Romania vs Taiwan: Democracy
Romania
7
in 2025
Taiwan
7
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Romania
- Taiwan
How they compare
Romania 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 Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Romania |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Romania |
| 1910s | 2.3 | 0 | 2.3 | Romania |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 3 | 2.4 | Romania |
| 2000s | 6.4 | 7 | 0.6 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Romania or Taiwan?
- Romania, at 7 against 7 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Romania and Taiwan?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Romania 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).