Switzerland vs Taiwan: Transparent laws
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 223 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Switzerland or Taiwan?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Taiwan?
- 223 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Taiwan rank globally for transparent laws?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.