Japan vs Taiwan: Elected parliament
Japan
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 elected parliament, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for elected parliament?
- Japan 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 Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.