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Centralization of Political Power Index in Taiwan

Taiwan: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.153 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.153
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
128th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.962
in 1789
All-time low
0.109
in 2020
Years of data
232
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Taiwan, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Taiwan is 0.153, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Taiwan peaked at 0.962 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.109, in 2020.

Taiwan ranks 128th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 232 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Taiwan, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.962 —
1790 0.962 +0.0%
1791 0.962 +0.0%
1792 0.962 +0.0%
1793 0.962 +0.0%
1794 0.962 +0.0%
1795 0.962 +0.0%
1796 0.962 +0.0%
1797 0.962 +0.0%
1798 0.962 +0.0%
1799 0.962 +0.0%
1800 0.962 +0.0%
1801 0.962 +0.0%
1802 0.962 +0.0%
1803 0.962 +0.0%
1804 0.962 +0.0%
1805 0.962 +0.0%
1806 0.962 +0.0%
1807 0.962 +0.0%
1808 0.962 +0.0%
1809 0.962 +0.0%
1810 0.962 +0.0%
1811 0.962 +0.0%
1812 0.962 +0.0%
1813 0.962 +0.0%
1814 0.962 +0.0%
1815 0.962 +0.0%
1816 0.962 +0.0%
1817 0.962 +0.0%
1818 0.962 +0.0%
1819 0.962 +0.0%
1820 0.962 +0.0%
1821 0.962 +0.0%
1822 0.962 +0.0%
1823 0.962 +0.0%
1824 0.962 +0.0%
1825 0.962 +0.0%
1826 0.962 +0.0%
1827 0.962 +0.0%
1828 0.962 +0.0%
1829 0.962 +0.0%
1830 0.962 +0.0%
1831 0.962 +0.0%
1832 0.962 +0.0%
1833 0.962 +0.0%
1834 0.962 +0.0%
1835 0.962 +0.0%
1836 0.962 +0.0%
1837 0.962 +0.0%
1838 0.962 +0.0%
1839 0.962 +0.0%
1840 0.962 +0.0%
1841 0.962 +0.0%
1842 0.962 +0.0%
1843 0.962 +0.0%
1844 0.962 +0.0%
1845 0.962 +0.0%
1846 0.962 +0.0%
1847 0.962 +0.0%
1848 0.962 +0.0%
1849 0.962 +0.0%
1850 0.962 +0.0%
1851 0.962 +0.0%
1852 0.962 +0.0%
1853 0.962 +0.0%
1854 0.962 +0.0%
1855 0.962 +0.0%
1856 0.962 +0.0%
1857 0.962 +0.0%
1858 0.962 +0.0%
1859 0.962 +0.0%
1860 0.962 +0.0%
1861 0.962 +0.0%
1862 0.962 +0.0%
1863 0.962 +0.0%
1864 0.962 +0.0%
1865 0.962 +0.0%
1866 0.962 +0.0%
1867 0.962 +0.0%
1868 0.962 +0.0%
1869 0.962 +0.0%
1870 0.962 +0.0%
1871 0.962 +0.0%
1872 0.962 +0.0%
1873 0.962 +0.0%
1874 0.962 +0.0%
1875 0.962 +0.0%
1876 0.962 +0.0%
1877 0.962 +0.0%
1878 0.962 +0.0%
1879 0.962 +0.0%
1880 0.962 +0.0%
1881 0.962 +0.0%
1882 0.962 +0.0%
1883 0.962 +0.0%
1884 0.962 +0.0%
1885 0.962 +0.0%
1886 0.962 +0.0%
1887 0.962 +0.0%
1888 0.962 +0.0%
1889 0.962 +0.0%
1890 0.962 +0.0%
1891 0.962 +0.0%
1892 0.962 +0.0%
1893 0.962 +0.0%
1894 0.962 +0.0%
1900 0.851 -11.5%
1901 0.851 +0.0%
1902 0.851 +0.0%
1903 0.851 +0.0%
1904 0.851 +0.0%
1905 0.851 +0.0%
1906 0.851 +0.0%
1907 0.851 +0.0%
1908 0.851 +0.0%
1909 0.851 +0.0%
1910 0.851 +0.0%
1911 0.851 +0.0%
1912 0.851 +0.0%
1913 0.851 +0.0%
1914 0.851 +0.0%
1915 0.851 +0.0%
1916 0.851 +0.0%
1917 0.851 +0.0%
1918 0.851 +0.0%
1919 0.851 +0.0%
1920 0.851 +0.0%
1921 0.851 +0.0%
1922 0.851 +0.0%
1923 0.851 +0.0%
1924 0.851 +0.0%
