Spain vs Taiwan: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Spain
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Spain rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.
Spain ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Spain or Taiwan?
- Spain, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Spain and Taiwan?
- 0, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Spain ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. 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 whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.