South Korea vs Taiwan: Multi-party elections for legislature
South Korea
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Taiwan ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections for legislature, South Korea or Taiwan?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.