Norway vs Taiwan: Democracy
Norway
9
in 2025
Taiwan
9
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Norway
- Taiwan
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9 against 9 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Taiwan ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 14 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Norway |
| 1890s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1900s | 3.8 | 0 | 3.8 | Norway |
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Norway |
| 1920s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Norway |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Norway |
| 1940s | 4.1 | 0 | 4.1 | Norway |
| 1950s | 8 | 0 | 8 | Norway |
| 1960s | 8.6 | 0 | 8.6 | Norway |
| 1970s | 9 | 0 | 9 | Norway |
| 1980s | 9 | 0 | 9 | Norway |
| 1990s | 9 | 2.3 | 6.7 | Norway |
| 2000s | 9 | 8.9 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 2010s | 9 | 8.5 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 9 | 0.6667 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Norway or Taiwan?
- Norway, at 9 against 9 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Taiwan?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Taiwan?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Norway 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.