🇸🇬 Singapore: Politics & Democracy
Only partially — Singapore's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 36.0 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak.
Current leaders
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Head of State · People's Action Party
Lawrence Wong
Head of Government · People's Action Party
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Singapore's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Singapore a democracy?
Only partially — Singapore's V-Dem liberal democracy score of 36.0 (0–100 scale) puts it in hybrid territory: some electoral competition exists, but liberal-democratic checks are weak. It ranks #87 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Singapore improving or declining?
Singapore's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 2.9 points over the past decade, standing at 36.0 in 2025 (1-year change: +1.2).
Who leads Singapore?
Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Singapore's head of state (People's Action Party); Lawrence Wong serves as head of government (People's Action Party).