China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Key features of democracy, annual growth rate
China
-1.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
-1.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
108th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
106th
Key features of democracy, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports -1.19 % change on previous year against -1.37 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1790 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
China ranks 108th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 106th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1800s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1810s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1820s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1830s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1840s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1850s | -0.8492 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.8492 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1860s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | China |
| 1870s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1880s | 0 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1890s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 12.91 % change on previous year | 11.67 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1900s | 1.82 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 5.97 % change on previous year | China |
| 1910s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -23.53 % change on previous year | 25.28 % change on previous year | China |
| 1940s | 11.82 % change on previous year | 98.75 % change on previous year | 86.93 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1950s | -4.61 % change on previous year | -0.6252 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 0.0061 % change on previous year | -0.4408 % change on previous year | 0.4469 % change on previous year | China |
| 1970s | 3.13 % change on previous year | -0.2259 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 0.8718 % change on previous year | -0.2312 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 0.2401 % change on previous year | -0.1095 % change on previous year | 0.3496 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | -0.7783 % change on previous year | 0.241 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | -2.2 % change on previous year | -0.2339 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | -0.6642 % change on previous year | 0.0024 % change on previous year | 0.6666 % change on previous year | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, annual growth rate, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at -1.19 % change on previous year against -1.37 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy, annual growth rate between China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.18 % change on previous year, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for key features of democracy, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 108th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 106th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of democracy, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.