Maldives vs Taiwan: Competitive elections
Maldives
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Maldives
- Taiwan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Maldives or Taiwan?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Maldives and Taiwan?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Taiwan rank globally for competitive elections?
- Maldives 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.