Chad vs China: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Chad
0.084
in 2025
China
0.078
in 2025
Chad rank
164th
China rank
167th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Chad
- China
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.084 against 0.078 in China, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 164th and China ranks 167th of 175 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and China in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.063 | 0.056 | 0.007 | Chad |
| 1930s | 0.063 | 0.0666 | 0.0036 | China |
| 1940s | 0.0678 | 0.072 | 0.0042 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0885 | 0.1408 | 0.0523 | China |
| 1960s | 0.1087 | 0.1432 | 0.0345 | China |
| 1970s | 0.0923 | 0.143 | 0.0507 | China |
| 1980s | 0.0699 | 0.1245 | 0.0546 | China |
| 1990s | 0.0843 | 0.1127 | 0.0284 | China |
| 2000s | 0.1069 | 0.1066 | 0.0003 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.0985 | 0.0015 | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.0777 | 0.0838 | 0.0062 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Chad or China?
- Chad, at 0.084 against 0.078 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Chad and China?
- 0.006, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and China?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and China rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Chad ranks 164th and China ranks 167th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.