Belgium vs Taiwan: Democracy

Belgium
7
in 2025
Taiwan
7
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Belgium
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7 against 7 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Taiwan Difference Ahead
1890s 5 0 5 Belgium
1900s 5 0 5 Belgium
1910s 3.5 0 3.5 Belgium
1920s 5 0 5 Belgium
1930s 5 0 5 Belgium
1940s 2.7 0.5 2.2 Belgium
1950s 7 1 6 Belgium
1960s 7 1 6 Belgium
1970s 7 1 6 Belgium
1980s 7 1 6 Belgium
1990s 7 3 4 Belgium
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 7 7 0
2020s 7 7 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Belgium or Taiwan?
Belgium, at 7 against 7 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Belgium and Taiwan?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
Belgium 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).