Egypt vs Singapore: Democracy
Egypt
3
in 2025
Singapore
3
in 2025
Egypt rank
116th
Singapore rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Egypt
- Singapore
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3 against 3 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Singapore ahead.
Egypt ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Egypt or Singapore?
- Egypt, at 3 against 3 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Egypt and Singapore?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Singapore rank globally for democracy?
- Egypt ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).