Sri Lanka vs Taiwan, China: Political civil liberties index

Sri Lanka
0.895
in 2025
Taiwan, China
0.904
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Taiwan, China rank
35th

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 0.904 against 0.895 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 37th and Taiwan, China ranks 35th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1900s 0.772 0.1097 0.6623 Sri Lanka
1910s 0.772 0.1112 0.6608 Sri Lanka
1920s 0.81 0.1178 0.6922 Sri Lanka
1930s 0.8232 0.1121 0.7111 Sri Lanka
1940s 0.8188 0.0942 0.7246 Sri Lanka
1950s 0.8534 0.0745 0.7789 Sri Lanka
1960s 0.8482 0.098 0.7502 Sri Lanka
1970s 0.7425 0.1277 0.6148 Sri Lanka
1980s 0.5913 0.3084 0.2829 Sri Lanka
1990s 0.6102 0.7319 0.1217 Taiwan, China
2000s 0.5241 0.9097 0.3856 Taiwan, China
2010s 0.641 0.9199 0.2789 Taiwan, China
2020s 0.7505 0.909 0.1585 Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Sri Lanka or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 0.904 against 0.895 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Sri Lanka and Taiwan, China?
0.009, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Taiwan, China?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Taiwan, China rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Sri Lanka ranks 37th and Taiwan, China ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed