New Zealand vs Taiwan: Liberal democracy
New Zealand
3
in 2025
Taiwan
3
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3 against 3 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Taiwan ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, New Zealand or Taiwan?
- New Zealand, at 3 against 3 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Taiwan?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Taiwan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- New Zealand 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 Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.