What is egalitarian democracy index in China?

Egalitarian democracy index in China was 0.078 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 0.149 in 1977.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1900.

How does China rank for egalitarian democracy index?

China ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in China

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in China
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.078 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.078

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

167th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.149

in 1977

All-time low

0.013

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in China, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in China stood at 0.078.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in China peaked at 0.149 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.013, in 1900.

That places China 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.0139	0.013	0.016	10
1910s	0.0451	0.015	0.056	10
1920s	0.056	0.054	0.066	10
1930s	0.0666	0.065	0.069	10
1940s	0.072	0.067	0.09	10
1950s	0.1408	0.137	0.142	10
1960s	0.1432	0.137	0.147	10
1970s	0.143	0.12	0.149	10
1980s	0.1245	0.122	0.126	10
1990s	0.1127	0.109	0.117	10
2000s	0.1066	0.104	0.112	10
2010s	0.0985	0.094	0.107	10
2020s	0.0838	0.078	0.091	6

Countries ranked near China

164 Cambodia 0.084 compare
164 Chad 0.084 compare
166 Venezuela 0.08 compare
167 Sudan 0.078 compare
169 Eswatini 0.077 compare
170 Haiti 0.076 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for China

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 230 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 153,962 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.039 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.072 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.045 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.03 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.072 (2025)
Liberal democracy 0 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in China?: Egalitarian democracy index in China was 0.078 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.149 in 1977.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1900.
How does China rank for egalitarian democracy index?: China ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.