China vs Tanzania: Justified Political Positions Score
China
0.225
in 2025
Tanzania
0.184
in 2025
China rank
110th
Tanzania rank
112th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- China
- Tanzania
How they compare
China currently reports 0.225 against 0.184 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.041.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was China ahead.
China ranks 110th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.509 | -3.09 | 2.58 | China |
| 1920s | -0.4628 | -3.09 | 2.63 | China |
| 1930s | -0.3988 | -3.09 | 2.69 | China |
| 1940s | -0.5535 | -3.09 | 2.54 | China |
| 1950s | -0.8085 | -3.09 | 2.28 | China |
| 1960s | -1.03 | 0.7378 | 1.77 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | -0.9359 | 1.07 | 2.01 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.5719 | 0.9807 | 0.4088 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.4905 | 0.9886 | 0.4981 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1.02 | 0.2273 | China |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.9341 | 0.1539 | China |
| 2020s | 0.5235 | 0.6762 | 0.1527 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, China or Tanzania?
- China, at 0.225 against 0.184 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between China and Tanzania?
- 0.041, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do China and Tanzania rank globally for justified political positions score?
- China ranks 110th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.