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title: "Singapore: Politics & Democracy | Model Diplomat"
description: "Singapore politics: ranks #87 of 179 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index in 2025 (score 36.0/100). Current leaders, democracy trend since 1946, and upcoming elections."
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# 🇸🇬 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.

Liberal democracy rank (2025)

\#87 of 179

Score (0–100)

36.0

10-year change

+2.9

[Full rankings →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)

## Current leaders

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Head of State · People's Action Party

since 2023-09-14

Lawrence Wong

Head of Government · People's Action Party

since 2024-05-15

## Democracy trend

Singapore — V-Dem liberal democracy index, 1900–2025 (0–100 scale). Latest: 36.0 in 2025.

## Voting alignment

Singapore's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:

[Brunei · 93.5%](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/brn-vs-sgp)[All friends & foes →](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/singapore)

## 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 rose by 2.9 points over the past decade (an improvement on this index), 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).

## More on Singapore

[Full country profile](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/singapore)[Blocs & alliances](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/singapore/blocs-alliances)[Treaties](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/singapore/treaties)[Background](https://modeldiplomat.com/country/singapore/background)[Politics & democracy](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/singapore)

- [Singapore's UN voting friends & foes](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/alignment/singapore)
- [Where Singapore ranks on the global democracy index](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/democracy-index)
- [Upcoming elections worldwide](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/elections)
- [UN General Assembly voting by topic](https://modeldiplomat.com/politics/un)

Data source: Coppedge, Michael et al. 'V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16', Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, https\://www\.v-dem.net, CC BY 4.0.