Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.5141 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan is 0.5141, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan peaked at 0.5732 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.5101, in 1996.
Taiwan ranks 36th of 131 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.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.5101 | — |
| 1997 | -0.4694 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | -0.4262 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3829 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | -0.3415 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | -0.2947 | -13.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0828 | -71.9% |
| 2003 | -0.1301 | +57.0% |
| 2004 | -0.1768 | +35.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1593 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1415 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0829 | -41.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0257 | -69.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | -879.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4252 | +112.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4992 | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5732 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5449 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.512 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5152 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5103 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5062 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5081 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5093 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5141 | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen satisfaction with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +879.2% | -0.0257 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | +112.6% | 0.2 | 0.4252 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4472 | -0.5101 | -0.3829 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.1235 | -0.3415 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5103 | 0.4252 | 0.5732 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5141 | 0.5141 | 0.5141 | 1 |
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 citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Taiwan was 0.5141 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5732 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5101 in 1996.
- How does Taiwan rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 36th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.