Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in China
China: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.179 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.179
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
165th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.324
in 1913
All-time low
0.036
in 1969
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in China, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.179 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in China peaked at 0.324 in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 1969.
That places China 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.124 | 0.124 | 0.124 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1228 | 0.121 | 0.124 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.121 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1024 | 0.101 | 0.115 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1221 | 0.101 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.136 | 0.136 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.136 | 0.136 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1223 | 0.103 | 0.126 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1362 | 0.127 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2765 | 0.142 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3025 | 0.259 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2584 | 0.256 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2504 | 0.142 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0755 | 0.061 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0575 | 0.036 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0724 | 0.04 | 0.228 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2558 | 0.232 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2486 | 0.223 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2852 | 0.272 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2509 | 0.209 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.179 | 0.169 | 0.191 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 162 Eswatini 0.206 compare
- 163 Rwanda 0.194 compare
- 164 Yemen 0.192 compare
- 166 Saudi Arabia 0.178 compare
- 167 Sudan 0.171 compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 0.169 compare
- 168 Tajikistan 0.169 compare
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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.039 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.072 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.03 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.045 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.036 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.072 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in China?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in China was 0.179 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.324 in 1913.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1969.
- How does China rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- China ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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