China vs Czechia: Democratic change
China
1
in 2025
Czechia
1
in 2025
China rank
23rd
Czechia rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- China
- Czechia
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Czechia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.
China ranks 23rd and Czechia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | China |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | China |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, China or Czechia?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between China and Czechia?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Czechia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do China and Czechia rank globally for democratic change?
- China ranks 23rd and Czechia ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.