China vs Israel: Democratic change
China
1
in 2025
Israel
1
in 2025
China rank
23rd
Israel rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- China
- Israel
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Israel, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
China ranks 23rd and Israel ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Israel |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Israel |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Israel |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Israel |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 democratic change, China or Israel?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between China and Israel?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do China and Israel rank globally for democratic change?
- China ranks 23rd and Israel 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.