Nepal vs Taiwan: Electoral democracy

Nepal
2
in 2025
Taiwan
2
in 2025
Nepal rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Nepal
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2 against 2 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.

Nepal ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Taiwan Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.1 0 0.1 Nepal
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 0.8 0.1 Nepal
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Taiwan
2010s 1.8 2 0.2 Taiwan
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Nepal or Taiwan?
Nepal, at 2 against 2 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Nepal and Taiwan?
0, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Taiwan?
232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Taiwan rank globally for electoral democracy?
Nepal ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.