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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Taiwan

Taiwan: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.886 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.886
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.886
in 2025
All-time low
0.044
in 1851
Years of data
232
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Taiwan, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 0.886 for liberal political institutions index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 232 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Taiwan peaked at 0.886 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.044, in 1851.

Taiwan ranks 29th 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.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Taiwan, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.046 —
1790 0.046 +0.0%
1791 0.046 +0.0%
1792 0.046 +0.0%
1793 0.046 +0.0%
1794 0.046 +0.0%
1795 0.046 +0.0%
1796 0.046 +0.0%
1797 0.046 +0.0%
1798 0.046 +0.0%
1799 0.046 +0.0%
1800 0.046 +0.0%
1801 0.046 +0.0%
1802 0.046 +0.0%
1803 0.046 +0.0%
1804 0.046 +0.0%
1805 0.046 +0.0%
1806 0.046 +0.0%
1807 0.046 +0.0%
1808 0.046 +0.0%
1809 0.046 +0.0%
1810 0.046 +0.0%
1811 0.046 +0.0%
1812 0.046 +0.0%
1813 0.046 +0.0%
1814 0.046 +0.0%
1815 0.046 +0.0%
1816 0.046 +0.0%
1817 0.046 +0.0%
1818 0.046 +0.0%
1819 0.046 +0.0%
1820 0.046 +0.0%
1821 0.046 +0.0%
1822 0.046 +0.0%
1823 0.046 +0.0%
1824 0.046 +0.0%
1825 0.046 +0.0%
1826 0.046 +0.0%
1827 0.046 +0.0%
1828 0.046 +0.0%
1829 0.046 +0.0%
1830 0.046 +0.0%
1831 0.046 +0.0%
1832 0.046 +0.0%
1833 0.046 +0.0%
1834 0.046 +0.0%
1835 0.046 +0.0%
1836 0.046 +0.0%
1837 0.046 +0.0%
1838 0.046 +0.0%
1839 0.046 +0.0%
1840 0.046 +0.0%
1841 0.046 +0.0%
1842 0.046 +0.0%
1843 0.046 +0.0%
1844 0.046 +0.0%
1845 0.046 +0.0%
1846 0.046 +0.0%
1847 0.046 +0.0%
1848 0.046 +0.0%
1849 0.046 +0.0%
1850 0.046 +0.0%
1851 0.044 -4.3%
1852 0.044 +0.0%
1853 0.044 +0.0%
1854 0.044 +0.0%
1855 0.044 +0.0%
1856 0.044 +0.0%
1857 0.044 +0.0%
1858 0.044 +0.0%
1859 0.044 +0.0%
1860 0.044 +0.0%
1861 0.044 +0.0%
1862 0.044 +0.0%
1863 0.044 +0.0%
1864 0.044 +0.0%
1865 0.046 +4.5%
1866 0.046 +0.0%
1867 0.046 +0.0%
1868 0.046 +0.0%
1869 0.046 +0.0%
1870 0.046 +0.0%
1871 0.046 +0.0%
1872 0.046 +0.0%
1873 0.046 +0.0%
1874 0.046 +0.0%
1875 0.046 +0.0%
1876 0.046 +0.0%
1877 0.046 +0.0%
1878 0.046 +0.0%
1879 0.046 +0.0%
1880 0.046 +0.0%
1881 0.046 +0.0%
1882 0.046 +0.0%
1883 0.046 +0.0%
1884 0.046 +0.0%
1885 0.046 +0.0%
1886 0.046 +0.0%
1887 0.046 +0.0%
1888 0.046 +0.0%
1889 0.046 +0.0%
1890 0.045 -2.2%
1891 0.045 +0.0%
1892 0.045 +0.0%
1893 0.045 +0.0%
1894 0.045 +0.0%
1900 0.149 +231.1%
1901 0.149 +0.0%
1902 0.149 +0.0%
1903 0.149 +0.0%
1904 0.149 +0.0%
1905 0.149 +0.0%
1906 0.149 +0.0%
1907 0.149 +0.0%
1908 0.149 +0.0%
1909 0.149 +0.0%
1910 0.149 +0.0%
1911 0.149 +0.0%
1912 0.149 +0.0%
1913 0.149 +0.0%
1914 0.149 +0.0%
1915 0.149 +0.0%
1916 0.168 +12.8%
1917 0.168 +0.0%
1918 0.168 +0.0%
1919 0.168 +0.0%
1920 0.174 +3.6%
1921 0.184 +5.7%
1922 0.184 +0.0%
1923 0.184 +0.0%
1924 0.18 -2.2%
1925 0.18 +0.0%
1926 0.18 +0.0%
1927 0.18 +0.0%
1928 0.18 +0.0%
1929 0.18 +0.0%
