Taiwan vs United Kingdom: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Taiwan
0.859
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.862
in 2025
Taiwan rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
31st
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.862 against 0.859 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Taiwan ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.027 | 0.7005 | 0.6735 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.0435 | 0.7324 | 0.6889 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.1323 | 0.7047 | 0.5724 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.1281 | 0.6891 | 0.561 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.7442 | 0.6442 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.1432 | 0.763 | 0.6198 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.1633 | 0.8304 | 0.6671 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.2453 | 0.8507 | 0.6054 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.4547 | 0.8172 | 0.3625 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.8029 | 0.8439 | 0.041 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.901 | 0.8712 | 0.0298 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.852 | 0.838 | 0.014 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.8953 | 0.8653 | 0.03 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Taiwan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.862 against 0.859 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 0.003, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United Kingdom rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Taiwan ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.