Singapore is a unitary parliamentary republic and city-state governed by the same party since 1959. It pairs one of the world's most open trading economies with strict public-order laws and an official policy of multiracialism.
In the 12 Axes register, Singapore leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Singapore, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Singapore sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
City-state, single tier of government
Leans Autocracy
One party governing since 1959
Statist
Strict public order and speech laws
Cooperation
ASEAN-centred, rules-based diplomacy
Military-Focused
Conscription, high defence spending
Polyculturalist
Official multiracialism, four languages
Economic Liberal
Low taxes, state-linked firms
Markets
Pro-business with strategic state role
Globalist
Among most trade-open economies
Moderate
Secular state manages religious harmony
Conservative
Conservative family policy
Technological
Smart Nation initiative
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Singapore is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Progressive – Traditional
On Progressive – Traditional, Singapore is at Traditional 68%, almost the register median of Traditional 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: Seloloving, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
