Sweden vs Taiwan: Liberal political institutions
Sweden
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Sweden ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions