Canada vs Singapore: Electoral democracy

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

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What the numbers say

Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1868.
In 2025, Canada ranked 16 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

Year	Canada	Singapore	World
2025	0.84	0.43	0.48
2024	0.84	0.42	0.49
2023	0.85	0.41	0.49
2022	0.85	0.4	0.5
2021	0.84	0.4	0.5
2020	0.85	0.4	0.51
2019	0.85	0.4	0.52
2018	0.84	0.41	0.52
2017	0.84	0.43	0.52
2016	0.83	0.42	0.52
2015	0.81	0.42	0.52
2014	0.81	0.41	0.52
2013	0.82	0.41	0.52
2012	0.81	0.42	0.53
2011	0.81	0.4	0.53
2010	0.83	0.39	0.52
2009	0.83	0.39	0.52
2008	0.83	0.39	0.52
2007	0.83	0.38	0.52
2006	0.83	0.39	0.52
2005	0.82	0.38	0.52
2004	0.83	0.38	0.51
2003	0.83	0.38	0.51
2002	0.83	0.38	0.5
2001	0.83	0.38	0.49
2000	0.84	0.38	0.49
1999	0.84	0.37	0.49
1998	0.84	0.38	0.49
1997	0.84	0.38	0.49
1996	0.85	0.36	0.48
1995	0.84	0.36	0.47
1994	0.84	0.36	0.47
1993	0.83	0.36	0.46
1992	0.83	0.36	0.44
1991	0.83	0.37	0.42
1990	0.83	0.37	0.41
1989	0.83	0.35	0.36
1988	0.84	0.35	0.36
1987	0.84	0.35	0.35
1986	0.84	0.35	0.34
1985	0.84	0.34	0.34
1984	0.83	0.34	0.33
1983	0.83	0.34	0.32
1982	0.83	0.34	0.32
1981	0.83	0.34	0.32
1980	0.83	0.33	0.32
1979	0.83	0.33	0.31
1978	0.82	0.33	0.3
1977	0.82	0.33	0.3
1976	0.82	0.33	0.29
1975	0.82	0.33	0.29
1974	0.82	0.33	0.29
1973	0.83	0.33	0.29
1972	0.83	0.32	0.29
1971	0.83	0.31	0.29
1970	0.82	0.31	0.29
1969	0.81	0.31	0.29
1968	0.81	0.31	0.3
1967	0.82	0.31	0.29
1966	0.82	0.31	0.29
1965	0.82	0.31	0.3
1964	0.82	0.34	0.3
1963	0.82	0.41	0.3
1962	0.81	0.41	0.29
1961	0.8	0.41	0.29
1960	0.78	0.41	0.28
1959	0.75	0.4	0.27
1958	0.75	0.28	0.27
1957	0.75	0.28	0.27
1956	0.75	0.28	0.26
1955	0.75	0.25	0.25
1954	0.75	0.2	0.25
1953	0.75	0.2	0.24
1952	0.74	0.2	0.24
1951	0.74	0.2	0.24
1950	0.74	0.19	0.23
1949	0.72	0.19	0.22
1948	0.71	0.17	0.22
1947	0.71	0.12	0.21
1946	0.71	0.12	0.19
1945	0.65	0.08	0.16
1944	0.65	0.08	0.14
1943	0.66	0.08	0.14
1942	0.66	0.09	0.14
1941	0.66	0.1	0.15
1940	0.66	0.1	0.15
1939	0.68	0.1	0.17
1938	0.69	0.1	0.17
1937	0.68	0.1	0.17
1936	0.68	0.1	0.17
1935	0.66	0.1	0.17
1934	0.65	0.1	0.18
1933	0.65	0.1	0.18
1932	0.65	0.1	0.19
1931	0.65	0.1	0.18
1930	0.66	0.1	0.18
1929	0.67	0.1	0.19
1928	0.67	0.1	0.19
1927	0.67	0.1	0.19
1926	0.67	0.1	0.19
1925	0.67	0.1	0.19
1924	0.65	0.1	0.19
1923	0.65	0.1	0.19
