Cambodia vs China: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Cambodia
0.22
in 2025
China
0.231
in 2025
Cambodia rank
150th
China rank
149th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Cambodia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.231 against 0.22 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.011.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 150th and China ranks 149th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and China in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.077 | 0.0578 | 0.0192 | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.077 | 0.2983 | 0.2213 | China |
| 1920s | 0.077 | 0.361 | 0.284 | China |
| 1930s | 0.077 | 0.371 | 0.294 | China |
| 1940s | 0.077 | 0.3306 | 0.2536 | China |
| 1950s | 0.255 | 0.1852 | 0.0698 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.4122 | 0.0651 | 0.3471 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.1235 | 0.0792 | 0.0443 | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 0.04 | 0.4458 | 0.4058 | China |
| 1990s | 0.3796 | 0.4388 | 0.0592 | China |
| 2000s | 0.4173 | 0.5766 | 0.1593 | China |
| 2010s | 0.3037 | 0.5433 | 0.2396 | China |
| 2020s | 0.2145 | 0.3427 | 0.1282 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Cambodia or China?
- China, at 0.231 against 0.22 in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Cambodia and China?
- 0.011, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and China?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and China rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Cambodia ranks 150th and China ranks 149th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions 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 to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.