China vs Sudan: Democracy
China
0
in 2025
Sudan
0
in 2025
China rank
142nd
Sudan rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- China
- Sudan
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.
China ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | China |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.89 | 1.89 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0 | 2.25 | 2.25 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Sudan?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Sudan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sudan?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do China and Sudan rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 142nd and Sudan ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.