China vs Turkmenistan: Political civil liberties index
China
0.036
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.054
in 2025
China rank
171st
Turkmenistan rank
168th
Political civil liberties index over time
- China
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.054 against 0.036 in China, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was China ahead.
China ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2053 | 0.2005 | 0.0048 | China |
| 1900s | 0.2422 | 0.2715 | 0.0293 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.4199 | 0.2684 | 0.1515 | China |
| 1920s | 0.4469 | 0.0368 | 0.4101 | China |
| 1930s | 0.3664 | 0.0164 | 0.35 | China |
| 1940s | 0.3526 | 0.0151 | 0.3375 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0535 | 0.0305 | 0.023 | China |
| 1960s | 0.0307 | 0.0394 | 0.0087 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.0413 | 0.0373 | 0.004 | China |
| 1980s | 0.1961 | 0.1174 | 0.0787 | China |
| 1990s | 0.1706 | 0.0684 | 0.1022 | China |
| 2000s | 0.1806 | 0.03 | 0.1506 | China |
| 2010s | 0.1097 | 0.0451 | 0.0646 | China |
| 2020s | 0.0455 | 0.0548 | 0.0093 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, China or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.054 against 0.036 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between China and Turkmenistan?
- 0.018, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do China and Turkmenistan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- China ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 168th 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.