China vs Turkey: Full democracy
China
0
in 2025
Turkey
0
in 2025
China rank
78th
Turkey rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
Across all 105 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
China ranks 78th and Turkey ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, China or Turkey?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between China and Turkey?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for full democracy?
- China ranks 78th and Turkey ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).