Australia vs Singapore: Elected parliament
Australia
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Australia or Singapore?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Australia and Singapore?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for elected parliament?
- Australia ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.