Key features of electoral democracy in China
China: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.072 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of electoral democracy in China, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of electoral democracy in China is 0.072, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in China peaked at 0.159 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0.033, in 1851.
That places China 171st 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 | 0.036 | 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 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.179 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in China?
- Key features of electoral democracy in China was 0.072 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.159 in 1948.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 in 1851.
- How does China rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- China ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy 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 Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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