Taiwan vs Ukraine: Free and fair elections
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Ukraine
1
in 2025
Taiwan rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Taiwan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1 against 1 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Ukraine ahead.
Taiwan ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Taiwan or Ukraine?
- Taiwan, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Taiwan and Ukraine?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Ukraine?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Ukraine rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Taiwan ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 national elections were free and fair or not.