Nepal vs Taiwan: Democracy

Nepal
2
in 2018
Taiwan
2
in 2018
Nepal rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nepal
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Taiwan Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0 1 Nepal
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 Nepal
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.9 0.3 0.6 Nepal
1990s 1.1 1.8 0.7 Taiwan
2000s 1.2 2 0.8 Taiwan
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nepal or Taiwan?
Nepal, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nepal and Taiwan?
0, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Taiwan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
Nepal ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).