Taiwan vs East Timor: Democracy
Taiwan
2
in 2018
East Timor
2
in 2018
Taiwan rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Taiwan
- East Timor
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 17 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Taiwan or East Timor?
- Taiwan, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Taiwan and East Timor?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and East Timor?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Taiwan and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 1st and East Timor 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).