Political regime in Taiwan

Taiwan: Political regime was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
3
in 2000
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
232
1789–2025

Political regime in Taiwan, 1789–2025

0123178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 3 for political regime in 2025. That is the highest value across all 232 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political regime in Taiwan peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Political regime in Taiwan, year by year

Annual values for Political regime in Taiwan, 1789 to 2025.
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 —
1948 0 —
1949 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 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 2 —
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 3 +50.0%
2001 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 3 +0.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 3 +0.0%
2007 3 +0.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 3 +0.0%
2010 3 +0.0%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 3 +0.0%
2013 3 +0.0%
2014 3 +0.0%
2015 3 +0.0%
2016 3 +0.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 3 +0.0%
2019 3 +0.0%
2020 3 +0.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2022 3 +0.0%
2023 3 +0.0%
2024 3 +0.0%
2025 3 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0.8 0 2 10
2000s 3 3 3 10
2010s 3 3 3 10
2020s 3 3 3 6

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  9. 1 Denmark 3 compare
  10. 1 Estonia 3 compare
  11. 1 Finland 3 compare
  12. 1 France 3 compare
  13. 1 Germany 3 compare
  14. 1 Iceland 3 compare
  15. 1 Ireland 3 compare
  16. 1 Italy 3 compare
  17. 1 Japan 3 compare
  18. 1 Latvia 3 compare
  19. 1 Lithuania 3 compare
  20. 1 Luxembourg 3 compare
  21. 1 Netherlands 3 compare
  22. 1 New Zealand 3 compare
  23. 1 Norway 3 compare
  24. 1 Seychelles 3 compare
  25. 1 South Korea 3 compare
  26. 1 Spain 3 compare
  27. 1 Sweden 3 compare
  28. 1 Switzerland 3 compare
  29. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
  30. 1 Uruguay 3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime in Taiwan?
Political regime in Taiwan was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
What is the lowest political regime recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Taiwan rank for political regime?
Taiwan ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political regime rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,400 data points, 1789–2025
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