What is rule of law index in Taiwan?

Rule of law index in Taiwan was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Taiwan?

The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2023.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Taiwan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1863.

How does Taiwan rank for rule of law index?

Taiwan ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Taiwan?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Taiwan

Name: Rule of Law Index in Taiwan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Taiwan: Rule of Law Index was 0.917 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.917

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

29th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.934

in 2023

All-time low

0.05

in 1863

Years of data

232

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Taiwan, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Taiwan is 0.917, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Taiwan peaked at 0.934 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1863.

Taiwan ranks 29th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.057	0.057	0.057	1
1790s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1800s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1810s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1820s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1830s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1840s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1850s	0.057	0.057	0.057	10
1860s	0.0521	0.05	0.057	10
1870s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1880s	0.05	0.05	0.05	10
1890s	0.05	0.05	0.05	5
1900s	0.542	0.542	0.542	10
1910s	0.5464	0.542	0.553	10
1920s	0.5707	0.559	0.572	10
1930s	0.5592	0.522	0.572	10
1940s	0.3596	0.142	0.522	10
1950s	0.2578	0.235	0.268	10
1960s	0.2909	0.29	0.291	10
1970s	0.3302	0.301	0.37	10
1980s	0.4511	0.376	0.653	10
1990s	0.737	0.687	0.749	10
2000s	0.8754	0.843	0.882	10
2010s	0.876	0.84	0.923	10
2020s	0.9265	0.917	0.934	6

Countries ranked near Taiwan

26 Barbados 0.927 compare
27 United States 0.924 compare
28 Lithuania 0.92 compare
29 South Korea 0.917 compare
31 Slovenia 0.9 compare
32 Israel 0.889 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Taiwan

Universal right to vote 2 (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)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Democracy 7 (2025)
Elite Consultations Score 1.63 (2025)

All data for Taiwan →

Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Taiwan?: Rule of law index in Taiwan was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2023.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1863.
How does Taiwan rank for rule of law index?: Taiwan ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.