China vs Qatar: Participatory Democracy Index
China
0.036
in 2025
Qatar
0.034
in 2025
China rank
170th
Qatar rank
171st
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- China
- Qatar
How they compare
China currently reports 0.036 against 0.034 in Qatar, a difference of 0.002.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
China ranks 170th and Qatar ranks 171st of 176 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0169 | 0.004 | 0.0129 | China |
| 1910s | 0.0378 | 0.0044 | 0.0334 | China |
| 1920s | 0.0427 | 0.006 | 0.0367 | China |
| 1930s | 0.04 | 0.006 | 0.034 | China |
| 1940s | 0.043 | 0.006 | 0.037 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0165 | 0.006 | 0.0105 | China |
| 1960s | 0.014 | 0.006 | 0.008 | China |
| 1970s | 0.0153 | 0.0095 | 0.0058 | China |
| 1980s | 0.031 | 0.0112 | 0.0198 | China |
| 1990s | 0.0369 | 0.0139 | 0.023 | China |
| 2000s | 0.048 | 0.0269 | 0.0211 | China |
| 2010s | 0.0419 | 0.0251 | 0.0168 | China |
| 2020s | 0.0352 | 0.0242 | 0.011 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, China or Qatar?
- China, at 0.036 against 0.034 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between China and Qatar?
- 0.002, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Qatar rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- China ranks 170th and Qatar ranks 171st 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
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.