How does China rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?

China ranks 170th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Name: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in China
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index was 0.072 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.072

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

170th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.159

in 1948

All-time low

0.033

in 1851

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

In 2025, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in China stood at 0.072.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in China peaked at 0.159 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0.033, in 1851.

China ranks 170th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.036	0.036	0.036	1
1790s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1800s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1810s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1820s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1830s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1840s	0.036	0.036	0.036	10
1850s	0.0332	0.033	0.035	10
1860s	0.0401	0.033	0.044	10
1870s	0.044	0.044	0.044	10
1880s	0.044	0.044	0.044	10
1890s	0.0471	0.042	0.057	10
1900s	0.056	0.055	0.057	10
1910s	0.1027	0.058	0.126	10
1920s	0.1066	0.09	0.121	10
1930s	0.0888	0.087	0.093	10
1940s	0.1056	0.087	0.159	10
1950s	0.0729	0.069	0.075	10
1960s	0.0701	0.069	0.071	10
1970s	0.0721	0.068	0.092	10
1980s	0.0998	0.098	0.104	10
1990s	0.0996	0.093	0.102	10
2000s	0.0981	0.094	0.103	10
2010s	0.0843	0.075	0.094	10
2020s	0.0743	0.072	0.077	6

What is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in China?: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in China was 0.072 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.159 in 1948.
What is the lowest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.033 in 1851.
How does China rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?: China ranks 170th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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