1922	0.65	0.1	0.19
1921	0.59	0.1	0.19
1920	0.46	0.1	0.18
1919	0.44	0.1	0.16
1918	0.43	0.1	0.15
1917	0.47	0.1	0.15
1916	0.47	0.1	0.15
1915	0.47	0.1	0.15
1914	0.47	0.1	0.15
1913	0.48	0.1	0.15
1912	0.48	0.1	0.15
1911	0.48	0.1	0.15
1910	0.48	0.1	0.15
1909	0.48	0.1	0.15
1908	0.48	0.1	0.15
1907	0.48	0.1	0.15
1906	0.48	0.1	0.15
1905	0.48	0.1	0.15
1904	0.48	0.1	0.14
1903	0.48	0.1	0.14
1902	0.48	0.1	0.15
1901	0.48	0.1	0.14
1900	0.47	0.1	0.14
1899	0.48	0.1	0.22
1898	0.48	0.1	0.22
1897	0.48	0.1	0.22
1896	0.48	0.1	0.22
1895	0.46	0.1	0.22
1894	0.46	0.1	0.21
1893	0.46	0.1	0.21
1892	0.46	0.1	0.21
1891	0.46	0.1	0.2
1890	0.45	0.1	0.2
1889	0.45	0.09	0.2
1888	0.45	0.09	0.2
1887	0.45	0.09	0.2
1886	0.44	0.09	0.19
1885	0.44	0.09	0.19
1884	0.44	0.09	0.2
1883	0.44	0.09	0.19
1882	0.44	0.09	0.19
1881	0.44	0.09	0.19
1880	0.44	0.09	0.19
1879	0.44	0.09	0.19
1878	0.43	0.09	0.18
1877	0.4	0.09	0.18
1876	0.4	0.09	0.19
1875	0.4	0.09	0.18
1874	0.4	0.09	0.18
1873	0.4	0.09	0.18
1872	0.4	0.09	0.18
1871	0.4	0.09	0.18
1870	0.4	0.09	0.18
1869	0.4	0.09	0.17
1868	0.4	0.09	0.17
1867	0.35	–	0.17
1866	0.3	–	0.16
1865	0.3	–	0.16
1864	0.3	–	0.16
1863	0.3	–	0.16
1862	0.3	–	0.16
1861	0.3	–	0.15
1860	0.3	–	0.15
1859	0.3	–	0.14
1858	0.3	–	0.14
1857	0.3	–	0.14
1856	0.3	–	0.13
1855	0.3	–	0.13
1854	0.3	–	0.13
1853	0.3	–	0.13
1852	0.3	–	0.13
1851	0.3	–	0.13
1850	0.3	–	0.13
1849	0.3	–	0.15
1848	0.3	–	0.13
1847	0.31	–	0.11
1846	0.31	–	0.11
1845	0.31	–	0.11
1844	0.31	–	0.11
1843	0.31	–	0.1
1842	0.31	–	0.1
1841	0.31	–	0.1
1840	–	–	0.1
1839	–	–	0.1
1838	–	–	0.09
1837	–	–	0.09
1836	–	–	0.1
1835	–	–	0.09
1834	–	–	0.09
1833	–	–	0.09
1832	–	–	0.09
1831	–	–	0.09
1830	–	–	0.09
1829	–	–	0.08
1828	–	–	0.08
1827	–	–	0.09
1826	–	–	0.08
1825	–	–	0.08
1824	–	–	0.08
1823	–	–	0.08
1822	–	–	0.08
1821	–	–	0.07
1820	–	–	0.07
1819	–	–	0.06
1818	–	–	0.06
1817	–	–	0.06
1816	–	–	0.06
1815	–	–	0.06
1814	–	–	0.05
1813	–	–	0.05
1812	–	–	0.06
1811	–	–	0.06
1810	–	–	0.06
1809	–	–	0.05
1808	–	–	0.05
1807	–	–	0.05
1806	–	–	0.05
1805	–	–	0.05
1804	–	–	0.05
1803	–	–	0.05
1802	–	–	0.05
1801	–	–	0.05
1800	–	–	0.05
1799	–	–	0.05
1798	–	–	0.06
1797	–	–	0.05
1796	–	–	0.05
1795	–	–	0.05
1794	–	–	0.05
1793	–	–	0.05
1792	–	–	0.05
1791	–	–	0.05
1790	–	–	0.05
1789	–	–	0.05

Each country on its own

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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