Germany vs Taiwan: Competitive elections
Germany
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Germany |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Germany or Taiwan?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Germany and Taiwan?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for competitive elections?
- Germany ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.