Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Taiwan
Taiwan: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 6.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Taiwan, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 6.71 for happiness vs. life satisfaction in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Taiwan peaked at 6.71 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.99, in 2011.
Taiwan ranks 25th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.33 | 5.99 | 6.46 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.59 | 6.5 | 6.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More social development data for Taiwan
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.892 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.93 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.704 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.652 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.93 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.801 (2025)
- Key features of liberal democracy 0.704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Taiwan?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Taiwan was 6.71 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 in 2025.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.99 in 2011.
- How does Taiwan rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Taiwan ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness vs. life satisfaction rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.