Brazil vs Taiwan: Full democracy
Brazil
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Brazil
- Taiwan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Brazil or Taiwan?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Brazil and Taiwan?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Taiwan rank globally for full democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).