Sweden vs Taiwan: Participatory democracy index
Sweden
0.635
in 2025
Taiwan
0.652
in 2025
Sweden rank
7th
Taiwan rank
4th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.652 against 0.635 in Sweden, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 7th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 24 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.049 | 0.013 | 0.036 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.0494 | 0.013 | 0.0364 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.0505 | 0.013 | 0.0375 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.0643 | 0.013 | 0.0513 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.066 | 0.013 | 0.053 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.067 | 0.013 | 0.054 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.113 | 0.013 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.1217 | 0.013 | 0.1087 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.1962 | 0.0137 | 0.1825 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2234 | 0.014 | 0.2094 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.2264 | 0.014 | 0.2124 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.227 | 0.014 | 0.213 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2344 | 0.0103 | 0.2241 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2644 | 0.0107 | 0.2537 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4636 | 0.01 | 0.4536 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4862 | 0.0128 | 0.4734 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5005 | 0.0128 | 0.4877 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.5599 | 0.0225 | 0.5374 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.57 | 0.0322 | 0.5378 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.6475 | 0.0418 | 0.6057 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.6891 | 0.0775 | 0.6116 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.6827 | 0.2728 | 0.4099 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6829 | 0.5734 | 0.1095 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6622 | 0.6257 | 0.0365 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6378 | 0.639 | 0.0012 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.652 against 0.635 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 0.017, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Sweden ranks 7th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.