China vs Russia: Liberal political institutions index
China
0.137
in 2025
Russia
0.147
in 2025
China rank
160th
Russia rank
157th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.147 against 0.137 in China, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russia ahead.
China ranks 160th and Russia ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.046 | 0.053 | 0.007 | Russia |
| 1790s | 0.046 | 0.0532 | 0.0072 | Russia |
| 1800s | 0.046 | 0.0558 | 0.0098 | Russia |
| 1810s | 0.046 | 0.056 | 0.01 | Russia |
| 1820s | 0.046 | 0.0544 | 0.0084 | Russia |
| 1830s | 0.046 | 0.0564 | 0.0104 | Russia |
| 1840s | 0.046 | 0.0574 | 0.0114 | Russia |
| 1850s | 0.0442 | 0.083 | 0.0388 | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.045 | 0.2468 | 0.2018 | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.046 | 0.3386 | 0.2926 | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.046 | 0.1577 | 0.1117 | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.045 | 0.167 | 0.122 | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.083 | 0.1748 | 0.0918 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.1818 | 0.2051 | 0.0233 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.1826 | 0.0414 | 0.1412 | China |
| 1930s | 0.1728 | 0.0315 | 0.1413 | China |
| 1940s | 0.1826 | 0.0312 | 0.1514 | China |
| 1950s | 0.1189 | 0.0472 | 0.0717 | China |
| 1960s | 0.1276 | 0.0637 | 0.0639 | China |
| 1970s | 0.1361 | 0.0649 | 0.0712 | China |
| 1980s | 0.2291 | 0.0965 | 0.1326 | China |
| 1990s | 0.2316 | 0.4833 | 0.2517 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.2212 | 0.3489 | 0.1277 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.1827 | 0.2606 | 0.0779 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1393 | 0.1782 | 0.0388 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.147 against 0.137 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between China and Russia?
- 0.01, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- China ranks 160th and Russia ranks 157th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.