Citizen support for democracy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Citizen support for democracy was 0.1955 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Taiwan, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 0.1955 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Taiwan peaked at 0.3329 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -0.3534, in 2001.
That places Taiwan 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 0.1047 | -0.1241 | 0.3329 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.048 | -0.3534 | 0.2222 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1964 | 0.0242 | 0.2743 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 | 0.1955 | 0.1955 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.2181 compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2138 compare
- 47 United States 0.2049 compare
- 49 Costa Rica 0.1553 compare
- 50 Venezuela 0.1397 compare
- 51 Malawi 0.128 compare
More social development data for Taiwan
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.801 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.838 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.892 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.801 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.652 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.704 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.801 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Taiwan?
- Citizen support for democracy in Taiwan was 0.1955 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3329 in 1995.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3534 in 2001.
- How does Taiwan rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Taiwan ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.