Chile vs Taiwan: Justified Political Positions Score

Chile
1.48
in 2025
Taiwan
1.55
in 2025
Chile rank
44th
Taiwan rank
42nd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Chile
  • Taiwan
-202190019622025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1.55 against 1.48 in Chile, a difference of 0.07.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 44th and Taiwan ranks 42nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Taiwan Difference Ahead
1900s -0.686 -2.63 1.94 Chile
1910s -0.499 -2.58 2.08 Chile
1920s -0.3903 -2.15 1.76 Chile
1930s -0.6099 -2.12 1.51 Chile
1940s 0.538 -1.66 2.2 Chile
1950s 0.2795 -1.01 1.29 Chile
1960s 0.9996 -1.01 2.01 Chile
1970s -1.25 -0.7292 0.525 Taiwan
1980s -1.75 -0.0702 1.68 Taiwan
1990s 1.45 1.06 0.396 Chile
2000s 2.09 2.43 0.3364 Taiwan
2010s 2.17 2.04 0.1287 Chile
2020s 1.55 2.05 0.4945 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Chile or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 1.55 against 1.48 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Chile and Taiwan?
0.07, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Taiwan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Chile and Taiwan rank globally for justified political positions score?
Chile ranks 44th and Taiwan ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
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

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.