China vs Eritrea: Political civil liberties index
China
0.036
in 2025
Eritrea
0.024
in 2025
China rank
171st
Eritrea rank
173rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- China
- Eritrea
How they compare
China currently reports 0.036 against 0.024 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.012.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
China ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 9 and Eritrea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2422 | 0.066 | 0.1762 | China |
| 1910s | 0.4199 | 0.066 | 0.3539 | China |
| 1920s | 0.4469 | 0.066 | 0.3809 | China |
| 1930s | 0.3664 | 0.06 | 0.3064 | China |
| 1940s | 0.3526 | 0.5368 | 0.1842 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.0535 | 0.3282 | 0.2747 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.0307 | 0.1161 | 0.0854 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.0413 | 0.0526 | 0.0113 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.1961 | 0.0327 | 0.1634 | China |
| 1990s | 0.1706 | 0.1277 | 0.0429 | China |
| 2000s | 0.1806 | 0.0306 | 0.15 | China |
| 2010s | 0.1097 | 0.0238 | 0.0859 | China |
| 2020s | 0.0455 | 0.028 | 0.0175 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, China or Eritrea?
- China, at 0.036 against 0.024 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between China and Eritrea?
- 0.012, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eritrea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Eritrea rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- China ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.