China vs Vatican: Democracy
China
0
in 2025
Vatican
0
in 1861
China rank
142nd
Vatican rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- China
- Vatican
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Vatican, a difference of 0.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.
China ranks 142nd and Vatican ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Vatican?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Vatican as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Vatican?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vatican?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 1861.
- How do China and Vatican rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 142nd and Vatican 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.