China vs Taiwan: Democratic change
China
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
China rank
23rd
Taiwan rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- China
- Taiwan
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, China or Taiwan?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between China and Taiwan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Taiwan rank globally for democratic change?
- China ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.