Which has higher direct democracy index, Italy or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 0.518 against 0.353 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Taiwan: Direct Democracy Index

Italy

0.353

in 2025

Taiwan

0.518

in 2025

Italy rank

7th

Taiwan rank

4th

Direct Democracy Index over time

Italy
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.518 against 0.353 in Italy, a difference of 0.165.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.

Italy ranks 7th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	0	0	—
1910s	0	0	0	—
1920s	0.01	0	0.01	Italy
1930s	0.01	0	0.01	Italy
1940s	0.0217	0	0.0217	Italy
1950s	0.039	0	0.039	Italy
1960s	0.039	0	0.039	Italy
1970s	0.1644	0	0.1644	Italy
1980s	0.2658	0	0.2658	Italy
1990s	0.274	0	0.274	Italy
2000s	0.3495	0.1588	0.1907	Italy
2010s	0.3569	0.2992	0.0577	Italy
2020s	0.3698	0.3877	0.0178	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct democracy index, Italy or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.518 against 0.353 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in direct democracy index between Italy and Taiwan?: 0.165, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for direct democracy index?: Italy ranks 7th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Direct Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.