Australia vs Taiwan: Participatory political institutions index
Australia
0.729
in 2025
Taiwan
0.799
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Taiwan rank
3rd
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.799 against 0.729 in Australia, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 229 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 22 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.074 | 0.047 | 0.027 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.074 | 0.047 | 0.027 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.074 | 0.047 | 0.027 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.074 | 0.047 | 0.027 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.1136 | 0.047 | 0.0666 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.17 | 0.047 | 0.123 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.188 | 0.047 | 0.141 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3702 | 0.047 | 0.3232 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.608 | 0.047 | 0.561 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.608 | 0.047 | 0.561 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.608 | 0.047 | 0.561 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.602 | 0.047 | 0.555 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.664 | 0.0388 | 0.6252 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.678 | 0.0412 | 0.6368 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.6703 | 0.037 | 0.6333 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.6575 | 0.0491 | 0.6084 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6591 | 0.0429 | 0.6162 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.6657 | 0.0706 | 0.5951 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.6464 | 0.1052 | 0.5412 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.7048 | 0.1263 | 0.5785 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.7255 | 0.2241 | 0.5014 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6797 | 0.5163 | 0.1634 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6613 | 0.6947 | 0.0334 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6446 | 0.733 | 0.0884 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.6878 | 0.7557 | 0.0678 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Australia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.799 against 0.729 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Australia and Taiwan?
- 0.07, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 229 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.