China (People’s Republic of) vs Saudi Arabia: Participatory political institutions index

China (People’s Republic of)
0.125
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.101
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
169th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Saudi Arabia
00.050.10.150.2178919072025

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.125 against 0.101 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.024.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th of 176 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.047 0.018 0.029 China (People’s Republic of)
1790s 0.047 0.018 0.029 China (People’s Republic of)
1800s 0.047 0.018 0.029 China (People’s Republic of)
1810s 0.047 0.0232 0.0238 China (People’s Republic of)
1820s 0.047 0.0311 0.0159 China (People’s Republic of)
1830s 0.047 0.032 0.015 China (People’s Republic of)
1840s 0.047 0.032 0.015 China (People’s Republic of)
1850s 0.047 0.032 0.015 China (People’s Republic of)
1860s 0.047 0.032 0.015 China (People’s Republic of)
1870s 0.047 0.032 0.015 China (People’s Republic of)
1880s 0.047 0.032 0.015 China (People’s Republic of)
1890s 0.0517 0.032 0.0197 China (People’s Republic of)
1900s 0.0565 0.032 0.0245 China (People’s Republic of)
1910s 0.1157 0.032 0.0837 China (People’s Republic of)
1920s 0.134 0.032 0.102 China (People’s Republic of)
1930s 0.1328 0.032 0.1008 China (People’s Republic of)
1940s 0.1335 0.032 0.1015 China (People’s Republic of)
1950s 0.0485 0.0372 0.0113 China (People’s Republic of)
1960s 0.0396 0.039 0.0006 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 0.0434 0.0395 0.0039 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 0.0929 0.0546 0.0383 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 0.1151 0.0737 0.0414 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.1583 0.088 0.0703 China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 0.1419 0.0959 0.046 China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 0.1197 0.0952 0.0245 China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, China (People’s Republic of) or Saudi Arabia?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.125 against 0.101 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between China (People’s Republic of) and Saudi Arabia?
0.024, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Saudi Arabia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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