Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Singapore or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 0.964 against 0.96 in Singapore as of 2025.

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

126 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 Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Singapore vs Taiwan: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Singapore

0.96

in 2025

Taiwan

0.964

in 2025

Singapore rank

9th

Taiwan rank

7th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Singapore
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.964 against 0.96 in Singapore, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 7th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.542	0.284	0.258	Singapore
1910s	0.542	0.284	0.258	Singapore
1920s	0.542	0.284	0.258	Singapore
1930s	0.542	0.284	0.258	Singapore
1940s	0.5356	0.3551	0.1805	Singapore
1950s	0.5708	0.5155	0.0553	Singapore
1960s	0.7784	0.5372	0.2412	Singapore
1970s	0.868	0.6358	0.2322	Singapore
1980s	0.9018	0.7382	0.1636	Singapore
1990s	0.9	0.8613	0.0387	Singapore
2000s	0.948	0.9453	0.0027	Singapore
2010s	0.9432	0.9549	0.0117	Taiwan
2020s	0.9593	0.9643	0.005	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Singapore or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.964 against 0.96 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Singapore and Taiwan?: 0.004, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Singapore and Taiwan rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: Singapore ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 7th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.