China vs Jordan: Democracy
China
1
in 2025
Jordan
1
in 2025
China rank
90th
Jordan rank
90th
Democracy over time
- China
- Jordan
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Jordan, a difference of 0.
Across all 104 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 90th and Jordan ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, China or Jordan?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between China and Jordan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jordan?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do China and Jordan rank globally for democracy?
- China ranks 90th and Jordan ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).