Nauru vs Taiwan: Democracy
Nauru
7
in 2025
Taiwan
7
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Nauru
- Taiwan
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 7 against 7 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Nauru |
| 1960s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | Nauru |
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 4 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Nauru or Taiwan?
- Nauru, at 7 against 7 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Nauru and Taiwan?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Taiwan?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Taiwan rank globally for democracy?
- Nauru 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).