Canada vs Taiwan: Liberal political institutions index

Canada
0.872
in 2025
Taiwan
0.886
in 2025
Canada rank
31st
Taiwan rank
29th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Canada
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.886 against 0.872 in Canada, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 180 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 31st and Taiwan ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 18 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Taiwan Difference Ahead
1840s 0.754 0.046 0.708 Canada
1850s 0.754 0.0442 0.7098 Canada
1860s 0.754 0.045 0.709 Canada
1870s 0.8002 0.046 0.7542 Canada
1880s 0.831 0.046 0.785 Canada
1890s 0.831 0.045 0.786 Canada
1900s 0.8314 0.149 0.6824 Canada
1910s 0.8315 0.1566 0.6749 Canada
1920s 0.8395 0.1806 0.6589 Canada
1930s 0.8352 0.1665 0.6687 Canada
1940s 0.854 0.1326 0.7214 Canada
1950s 0.8897 0.1936 0.6961 Canada
1960s 0.9031 0.2161 0.687 Canada
1970s 0.9077 0.2436 0.6641 Canada
1980s 0.9114 0.3719 0.5395 Canada
1990s 0.9113 0.7001 0.2112 Canada
2000s 0.918 0.8741 0.0439 Canada
2010s 0.9208 0.8513 0.0695 Canada
2020s 0.8785 0.8797 0.0012 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Canada or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 0.886 against 0.872 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Canada and Taiwan?
0.014, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Taiwan?
180 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Taiwan rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Canada ranks 31st and Taiwan ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed