Netherlands vs Taiwan: Democracy
Netherlands
7
in 2025
Taiwan
7
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Taiwan
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7 against 7 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 4.3 | 0 | 4.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 6.6 | 0 | 6.6 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 6.3 | 0 | 6.3 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Netherlands |
| 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, Netherlands or Taiwan?
- Netherlands, at 7 against 7 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Taiwan?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Netherlands 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).