Philippines vs Singapore: Universal right to vote
Philippines
2
in 2025
Singapore
2
in 2025
Philippines rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Philippines
- Singapore
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2 against 2 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Singapore | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Philippines or Singapore?
- Philippines, at 2 against 2 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Philippines and Singapore?
- 0, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Singapore rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Philippines 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 Universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.