Portugal vs Taiwan: Free and Fair Elections Index
Portugal
0.94
in 2025
Taiwan
0.94
in 2025
Portugal rank
22nd
Taiwan rank
22nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Portugal
- Taiwan
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.94 against 0.94 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.
Portugal ranks 22nd and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.2066 | 0 | 0.2066 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.1371 | 0 | 0.1371 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.1117 | 0 | 0.1117 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.1653 | 0 | 0.1653 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.3148 | 0 | 0.3148 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.3181 | 0 | 0.3181 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.3149 | 0 | 0.3149 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.3124 | 0 | 0.3124 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2379 | 0 | 0.2379 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2298 | 0 | 0.2298 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.1635 | 0 | 0.1635 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.0453 | 0 | 0.0453 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.0526 | 0.014 | 0.0386 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.0592 | 0 | 0.0592 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.0393 | 0.0008 | 0.0385 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3432 | 0.217 | 0.1262 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.9198 | 0.2884 | 0.6314 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9332 | 0.7077 | 0.2255 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.9572 | 0.8659 | 0.0913 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9683 | 0.9064 | 0.0619 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9532 | 0.9403 | 0.0128 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Portugal or Taiwan?
- Portugal, at 0.94 against 0.94 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Portugal and Taiwan?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Portugal ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.