Sweden vs Taiwan: Political opposition
Sweden
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 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 political opposition, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for political opposition?
- Sweden ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.