Finland vs Taiwan: Democracy
Finland
7
in 2025
Taiwan
7
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Finland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7 against 7 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Finland |
| 1910s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Finland |
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Finland |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Finland |
| 1940s | 6 | 0.5 | 5.5 | Finland |
| 1950s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Finland |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or Taiwan?
- Finland, at 7 against 7 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Finland and Taiwan?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Finland 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
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).