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Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Taiwan

Taiwan: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
12
in 2014
All-time low
10
in 2006
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Taiwan, 2005–2025

02.557.51012.52005201520252005: 112006: 102007: 102008: 112009: 112010: 112011: 112012: 112013: 112014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 122018: 122019: 122020: 122021: 122022: 122023: 122024: 122025: 12

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 12 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Taiwan peaked at 12 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2006.

That places Taiwan 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Taiwan, year by year

Year Value Change
2005 11 —
2006 10 -9.1%
2007 10 +0.0%
2008 11 +10.0%
2009 11 +0.0%
2010 11 +0.0%
2011 11 +0.0%
2012 11 +0.0%
2013 11 +0.0%
2014 12 +9.1%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 12 +0.0%
2018 12 +0.0%
2019 12 +0.0%
2020 12 +0.0%
2021 12 +0.0%
2022 12 +0.0%
2023 12 +0.0%
2024 12 +0.0%
2025 12 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.6 10 11 5
2010s 11.6 11 12 10
2020s 12 12 12 6

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 1 Andorra 12 compare
  2. 1 Australia 12 compare
  3. 1 Austria 12 compare
  4. 1 Bahamas 12 compare
  5. 1 Barbados 12 compare
  6. 1 Belgium 12 compare
  7. 1 Bhutan 12 compare
  8. 1 Canada 12 compare
  9. 1 Cape Verde 12 compare
  10. 1 Chile 12 compare
  11. 1 Costa Rica 12 compare
  12. 1 Croatia 12 compare
  13. 1 Cyprus 12 compare
  14. 1 Czechia 12 compare
  15. 1 Denmark 12 compare
  16. 1 Estonia 12 compare
  17. 1 Finland 12 compare
  18. 1 France 12 compare
  19. 1 Germany 12 compare
  20. 1 Ghana 12 compare
  21. 1 Greece 12 compare
  22. 1 Iceland 12 compare
  23. 1 Ireland 12 compare
  24. 1 Israel 12 compare
  25. 1 Italy 12 compare
  26. 1 Japan 12 compare
  27. 1 Latvia 12 compare
  28. 1 Lithuania 12 compare
  29. 1 Luxembourg 12 compare
  30. 1 Malta 12 compare
  31. 1 Marshall Islands 12 compare
  32. 1 Micronesia (country) 12 compare
  33. 1 Netherlands 12 compare
  34. 1 New Zealand 12 compare
  35. 1 Norway 12 compare
  36. 1 Palau 12 compare
  37. 1 Panama 12 compare
  38. 1 Portugal 12 compare
  39. 1 Puerto Rico 12 compare
  40. 1 Romania 12 compare
  41. 1 San Marino 12 compare
  42. 1 Seychelles 12 compare
  43. 1 Slovakia 12 compare
  44. 1 Slovenia 12 compare
  45. 1 South Africa 12 compare
  46. 1 Spain 12 compare
  47. 1 Suriname 12 compare
  48. 1 Sweden 12 compare
  49. 1 Switzerland 12 compare
  50. 1 Tuvalu 12 compare
  51. 1 United Kingdom 12 compare
  52. 1 Uruguay 12 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic electoral institutions score in Taiwan?
Democratic electoral institutions score in Taiwan was 12 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2014.
What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2006.
How does Taiwan rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
Taiwan ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?
The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,121 data points, 2005–2025
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The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.