Switzerland vs Taiwan: Free and Fair Elections Index
Switzerland
0.942
in 2025
Taiwan
0.94
in 2025
Switzerland rank
20th
Taiwan rank
22nd
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.942 against 0.94 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 223 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Taiwan ahead.
Switzerland ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.1139 | 0 | 0.1139 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.9058 | 0 | 0.9058 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.9061 | 0 | 0.9061 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.9061 | 0 | 0.9061 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.9056 | 0 | 0.9056 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.9072 | 0 | 0.9072 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.9182 | 0 | 0.9182 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.9244 | 0 | 0.9244 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.9194 | 0 | 0.9194 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.9228 | 0 | 0.9228 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.9214 | 0.014 | 0.9074 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9202 | 0 | 0.9202 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.9215 | 0.0008 | 0.9207 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.9254 | 0.217 | 0.7084 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.9266 | 0.2884 | 0.6382 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9261 | 0.7077 | 0.2184 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.9283 | 0.8659 | 0.0624 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9474 | 0.9064 | 0.041 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9413 | 0.9403 | 0.001 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Switzerland or Taiwan?
- Switzerland, at 0.942 against 0.94 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 0.002, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 223 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Taiwan rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Switzerland ranks 20th 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.