China vs Uzbekistan: Democracy
China
0
in 2025
Uzbekistan
2
in 2025
China rank
142nd
Uzbekistan rank
139th
Democracy over time
- China
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 2 against 0 in China, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
China ranks 142nd and Uzbekistan ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Uzbekistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | China |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | China |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 0 | 1.33 | 1.33 | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 2 against 0 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Uzbekistan?
- 2, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uzbekistan?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do China and Uzbekistan rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 142nd and Uzbekistan ranks 139th 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.