What is egalitarian democracy index in Singapore?

Egalitarian democracy index in Singapore was 0.37 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 0.372 in 2016.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Singapore?

The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 1946.

How does Singapore rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Singapore ranks 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Singapore?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Singapore data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Singapore

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Singapore
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Singapore: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.37

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

79th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.372

in 2016

All-time low

0.101

in 1946

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Singapore, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in Singapore is 0.37, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Singapore peaked at 0.372 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.101, in 1946.

That places Singapore 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Singapore, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.111	—
1901	0.111	+0.0%
1902	0.111	+0.0%
1903	0.111	+0.0%
1904	0.111	+0.0%
1905	0.111	+0.0%
1906	0.111	+0.0%
1907	0.111	+0.0%
1908	0.111	+0.0%
1909	0.111	+0.0%
1910	0.11	-0.9%
1911	0.11	+0.0%
1912	0.11	+0.0%
1913	0.11	+0.0%
1914	0.11	+0.0%
1915	0.11	+0.0%
1916	0.11	+0.0%
1917	0.11	+0.0%
1918	0.11	+0.0%
1919	0.11	+0.0%
1920	0.11	+0.0%
1921	0.11	+0.0%
1922	0.11	+0.0%
1923	0.11	+0.0%
1924	0.11	+0.0%
1925	0.11	+0.0%
1926	0.11	+0.0%
1927	0.11	+0.0%
1928	0.11	+0.0%
1929	0.11	+0.0%
1930	0.11	+0.0%
1931	0.11	+0.0%
1932	0.11	+0.0%
1933	0.11	+0.0%
1934	0.11	+0.0%
1935	0.11	+0.0%
1936	0.11	+0.0%
1937	0.11	+0.0%
1938	0.11	+0.0%
1939	0.11	+0.0%
1940	0.11	+0.0%
1941	0.11	+0.0%
1942	0.118	+7.3%
1943	0.117	-0.8%
1944	0.117	+0.0%
1945	0.117	+0.0%
1946	0.101	-13.7%
1947	0.101	+0.0%
1948	0.113	+11.9%
1949	0.117	+3.5%
1950	0.117	+0.0%
1951	0.119	+1.7%
1952	0.119	+0.0%
1953	0.12	+0.8%
1954	0.12	+0.0%
1955	0.135	+12.5%
1956	0.139	+3.0%
1957	0.139	+0.0%
1958	0.139	+0.0%
1959	0.289	+107.9%
1960	0.317	+9.7%
1961	0.317	+0.0%
1962	0.317	+0.0%
1963	0.314	-0.9%
1964	0.279	-11.1%
1965	0.266	-4.7%
1966	0.27	+1.5%
1967	0.27	+0.0%
1968	0.277	+2.6%
1969	0.277	+0.0%
1970	0.288	+4.0%
1971	0.288	+0.0%
1972	0.291	+1.0%
1973	0.296	+1.7%
1974	0.296	+0.0%
1975	0.299	+1.0%
1976	0.299	+0.0%
1977	0.299	+0.0%
1978	0.299	+0.0%
1979	0.299	+0.0%
1980	0.306	+2.3%
1981	0.31	+1.3%
1982	0.309	-0.3%
1983	0.309	+0.0%
1984	0.309	+0.0%
1985	0.309	+0.0%
1986	0.311	+0.6%
1987	0.314	+1.0%
1988	0.314	+0.0%
1989	0.313	-0.3%
1990	0.321	+2.6%
1991	0.324	+0.9%
1992	0.319	-1.5%
1993	0.319	+0.0%
1994	0.319	+0.0%
1995	0.319	+0.0%
1996	0.32	+0.3%
1997	0.328	+2.5%
1998	0.328	+0.0%
1999	0.325	-0.9%
2000	0.346	+6.5%
2001	0.346	+0.0%
2002	0.346	+0.0%
2003	0.346	+0.0%
2004	0.346	+0.0%
2005	0.344	-0.6%
2006	0.349	+1.5%
2007	0.349	+0.0%
2008	0.349	+0.0%
2009	0.352	+0.9%
2010	0.352	+0.0%
2011	0.36	+2.3%
2012	0.368	+2.2%
2013	0.366	-0.5%
2014	0.366	+0.0%
2015	0.367	+0.3%
2016	0.372	+1.4%
2017	0.352	-5.4%
2018	0.349	-0.9%
2019	0.343	-1.7%
2020	0.349	+1.7%
2021	0.347	-0.6%
2022	0.347	+0.0%
2023	0.353	+1.7%
2024	0.36	+2.0%
2025	0.37	+2.8%

Singapore compared with similar countries

Singapore's 0.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Singapore's 0.37 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.311, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.111	0.111	0.111	10
1910s	0.11	0.11	0.11	10
1920s	0.11	0.11	0.11	10
1930s	0.11	0.11	0.11	10
1940s	0.1121	0.101	0.118	10
1950s	0.1436	0.117	0.289	10
1960s	0.2904	0.266	0.317	10
1970s	0.2954	0.288	0.299	10
1980s	0.3104	0.306	0.314	10
1990s	0.3222	0.319	0.328	10
2000s	0.3473	0.344	0.352	10
2010s	0.3595	0.343	0.372	10
2020s	0.3543	0.347	0.37	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Singapore?: Egalitarian democracy index in Singapore was 0.37 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 0.372 in 2016.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 0.101 in 1946.
How does Singapore rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Singapore ranks 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.