Haiti or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.121 against 0.119 in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Haiti and Singapore?: 0.002, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Singapore?: 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Singapore rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Haiti ranks 138th and Singapore ranks 135th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.