1930 0.175 -2.8%
1931 0.177 +1.1%
1932 0.177 +0.0%
1933 0.177 +0.0%
1934 0.17 -4.0%
1935 0.17 +0.0%
1936 0.17 +0.0%
1937 0.163 -4.1%
1938 0.143 -12.3%
1939 0.143 +0.0%
1940 0.145 +1.4%
1941 0.145 +0.0%
1942 0.145 +0.0%
1943 0.145 +0.0%
1944 0.145 +0.0%
1945 0.15 +3.4%
1946 0.121 -19.3%
1947 0.109 -9.9%
1948 0.097 -11.0%
1949 0.124 +27.8%
1950 0.18 +45.2%
1951 0.185 +2.8%
1952 0.194 +4.9%
1953 0.193 -0.5%
1954 0.199 +3.1%
1955 0.197 -1.0%
1956 0.197 +0.0%
1957 0.197 +0.0%
1958 0.197 +0.0%
1959 0.197 +0.0%
1960 0.212 +7.6%
1961 0.212 +0.0%
1962 0.216 +1.9%
1963 0.216 +0.0%
1964 0.219 +1.4%
1965 0.219 +0.0%
1966 0.219 +0.0%
1967 0.216 -1.4%
1968 0.216 +0.0%
1969 0.216 +0.0%
1970 0.229 +6.0%
1971 0.225 -1.7%
1972 0.223 -0.9%
1973 0.224 +0.4%
1974 0.232 +3.6%
1975 0.249 +7.3%
1976 0.271 +8.8%
1977 0.273 +0.7%
1978 0.259 -5.1%
1979 0.251 -3.1%
1980 0.284 +13.1%
1981 0.295 +3.9%
1982 0.323 +9.5%
1983 0.327 +1.2%
1984 0.338 +3.4%
1985 0.338 +0.0%
1986 0.376 +11.2%
1987 0.377 +0.3%
1988 0.494 +31.0%
1989 0.567 +14.8%
1990 0.627 +10.6%
1991 0.669 +6.7%
1992 0.69 +3.1%
1993 0.706 +2.3%
1994 0.71 +0.6%
1995 0.711 +0.1%
1996 0.716 +0.7%
1997 0.724 +1.1%
1998 0.724 +0.0%
1999 0.724 +0.0%
2000 0.88 +21.5%
2001 0.88 +0.0%
2002 0.88 +0.0%
2003 0.88 +0.0%
2004 0.88 +0.0%
2005 0.881 +0.1%
2006 0.881 +0.0%
2007 0.881 +0.0%
2008 0.865 -1.8%
2009 0.833 -3.7%
2010 0.828 -0.6%
2011 0.828 +0.0%
2012 0.841 +1.6%
2013 0.846 +0.6%
2014 0.847 +0.1%
2015 0.849 +0.2%
2016 0.87 +2.5%
2017 0.869 -0.1%
2018 0.87 +0.1%
2019 0.865 -0.6%
2020 0.876 +1.3%
2021 0.866 -1.1%
2022 0.883 +2.0%
2023 0.883 +0.0%
2024 0.884 +0.1%
2025 0.886 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.046 0.046 0.046 1
1790s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1800s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1810s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1820s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1830s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1840s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1850s 0.0442 0.044 0.046 10
1860s 0.045 0.044 0.046 10
1870s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1880s 0.046 0.046 0.046 10
1890s 0.045 0.045 0.045 5
1900s 0.149 0.149 0.149 10
1910s 0.1566 0.149 0.168 10
1920s 0.1806 0.174 0.184 10
1930s 0.1665 0.143 0.177 10
1940s 0.1326 0.097 0.15 10
1950s 0.1936 0.18 0.199 10
1960s 0.2161 0.212 0.219 10
1970s 0.2436 0.223 0.273 10
1980s 0.3719 0.284 0.567 10
1990s 0.7001 0.627 0.724 10
2000s 0.8741 0.833 0.881 10
2010s 0.8513 0.828 0.87 10
2020s 0.8797 0.866 0.886 6

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 26 Iceland 0.9 compare
  2. 27 Luxembourg 0.893 compare
  3. 28 Belgium 0.887 compare
  4. 30 Mauritius 0.873 compare
  5. 31 Canada 0.872 compare
  6. 32 Croatia 0.871 compare
  7. 32 Portugal 0.871 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Taiwan?
Liberal political institutions index in Taiwan was 0.886 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2025.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.044 in 1851.
How does Taiwan rank for liberal political institutions index?
Taiwan ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.