Which has higher free and fair elections index, Austria or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 0.94 against 0.938 in Austria as of 2025.

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

226 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Taiwan: Free and Fair Elections Index

Austria

0.938

in 2025

Taiwan

0.94

in 2025

Austria rank

25th

Taiwan rank

22nd

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Austria
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.94 against 0.938 in Austria, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.

Austria ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 18 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	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	0.1073	0	0.1073	Austria
1850s	0.0677	0	0.0677	Austria
1860s	0.1926	0	0.1926	Austria
1870s	0.6518	0	0.6518	Austria
1880s	0.6315	0	0.6315	Austria
1890s	0.5178	0	0.5178	Austria
1900s	0.4975	0	0.4975	Austria
1910s	0.3968	0	0.3968	Austria
1920s	0.7505	0	0.7505	Austria
1930s	0.2713	0	0.2713	Austria
1940s	0.747	0.028	0.719	Austria
1950s	0.9154	0	0.9154	Austria
1960s	0.9222	0.0008	0.9214	Austria
1970s	0.9219	0.217	0.7049	Austria
1980s	0.9203	0.2884	0.6319	Austria
1990s	0.9186	0.7077	0.2109	Austria
2000s	0.9265	0.8659	0.0606	Austria
2010s	0.9327	0.9064	0.0263	Austria
2020s	0.9325	0.9403	0.0078	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Austria or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.94 against 0.938 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Austria and Taiwan?: 0.002, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Taiwan?: 226 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Taiwan rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Austria ranks 25th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.