Multi-party elections for legislature in Taiwan
Taiwan: Multi-party elections for legislature was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Multi-party elections for legislature in Taiwan, 1947–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multi-party elections for legislature in Taiwan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, multi-party elections for legislature in Taiwan peaked at 1 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1969.
Taiwan ranks 1st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Taiwan
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- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Elite Consultations Score 1.63 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multi-party elections for legislature in Taiwan?
- Multi-party elections for legislature in Taiwan was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1947.
- What is the lowest multi-party elections for legislature recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1969.
- How does Taiwan rank for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Taiwan ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is multi-party elections for legislature 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Multi-party elections for legislature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of whether multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.