Political Rights Score in Taiwan
Taiwan: Political Rights Score was 38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Rights Score in Taiwan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Taiwan stood at 38. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Taiwan peaked at 38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2002.
That places Taiwan 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34 | — |
| 2003 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.62 | 34 | 36 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.6 | 36 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 19 Andorra 38 compare
- 19 Austria 38 compare
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- 19 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 19 Chile 38 compare
- 19 Costa Rica 38 compare
- 19 Cyprus 38 compare
- 19 France 38 compare
- 19 Iceland 38 compare
- 19 Lithuania 38 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38 compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 38 compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 38 compare
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 political rights score in Taiwan?
- Political rights score in Taiwan was 38 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2002.
- How does Taiwan rank for political rights score?
- Taiwan ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.