Which has higher participatory democracy index, Taiwan or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.716 against 0.652 in Taiwan as of 2025.

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

196 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Taiwan vs Uruguay: Participatory Democracy Index

Taiwan

0.652

in 2025

Uruguay

0.716

in 2025

Taiwan rank

4th

Uruguay rank

2nd

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Taiwan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.716 against 0.652 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.064.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.

Taiwan ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Taiwan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.013	0.0328	0.0198	Uruguay
1830s	0.013	0.0532	0.0402	Uruguay
1840s	0.013	0.0566	0.0436	Uruguay
1850s	0.013	0.0628	0.0498	Uruguay
1860s	0.0137	0.0711	0.0574	Uruguay
1870s	0.014	0.0816	0.0676	Uruguay
1880s	0.014	0.092	0.078	Uruguay
1890s	0.014	0.1064	0.0924	Uruguay
1900s	0.0103	0.109	0.0987	Uruguay
1910s	0.0107	0.158	0.1473	Uruguay
1920s	0.01	0.323	0.313	Uruguay
1930s	0.0128	0.2977	0.2849	Uruguay
1940s	0.0128	0.529	0.5162	Uruguay
1950s	0.0225	0.5955	0.573	Uruguay
1960s	0.0322	0.5551	0.5229	Uruguay
1970s	0.0418	0.1813	0.1395	Uruguay
1980s	0.0775	0.3374	0.2599	Uruguay
1990s	0.2728	0.7138	0.441	Uruguay
2000s	0.5734	0.7379	0.1645	Uruguay
2010s	0.6257	0.7544	0.1287	Uruguay
2020s	0.639	0.6845	0.0455	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Taiwan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.716 against 0.652 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Taiwan and Uruguay?: 0.064, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?: 196 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Taiwan ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.