What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Saudi Arabia and Taiwan?

0.004, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Taiwan?

232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Saudi Arabia

0.004

in 2025

Taiwan

in 2025

Saudi Arabia rank

135th

Taiwan rank

138th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

Saudi Arabia
Taiwan

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.004 against 0 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 135th and Taiwan ranks 138th of 175 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 8 and Taiwan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	0.013	0.013	Taiwan
1790s	0	0.013	0.013	Taiwan
1800s	0	0.013	0.013	Taiwan
1810s	0.0021	0.013	0.0109	Taiwan
1820s	0.0089	0.013	0.0041	Taiwan
1830s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1840s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1850s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1860s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1870s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1880s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1890s	0.024	0.013	0.011	Saudi Arabia
1900s	0.024	0.036	0.012	Taiwan
1910s	0.024	0.036	0.012	Taiwan
1920s	0.024	0.036	0.012	Taiwan
1930s	0.024	0.036	0.012	Taiwan
1940s	0.024	0.0395	0.0155	Taiwan
1950s	0.024	0.071	0.047	Taiwan
1960s	0.024	0.071	0.047	Taiwan
1970s	0.024	0.09	0.066	Taiwan
1980s	0.024	0.1347	0.1107	Taiwan
1990s	0.024	0.7702	0.7462	Taiwan
2000s	0.014	0.958	0.944	Taiwan
2010s	0.004	0.7669	0.7629	Taiwan
2020s	0.004	0	0.004	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Saudi Arabia or Taiwan?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.004 against 0 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Saudi Arabia and Taiwan?: 0.004, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Taiwan?: 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and Taiwan rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?: Saudi Arabia ranks 135th and Taiwan ranks 138th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.