Which has higher participatory democracy index, China or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.041 against 0.036 in China as of 2025.

What is the difference in participatory democracy index between China and Equatorial Guinea?

0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Equatorial Guinea: Participatory Democracy Index

China

0.036

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.041

in 2025

China rank

170th

Equatorial Guinea rank

168th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

China
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.041 against 0.036 in China, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.

China ranks 170th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0169	0.004	0.0129	China
1910s	0.0378	0.004	0.0338	China
1920s	0.0427	0.004	0.0387	China
1930s	0.04	0.004	0.036	China
1940s	0.043	0.0055	0.0375	China
1950s	0.0165	0.01	0.0065	China
1960s	0.014	0.0186	0.0046	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	0.0153	0.0091	0.0062	China
1980s	0.031	0.0363	0.0053	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.0369	0.0484	0.0115	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.048	0.0463	0.0017	China
2010s	0.0419	0.0531	0.0112	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.0352	0.049	0.0138	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, China or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.041 against 0.036 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between China and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.005, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do China and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for participatory democracy index?: China ranks 170th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.