China vs Kuwait: Electoral democracy
China
0
in 2025
Kuwait
0
in 2025
China rank
142nd
Kuwait rank
142nd
Electoral democracy over time
- China
- Kuwait
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.
China ranks 142nd and Kuwait ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | China |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, China or Kuwait?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between China and Kuwait?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kuwait?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Kuwait rank globally for electoral democracy?
- China ranks 142nd and Kuwait ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.