Free and Fair Elections Index in Taiwan
Taiwan: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.941
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
232
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Taiwan, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in Taiwan stood at 0.94.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Taiwan peaked at 0.941 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
Taiwan ranks 22nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0.013 | — |
| 1948 | 0.127 | +876.9% |
| 1949 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0.008 | — |
| 1970 | 0.229 | +2762.5% |
| 1971 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.212 | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.21 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.217 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.227 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.257 | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.264 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.267 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.298 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.316 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.316 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.341 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.457 | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 0.461 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.631 | +36.9% |
| 1993 | 0.759 | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.743 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.746 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.809 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.819 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.828 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.824 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.854 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.859 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.877 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.877 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.851 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.856 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.864 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.876 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.881 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.886 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.881 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.931 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.938 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.941 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +2762.5% | 0.008 | 0.229 |
| 1948 | +876.9% | 0.013 | 0.127 |
| 1949 | -100.0% | 0.127 | 0 |
| 1992 | +36.9% | 0.461 | 0.631 |
| 1990 | +34.0% | 0.341 | 0.457 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.014 | 0 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0008 | 0 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.217 | 0.21 | 0.229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2884 | 0.227 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7077 | 0.457 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8659 | 0.851 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9064 | 0.881 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9403 | 0.94 | 0.941 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in Taiwan?
- Free and fair elections index in Taiwan was 0.94 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 2022.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Taiwan rank for free and fair elections index?
- Taiwan ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.