Norway vs Taiwan: Liberal democracy
Norway
3
in 2025
Taiwan
3
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Norway
- Taiwan
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3 against 3 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1807 it was Taiwan ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Norway |
| 1950s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1960s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Norway |
| 1990s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Taiwan?
- Norway, at 3 against 3 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Norway and Taiwan?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Taiwan?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1807 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Taiwan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Norway 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.