Democracy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Taiwan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Taiwan is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Taiwan peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2005.
Taiwan ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- 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 democracy in Taiwan?
- Democracy in Taiwan was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Taiwan rank for democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).