China vs Yemen: Liberal Democracy Index
China
0.039
in 2025
Yemen
0.043
in 2025
China rank
167th
Yemen rank
164th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- China
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.043 against 0.039 in China, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.
China ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1790s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1800s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1810s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1820s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1830s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1840s | 0.013 | 0.015 | 0.002 | Yemen |
| 1850s | 0.0121 | 0.0414 | 0.0293 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.0132 | 0.0478 | 0.0346 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.014 | 0.0537 | 0.0397 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.014 | 0.033 | 0.019 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.0137 | 0.0342 | 0.0205 | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.0237 | 0.0459 | 0.0222 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.0507 | 0.0731 | 0.0224 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0676 | 0.1414 | 0.0739 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0646 | 0.148 | 0.0834 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0525 | 0.0937 | 0.0412 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0402 | 0.0403 | 0.0002 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, China or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.043 against 0.039 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between China and Yemen?
- 0.004, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Yemen rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- China ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.