Mexico vs Taiwan: Direct Democracy Index
Mexico
0.466
in 2025
Taiwan
0.518
in 2025
Mexico rank
5th
Taiwan rank
4th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Mexico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.518 against 0.466 in Mexico, a difference of 0.052.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.1588 | 0.1588 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.0365 | 0.2992 | 0.2627 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.3595 | 0.3877 | 0.0282 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Mexico or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.518 against 0.466 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Mexico and Taiwan?
- 0.052, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Taiwan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Mexico ranks 5th 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
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.