Equal Rights Protection Index in Singapore
Singapore: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.858 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Singapore, 1867–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Singapore is 0.858, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 159 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Singapore peaked at 0.858 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.205, in 1946.
Singapore ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 159 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 3 |
| 1870s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.393 | 0.205 | 0.577 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2557 | 0.205 | 0.712 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.73 | 0.712 | 0.757 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.855 | 0.855 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.855 | 0.852 | 0.858 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More social development data for Singapore
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 43 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.36 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.717 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.121 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Singapore?
- Equal rights protection index in Singapore was 0.858 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.858 in 2023.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.205 in 1946.
- How does Singapore rank for equal rights protection index?
- Singapore ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.