Singapore vs Thailand: Democracy
Singapore
3
in 2025
Thailand
3
in 2025
Singapore rank
116th
Thailand rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 3 against 3 in Thailand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Thailand ahead.
Singapore ranks 116th and Thailand ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 3 | 5.4 | 2.4 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Singapore or Thailand?
- Singapore, at 3 against 3 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Singapore and Thailand?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for democracy?
- Singapore ranks 116th and Thailand 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).