Taiwan vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Taiwan
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Taiwan rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Taiwan
- United States
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was United States ahead.
Taiwan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Taiwan or United States?
- Taiwan, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Taiwan and United States?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United States?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Taiwan ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).