1925 0.851 +0.0%
1926 0.851 +0.0%
1927 0.851 +0.0%
1928 0.851 +0.0%
1929 0.851 +0.0%
1930 0.851 +0.0%
1931 0.851 +0.0%
1932 0.851 +0.0%
1933 0.851 +0.0%
1934 0.851 +0.0%
1935 0.851 +0.0%
1936 0.851 +0.0%
1937 0.851 +0.0%
1938 0.862 +1.3%
1939 0.862 +0.0%
1940 0.862 +0.0%
1941 0.862 +0.0%
1942 0.862 +0.0%
1943 0.862 +0.0%
1944 0.862 +0.0%
1945 0.857 -0.6%
1946 0.951 +11.0%
1947 0.951 +0.0%
1948 0.961 +1.1%
1949 0.952 -0.9%
1950 0.89 -6.5%
1951 0.89 +0.0%
1952 0.89 +0.0%
1953 0.89 +0.0%
1954 0.89 +0.0%
1955 0.89 +0.0%
1956 0.89 +0.0%
1957 0.89 +0.0%
1958 0.89 +0.0%
1959 0.89 +0.0%
1960 0.88 -1.1%
1961 0.88 +0.0%
1962 0.88 +0.0%
1963 0.88 +0.0%
1964 0.88 +0.0%
1965 0.88 +0.0%
1966 0.88 +0.0%
1967 0.88 +0.0%
1968 0.88 +0.0%
1969 0.88 +0.0%
1970 0.861 -2.2%
1971 0.861 +0.0%
1972 0.861 +0.0%
1973 0.861 +0.0%
1974 0.861 +0.0%
1975 0.854 -0.8%
1976 0.845 -1.1%
1977 0.845 +0.0%
1978 0.845 +0.0%
1979 0.827 -2.1%
1980 0.788 -4.7%
1981 0.788 +0.0%
1982 0.785 -0.4%
1983 0.785 +0.0%
1984 0.785 +0.0%
1985 0.785 +0.0%
1986 0.783 -0.3%
1987 0.783 +0.0%
1988 0.638 -18.5%
1989 0.572 -10.3%
1990 0.492 -14.0%
1991 0.43 -12.6%
1992 0.416 -3.3%
1993 0.398 -4.3%
1994 0.382 -4.0%
1995 0.382 +0.0%
1996 0.376 -1.6%
1997 0.372 -1.1%
1998 0.365 -1.9%
1999 0.365 +0.0%
2000 0.134 -63.3%
2001 0.134 +0.0%
2002 0.134 +0.0%
2003 0.134 +0.0%
2004 0.134 +0.0%
2005 0.138 +3.0%
2006 0.138 +0.0%
2007 0.138 +0.0%
2008 0.142 +2.9%
2009 0.196 +38.0%
2010 0.199 +1.5%
2011 0.199 +0.0%
2012 0.185 -7.0%
2013 0.164 -11.4%
2014 0.159 -3.0%
2015 0.159 +0.0%
2016 0.115 -27.7%
2017 0.118 +2.6%
2018 0.12 +1.7%
2019 0.118 -1.7%
2020 0.109 -7.6%
2021 0.123 +12.8%
2022 0.118 -4.1%
2023 0.11 -6.8%
2024 0.131 +19.1%
2025 0.153 +16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.962 0.962 0.962 1
1790s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1800s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1810s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1820s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1830s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1840s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1850s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1860s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1870s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1880s 0.962 0.962 0.962 10
1890s 0.962 0.962 0.962 5
1900s 0.851 0.851 0.851 10
1910s 0.851 0.851 0.851 10
1920s 0.851 0.851 0.851 10
1930s 0.8532 0.851 0.862 10
1940s 0.8982 0.857 0.961 10
1950s 0.89 0.89 0.89 10
1960s 0.88 0.88 0.88 10
1970s 0.8521 0.827 0.861 10
1980s 0.7492 0.572 0.788 10
1990s 0.3978 0.365 0.492 10
2000s 0.1422 0.134 0.196 10
2010s 0.1536 0.115 0.199 10
2020s 0.124 0.109 0.153 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Taiwan?
Centralization of political power index in Taiwan was 0.153 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 1789.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.109 in 2020.
How does Taiwan rank for centralization of political power index?
Taiwan ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.