China vs Sudan: Human rights index vdem
China
0.179
in 2025
Sudan
0.171
in 2025
China rank
165th
Sudan rank
167th
Human rights index vdem over time
- China
- Sudan
How they compare
China currently reports 0.179 against 0.171 in Sudan, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.
China ranks 165th and Sudan ranks 167th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.121 | 0.308 | 0.187 | Sudan |
| 1830s | 0.121 | 0.308 | 0.187 | Sudan |
| 1840s | 0.121 | 0.3294 | 0.2084 | Sudan |
| 1850s | 0.1024 | 0.3612 | 0.2588 | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.1221 | 0.364 | 0.2419 | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.136 | 0.3816 | 0.2456 | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.136 | 0.4032 | 0.2672 | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.1362 | 0.235 | 0.0988 | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.2765 | 0.2353 | 0.0412 | China |
| 1920s | 0.3025 | 0.2532 | 0.0493 | China |
| 1930s | 0.2584 | 0.266 | 0.0076 | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.2504 | 0.2683 | 0.0179 | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.0755 | 0.3817 | 0.3062 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.0575 | 0.3252 | 0.2677 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.0724 | 0.2106 | 0.1382 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.2558 | 0.3144 | 0.0586 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.2486 | 0.0859 | 0.1627 | China |
| 2000s | 0.2852 | 0.1288 | 0.1564 | China |
| 2010s | 0.2509 | 0.1615 | 0.0894 | China |
| 2020s | 0.179 | 0.2188 | 0.0398 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, China or Sudan?
- China, at 0.179 against 0.171 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between China and Sudan?
- 0.008, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sudan?
- 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do China and Sudan rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- China ranks 165th and Sudan ranks 167th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.