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
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.