Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 84/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 45.8/100 #123
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.434
- HDI
- 0.946
- Regional blocs
- ASEAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Singapore | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Prime Minister of Singapore | Lawrence Wong |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 2.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 84 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.434
- Liberal
- 0.360
- Participatory
- 0.121
- Deliberative
- 0.353
- Egalitarian
- 0.370
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 45.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #123 / 180
- Rank change
- +3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #133
- 33.2
- Economic #120
- 36.0
- Legal #161
- 27.7
- Social #125
- 48.8
- Safety #75
- 83.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.8 | 123 | 33.2 | 36.0 | 27.7 | 48.8 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 47.2 | 126 | 35.3 | 35.9 | 30.6 | 49.4 | 84.8 |
| 2023 | 47.9 | 129 | 38.8 | 42.4 | 27.4 | 52.0 | 78.9 |
| 2022 | 44.2 | 139 | 39.1 | 29.2 | 34.2 | 49.3 | 69.4 |
| 2021 | 44.8 | 160 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 44.8 | 158 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 48.6 | 151 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 49.1 | 151 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 48.9 | 151 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 47.0 | 154 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 54.1 | 153 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 55.7 | 150 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 56.6 | 149 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |