China (People’s Republic of) vs Qatar: Key features of electoral democracy

China (People’s Republic of)
0.072
in 2025
Qatar
0.034
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
171st
Qatar rank
174th

Key features of electoral democracy over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Qatar
00.050.10.15178919072025

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.072 against 0.034 in Qatar, a difference of 0.038.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 2.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 171st and Qatar ranks 174th of 176 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Qatar Difference Ahead
1900s 0.056 0.011 0.045 China (People’s Republic of)
1910s 0.1027 0.0114 0.0913 China (People’s Republic of)
1920s 0.1066 0.013 0.0936 China (People’s Republic of)
1930s 0.0888 0.013 0.0758 China (People’s Republic of)
1940s 0.1056 0.012 0.0936 China (People’s Republic of)
1950s 0.0729 0.013 0.0599 China (People’s Republic of)
1960s 0.0701 0.013 0.0571 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 0.0721 0.0167 0.0554 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 0.0998 0.016 0.0838 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 0.0996 0.0168 0.0828 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.0981 0.0344 0.0637 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.0843 0.0412 0.0431 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 0.0743 0.0702 0.0042 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of electoral democracy, China (People’s Republic of) or Qatar?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.072 against 0.034 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of electoral democracy between China (People’s Republic of) and Qatar?
0.038, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Qatar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Qatar rank globally for key features of electoral democracy?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 171st and Qatar ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Key features of electoral democracy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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