Age of electoral democracy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Age of electoral democracy was 30 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
30
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
60th
of 111 countries
All-time high
30
in 2025
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Age of electoral democracy in Taiwan, 1996–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, age of electoral democracy in Taiwan stood at 30. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy in Taiwan peaked at 30 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
Taiwan ranks 60th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.5 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5 | 25 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More social development data for Taiwan
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.93 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.704 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.801 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.892 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.838 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.652 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.801 (2025)
- Liberal democracy row 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy in Taiwan?
- Age of electoral democracy in Taiwan was 30 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Taiwan rank for age of electoral democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 60th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).