Age of liberal democracy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Age of liberal democracy was 26 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of liberal democracy in Taiwan, 2000–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of liberal democracy in Taiwan is 26 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of liberal democracy in Taiwan peaked at 26 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2000.
That places Taiwan 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of liberal democracy in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 years | — |
| 2001 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 20 years | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 21 years | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 22 years | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 23 years | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 24 years | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 26 years | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of liberal democracy in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2002 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 years | 1 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 years | 11 years | 20 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5 years | 21 years | 26 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More social development data for Taiwan
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of liberal democracy in Taiwan?
- Age of liberal democracy in Taiwan was 26 years in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of liberal democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 26 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of liberal democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2000.
- How does Taiwan rank for age of liberal democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of liberal democracy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in electoral democracy.