Spain vs Taiwan: Egalitarian democracy index vdem

Spain
0.695
in 2025
Taiwan
0.702
in 2025
Spain rank
23rd
Taiwan rank
22nd

Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time

  • Spain
  • Taiwan
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.702 against 0.695 in Spain, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 12 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Taiwan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1065 0.058 0.0485 Spain
1910s 0.1129 0.058 0.0549 Spain
1920s 0.0982 0.0607 0.0375 Spain
1930s 0.2886 0.0592 0.2294 Spain
1940s 0.103 0.0788 0.0242 Spain
1950s 0.1066 0.1138 0.0072 Taiwan
1960s 0.1272 0.1177 0.0095 Spain
1970s 0.2739 0.1394 0.1345 Spain
1980s 0.7881 0.1991 0.589 Spain
1990s 0.8141 0.3812 0.4329 Spain
2000s 0.8077 0.6783 0.1294 Spain
2010s 0.7725 0.7201 0.0524 Spain
2020s 0.7278 0.7257 0.0022 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Spain or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 0.702 against 0.695 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Spain and Taiwan?
0.007, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
Spain ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed