How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and East Timor?

122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Singapore vs East Timor: Women's Political Participation Index

Singapore

0.962

in 2025

East Timor

0.964

in 2025

Singapore rank

78th

East Timor rank

75th

Women's Political Participation Index over time

Singapore
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.964 against 0.962 in Singapore, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 75th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 11 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.239	0.148	0.091	Singapore
1910s	0.239	0.148	0.091	Singapore
1920s	0.239	0.148	0.091	Singapore
1930s	0.239	0.148	0.091	Singapore
1940s	0.239	0.148	0.091	Singapore
1950s	0.2547	0.148	0.1067	Singapore
1960s	0.4477	0.148	0.2997	Singapore
1970s	0.4033	0.2669	0.1364	Singapore
1980s	0.4452	0.362	0.0832	Singapore
1990s	0.4746	0.362	0.1126	Singapore
2000s	0.8793	0.8007	0.0787	Singapore
2010s	0.9321	0.9609	0.0288	East Timor
2020s	0.951	0.9723	0.0213	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Singapore or East Timor?: East Timor, at 0.964 against 0.962 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Singapore and East Timor?: 0.002, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and East Timor?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Singapore and East Timor rank globally for women's political participation index?: Singapore ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 75th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Political Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.