Which has higher liberal democracy index, Brazil or Taiwan?

Brazil, at 0.704 against 0.704 in Taiwan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Taiwan?

230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Taiwan: Liberal Democracy Index

Brazil

0.704

in 2025

Taiwan

0.704

in 2025

Brazil rank

28th

Taiwan rank

28th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Brazil
Taiwan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.704 against 0.704 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 23 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.053	0.013	0.04	Brazil
1790s	0.053	0.013	0.04	Brazil
1800s	0.0534	0.013	0.0404	Brazil
1810s	0.055	0.013	0.042	Brazil
1820s	0.0993	0.013	0.0863	Brazil
1830s	0.1439	0.013	0.1309	Brazil
1840s	0.1225	0.013	0.1095	Brazil
1850s	0.1243	0.0121	0.1122	Brazil
1860s	0.1266	0.0132	0.1134	Brazil
1870s	0.1192	0.014	0.1052	Brazil
1880s	0.1224	0.014	0.1084	Brazil
1890s	0.1094	0.013	0.0964	Brazil
1900s	0.1232	0.038	0.0852	Brazil
1910s	0.1243	0.04	0.0843	Brazil
1920s	0.1242	0.0461	0.0781	Brazil
1930s	0.0668	0.0421	0.0247	Brazil
1940s	0.1255	0.0355	0.09	Brazil
1950s	0.2611	0.0542	0.2069	Brazil
1960s	0.156	0.0611	0.0949	Brazil
1970s	0.0707	0.0732	0.0025	Taiwan
1980s	0.2683	0.1192	0.1491	Brazil
1990s	0.7038	0.3408	0.363	Brazil
2000s	0.7448	0.6789	0.0659	Brazil
2010s	0.7097	0.6995	0.0102	Brazil
2020s	0.6193	0.7158	0.0965	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Brazil or Taiwan?: Brazil, at 0.704 against 0.704 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Brazil and Taiwan?: 0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Taiwan?: 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Taiwan rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Brazil ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.