Civil Rights Score in Singapore
Singapore: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Singapore, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Singapore is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Singapore peaked at 6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2005.
That places Singapore 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Civil Rights Score in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 31 Bolivia 6 compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 6 compare
- 31 Ghana 6 compare
- 31 Hungary 6 compare
- 31 Indonesia 6 compare
- 31 Lebanon 6 compare
- 31 Lesotho 6 compare
- 31 Liberia 6 compare
- 31 Malawi 6 compare
- 31 Malaysia 6 compare
- 31 Namibia 6 compare
- 31 Nepal 6 compare
- 31 Panama 6 compare
- 31 Papua New Guinea 6 compare
- 31 Paraguay 6 compare
- 31 Peru 6 compare
- 31 Qatar 6 compare
- 31 Senegal 6 compare
- 31 Serbia 6 compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 6 compare
- 31 Ukraine 6 compare
- 31 Zambia 6 compare
More social development data for Singapore
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Singapore?
- Civil rights score in Singapore was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for civil rights score?
- Singapore ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.