Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Spain or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 0.702 against 0.695 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain 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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs Taiwan: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Spain

0.695

in 2025

Taiwan

0.702

in 2025

Spain rank

23rd

Taiwan rank

22nd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Spain
Taiwan

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, Spain or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.702 against 0.695 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index 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?: Spain ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.