Australia vs Singapore

Australia vs Singapore: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Australia and 0.43 of 1 in Singapore, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.41 of 1, or 1.94 times that in Singapore.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Australia vs Singapore: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Australia and 0.43 of 1 in Singapore, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.41 of 1, or 1.94 times that in Singapore.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1868.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 15 and Singapore ranked 96 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearAustraliaSingaporeWorld
20250.840.430.48
20240.850.420.49
20230.850.410.49
20220.850.40.5
20210.830.40.5
20200.840.40.51
20190.830.40.52
20180.860.410.52
20170.870.430.52
20160.870.420.52
20150.870.420.52
20140.860.410.52
20130.860.410.52
20120.90.420.53
20110.90.40.53
20100.90.390.52
20090.890.390.52
20080.890.390.52
20070.880.380.52
20060.880.390.52
20050.880.380.52
20040.880.380.51
20030.880.380.51
20020.880.380.5
20010.890.380.49
20000.890.380.49
19990.880.370.49
19980.880.380.49
19970.880.380.49
19960.890.360.48
19950.890.360.47
19940.890.360.47
19930.890.360.46
19920.890.360.44
19910.890.370.42
19900.890.370.41
19890.890.350.36
19880.890.350.36
19870.890.350.35
19860.890.350.34
19850.890.340.34
19840.880.340.33
19830.880.340.32
19820.880.340.32
19810.880.340.32
19800.870.330.32
19790.860.330.31
19780.860.330.3
19770.860.330.3
19760.860.330.29
19750.870.330.29
19740.870.330.29
19730.870.330.29
19720.860.320.29
19710.860.310.29
19700.860.310.29
19690.850.310.29
19680.850.310.3
19670.850.310.29
19660.840.310.29
19650.840.310.3
19640.840.340.3
19630.850.410.3
19620.840.410.29
19610.830.410.29
19600.830.410.28
19590.840.40.27
19580.840.280.27
19570.830.280.27
19560.830.280.26
19550.830.250.25
19540.830.20.25
19530.820.20.24
19520.810.20.24
19510.80.20.24
19500.80.190.23
19490.820.190.22
19480.820.170.22
19470.820.120.21
19460.820.120.19
19450.780.080.16
19440.780.080.14
19430.770.080.14
19420.770.090.14
19410.750.10.15
19400.740.10.15
19390.760.10.17
19380.80.10.17
19370.80.10.17
19360.80.10.17
19350.80.10.17
19340.80.10.18
19330.80.10.18
19320.80.10.19
19310.80.10.18
19300.80.10.18
19290.80.10.19
19280.80.10.19
19270.80.10.19
19260.80.10.19
19250.80.10.19
19240.80.10.19
19230.80.10.19
19220.80.10.19
19210.80.10.19
19200.80.10.18
19190.760.10.16
19180.740.10.15
19170.720.10.15
19160.740.10.15
19150.740.10.15
19140.750.10.15
19130.780.10.15
19120.780.10.15
19110.780.10.15
19100.780.10.15
19090.780.10.15
19080.780.10.15
19070.780.10.15
19060.780.10.15
19050.780.10.15
19040.780.10.14
19030.770.10.14
19020.770.10.15
19010.650.10.14
19000.630.10.14
18990.580.10.22
18980.580.10.22
18970.580.10.22
18960.580.10.22
18950.580.10.22
18940.580.10.21
18930.580.10.21
18920.580.10.21
18910.580.10.2
18900.580.10.2
18890.580.090.2
18880.580.090.2
18870.580.090.2
18860.580.090.19
18850.580.090.19
18840.580.090.2
18830.580.090.19
18820.580.090.19
18810.580.090.19
18800.580.090.19
18790.580.090.19
18780.580.090.18
18770.580.090.18
18760.580.090.19
18750.580.090.18
18740.580.090.18
18730.580.090.18
18720.580.090.18
18710.580.090.18
18700.580.090.18
18690.580.090.17
18680.580.090.17
18670.58–0.17
18660.58–0.16
18650.58–0.16
18640.58–0.16
18630.58–0.16
18620.58–0.16
18610.58–0.15
18600.58–0.15
18590.58–0.14
18580.58–0.14
18570.49–0.14
18560.34–0.13
18550.32–0.13
18540.32–0.13
18530.32–0.13
18520.32–0.13
18510.32–0.13
18500.32–0.13
18490.32–0.15
18480.31–0.13
18470.31–0.11
18460.31–0.11
18450.31–0.11
18440.31–0.11
18430.27–0.1
18420.2–0.1
18410.2–0.1
18400.2–0.1
18390.2–0.1
18380.2–0.09
18370.2–0.09
18360.2–0.1
18350.2–0.09
18340.2–0.09
18330.2–0.09
18320.2–0.09
18310.2–0.09
18300.2–0.09
18290.2–0.08
18280.2–0.08
18270.2–0.09
18260.2–0.08
18250.2–0.08
18240.2–0.08
18230.14–0.08
18220.12–0.08
18210.12–0.07
18200.12–0.07
18190.12–0.06
18180.12–0.06
18170.12–0.06
18160.12–0.06
18150.12–0.06
18140.12–0.05
18130.12–0.05
18120.12–0.06
18110.12–0.06
18100.12–0.06
18090.12–0.05
18080.12–0.05
18070.12–0.05
18060.12–0.05
18050.12–0.05
18040.12–0.05
18030.12–0.05
18020.12–0.05
18010.12–0.05
18000.12–0.05
17990.12–0.05
17980.12–0.06
17970.12–0.05
17960.12–0.05
17950.12–0.05
17940.12–0.05
17930.12–0.05
17920.12–0.05
17910.12–0.05
17900.12–0.05
17890.12–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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