Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore stood at 0.0056 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 11th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Malta 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Hong Kong 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.0043 units per square kilometre 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Singapore was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.