🇹🇼 Taiwan: Politics & Democracy
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.700 (on a 0–1 scale), Taiwan ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies.
Current leaders
Lai Ching-te
Head of State · Democratic Progressive Party
Frank Hsieh
Head of Government · Kuomintang
Democracy trend
Upcoming elections
2026 Taiwanese city and county council elections
2026-11-28T00:00:00Z2026 Taoyuan City Council election
2026-11-28T00:00:00Z2026 Taiwanese local elections
2026-11-28T00:00:00Z2026 Taoyuan mayoral election
2026-11-28T00:00:00ZVoting alignment
Taiwan's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Taiwan a democracy?
Yes — with a V-Dem liberal democracy score of 0.700 (on a 0–1 scale), Taiwan ranks among the world's strong liberal democracies. It ranks #31 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in Taiwan improving or declining?
Taiwan's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 0.019 points over the past decade, standing at 0.700 in 2024 (1-year change: -0.023).
Who leads Taiwan?
Lai Ching-te is Taiwan's head of state (Democratic Progressive Party); Frank Hsieh serves as head of government (Kuomintang).
When is the next election in Taiwan?
2026 Taiwanese city and county council elections is scheduled for 2026-11-28T00:00:00Z.