South Korea vs Taiwan: Democracy
South Korea
5
in 2025
Taiwan
5
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5 against 5 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, South Korea or Taiwan?
- South Korea, at 5 against 5 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).