Sweden vs Taiwan: Democracy
Sweden
2
in 2018
Taiwan
2
in 2018
Sweden rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Sweden, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2018.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Sweden 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
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).