Cyprus vs Taiwan: Justified Political Positions Score
Cyprus
1.49
in 2025
Taiwan
1.55
in 2025
Cyprus rank
43rd
Taiwan rank
42nd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Cyprus
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.55 against 1.49 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 43rd and Taiwan ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 11 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.857 | -2.63 | 1.77 | Cyprus |
| 1910s | -0.6635 | -2.58 | 1.92 | Cyprus |
| 1920s | -0.1232 | -2.15 | 2.03 | Cyprus |
| 1930s | -1.37 | -2.12 | 0.7417 | Cyprus |
| 1940s | -0.9962 | -1.66 | 0.6648 | Cyprus |
| 1950s | -0.876 | -1.01 | 0.134 | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 0.673 | -1.01 | 1.68 | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 0.788 | -0.7292 | 1.52 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.63 | -0.0702 | 1.7 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 1.06 | 0.7722 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.43 | 0.1492 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 2.04 | 0.2498 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 2.05 | 0.5908 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Cyprus or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.55 against 1.49 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Cyprus and Taiwan?
- 0.06, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Taiwan rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Cyprus ranks 43rd 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.