Asia & Oceania

Singapore

Political journey

A British trading post, Singapore joined Malaysia in 1963 and was expelled in 1965. Under Lee Kuan Yew and the People’s Action Party, which has governed ever since, it built one of the world’s richest economies, with strict social control, clean government and limited political competition. Lawrence Wong became prime minister in 2024, the fourth in its history.

Singapore today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Singapore today

Portrait of Lawrence Wong

Lawrence Wong

Prime Minister of Singapore, 2024 to present

Succeeded Lee Hsien Loong as prime minister and led the People’s Action Party to another large majority in 2025, after serving as finance minister and co-chairing Singapore’s COVID-19 task force.

Lawrence Wong sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly tech-optimist on technology and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

Full profile of Lawrence Wong →

Political views closest to Singapore’s leadership

TechnocracyPrefers that trained experts rather than politicians make key decisions.99%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…96%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…95%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.95%

Other people from Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew Prime Minister of Singapore, 1959 to 1990

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

FinlandEurope97%FranceEurope97%BeninAfrica & Middle East97%LuxembourgEurope96%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.