Key features of liberal democracy in Singapore
Singapore: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of liberal democracy in Singapore, 1868–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of liberal democracy in Singapore stood at 0.36. That is the highest value across all 158 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Singapore peaked at 0.36 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.063, in 1943.
Singapore ranks 86th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 158 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.138 | 0.138 | 0.138 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1163 | 0.063 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2025 | 0.17 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2758 | 0.258 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2724 | 0.269 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2859 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2996 | 0.297 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3096 | 0.307 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3311 | 0.314 | 0.345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3385 | 0.328 | 0.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More social development data for Singapore
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.717 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.36 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.434 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.591 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.4 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.121 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy in Singapore?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Singapore was 0.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.063 in 1943.
- How does Singapore rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Singapore ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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